Hi everyone..I just wish to know if there is some truth to this..well, some of my friends who are now in U.S.A. have talked to us here in the Philippines about some racial problems. When she arrived at Manhattan, she was given a lot of assignments in her area..which she did not mind at all at first. But, there came a time..that she wanted to question herself on why other american nurses are'nt as busy as her..or she has to forego lunch and dinner just to see to it that she has done her duty well...compared to others..who can really smile around and rub elbows with other nurses. She is one of the best nurses we have here..and she can speak the English language well.
She went to the point of really pouring out herself to a friend she had and was there really a great flood of tears.
So..may I ask anyone? ..Who do you think really originated in this land of milk and honey? Aren't most of you now in the U.S. also were once from other nations too/? or maybe trace up your ancestors....I hope all nurses will protect nurses and love nurses..be they be black, white, red, yellow or brown. In this way, we stand up in our profession as One.
I used to work in a place where the locals wld get a bonus and the foreigners wont..Considering you have the same job description and title. Its not in America. Ward Sisters who would use 'stupid' as a term for endearment and humiliate wokers in front of evrybody else if a hospital standard is not met. AGain its not in America. A place where a foreigner could get treated as worse as a trash and the mentality that u r ther in their country cuz uv got no food to eat back home lingers. A funny place i tried to comprehend but I gave up... Im not living a lyf anymore cuz i felt consumed of getting into the cycle of being hurt, rationalizing, getting even, rationalizing.... And it all happned outside America...
It happened in Asia..inflicted by my co-asians.. RACISM will jus always be ther...and sumbody mentioned it ryt..it has a personal element most of the tym..anybody can be afflicted at anytime...stop bein a cry baby and dun abuse, overuse and misuse the issue of racism and inequality...perhaps, we maybe jus getting too sensitve..or even paranoid..too scared to get uncomfy...
The heck!! I dun get affected too much...Anyway,what goes around, comes around....
I think sometimes people treat each other like sh.. have nothing to do with race/nationalities even so it might look like at a first. We know that from high schools that people teasing/ bullying ones who are different in ANY WAY. I noticed it happens more often when people are unhappy in their personal lives they are much bitter (does not apply to all). I had a boss once who was a big B. every time she had a quarrel with her boyfriend. Each time I hear someone bully someone, I think, "What's wrong is his/her life? Perhaps bad sexlife, abuse, jealousy (goes big time), insecurities, etc...etc...
On me.... I would always scold our co-filipinos whenevr they r doing that....huh!! then they will start yellin back at me in their own dialect...GRRrrrrRRRRRRrrrrr......
They probably started yelling back at you because no one wants to be "SCOLDED!" Try talking to them in a normal, adult like voice. It's much more mature and civilized.
They probably started yelling back at you because no one wants to be "SCOLDED!" Try talking to them in a normal, adult like voice. It's much more mature and civilized.
Eh? well, i scolded them in a mature, civilized way?....:)
Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.
The Lakota Indian, of America, have a saying:
Mitakuye Oyasin...which means "all my relations".
Another way of saying this is, "we are all related or relatives".
It would be nice if nurses of all races could be respectful to each other, sort of like soul brothers and sisters of an honorable profession. It is up to US if we choose to honor each other or not, to respect each other and to be respected. Sometimes, we have to demonstrate and to give to others what we would like to receive for ourselves in return from them...moral dignity.
It is human nature to place ourselves in our 'groups' we are comfortable with. It is up to each of us as individuals to avoid makinge others feel uncomfortable or as outsiders when we are trying to work together as nurses. Our work is too interdependent and we need each other's support IMHO. So...if one or more of your coworkers is excluding someone on the unit, make the decision to not go along with it...I won't.
I agree some of the Filipino nurses can behave the worst when they get a group together controlling a unit. They speak their own language and exclude non Filipinos from all conversations. Management notices they can't get an agency nurse to come back more than one shift...and the staff is happy to chase us all off...because they have a monopoly on all the OT. So...there's a method to their madness.
So...I agree with those who say racial discrimination occurs in other races than white.
Hi everyone..I just wish to know if there is some truth to this..well, some of my friends who are now in U.S.A. have talked to us here in the Philippines about some racial problems. When she arrived at Manhattan, she was given a lot of assignments in her area..which she did not mind at all at first. But, there came a time..that she wanted to question herself on why other american nurses are'nt as busy as her..or she has to forego lunch and dinner just to see to it that she has done her duty well...compared to others..who can really smile around and rub elbows with other nurses. She is one of the best nurses we have here..and she can speak the English language well.
She went to the point of really pouring out herself to a friend she had and was there really a great flood of tears.
So..may I ask anyone? ..Who do you think really originated in this land of milk and honey? Aren't most of you now in the U.S. also were once from other nations too/? or maybe trace up your ancestors....I hope all nurses will protect nurses and love nurses..be they be black, white, red, yellow or brown. In this way, we stand up in our profession as One.
I was in an almost identical situaton once- I worked my butt off on a floor where I saw other nurses just sitting around chatting, and taking long breaks when I could not take a break at all.
The only difference is that I was the only caucasian nurse on the unit. Every other nurse was either Filipina or hispanic.
This hospital was 8 miles from The US/Mexico border.
Also, all nurses almost always spoke tagalog and/or spanish, which really made me feel alienated.
My male filipino charge nurse even told me right to my face "I don't like white people."
This happened to me in my own country.
Your friend may be working with racist nurses or she may be just working with nurses who do not work as hard as she does. She will know this by how she is treated by them, rather than by how hard they work.
speaking a foreign language in front of others who are not bilingual is rude...and if it is done in a hospital setting it is unprofessional
if i went to another country i would not expect them to adapt to me i would try to learn their customs and ways..
there are racists in this country i would not hesitate to to acknowledge this but i have also seen people being accused of being racists when they had were not ... if you make a mistake and a superior calls you up on it, do not play a miniority card...
those who come here on a temporary basis make it a joyful experience that you will remember the rest of your life...if you are coming here to be permanent citizen then get into the flow...learn to mix with other .. teach your children not to expect discrimination .. yes we were mostly immigrants but we blended and became Americans
the problem with us filipinos, we just keep taking things in, and we hardly ever complain. we all need to be assertive, and we need to speak up! that's the only advise i can give you and your friend. hope this helps:)
i agree some of the filipino nurses can behave the worst when they get a group together controlling a unit. they speak their own language and exclude non filipinos from all conversations. management notices they can't get an agency nurse to come back more than one shift...and the staff is happy to chase us all off...because they have a monopoly on all the ot. so...there's a method to their madness..
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