Poster - #VH-79153 - Keywords: Second Generation Filipino/a/x American Bicultural stress Filipino American mental health

MANA NA KABABAIHAN: Exploring the Inherited Intersecting Identities of Second-Generation Filipina/x American Women

Krista Parker, M.A., LMFT, PhD Student, Private Practice and Abbey Ronquillo, EdD, LMFT, APCC, SUDRC, PSSC, PPS, Private Practice
Antioch University, New England

ABSTRACT:
Mana na kababaihan translates to “inherited womanhood” and describes the distinct role that second- generation Filipina/x American women have in their Filipino immigrant families where they may be marginalized in their own families (Del-Mundo and Quek, 2017; Heras, 2007). Second-generation Filipina/x American women are pressured to cope with the bicultural stress of balancing old traditional values with new contemporary values and to excel in all areas of life (Del-Mundo and Quek, 2017). They are expected to uphold traditional gender roles and their family obligations of maintaining family relationships and completing domestic chores while also pursuing education, a career, and monetarily success (Del-Mundo and Quek, 2017; Tuason et. al., 2007). As a result, Filipina/x American women’s marginalized statuses traverse generations, continents, sociabilities, and within nuclear and extended family. This literature review explores the intersecting identities, roles, familial expectations, and possible mental health outcomes that are unique to second-generation Filipina/x American women. Clinical suggestions are discussed when working with second-generation Filipina/x American women in therapy.