it has been a debate for quite a long time especially in western countries where the racist whites would brand filipinos as not asians but as pacific islanders...
they say we are not asians, and we dont have the right to be with japanese who built cars, koreans who develop games, and the high and mighty chinese...
check this out...
this is a fil-am vlog on this issue..
YouTube - Video Blog: Are Filipinos Asian or Pacific Islander?
whats your take on this?