Chulajuana?

[sav858]

Originally Posted by djxpress

Manilla Mesa doesn't get it's name from all the Asians, but all the Filipinos. If you woke up in the middle of Mira Mesa one day, you'd think you were in the Phillipines. But then that's starting to ring more and more true of PQ, Miramar and surrounding areas. One report I read mentioned that Filipinos make up 50% of the Asian population in California. In a few years, it seems like there will be more Filipinos than Mexicans in San Diego.

Kind of splitting hairs there, Filipinos are Asian.

According to Wikipedia, Filipino's make up about 25% of California's Asian population which is a right below Chinese, the largest Asian group. And according to the 2000 census Mira Mesa was about 38% Asian with 20.7% being Filipino. In SD County, Filipino's make up 4.5% of the total population versus 27% for Mexicans.

I'm half Filipino and half Mexican. I feel that Plaza Blvd in National City is the most Filipino part of SD, more so than Mira Mesa.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by djxpress

Manilla Mesa doesn't get it's name from all the Asians, but all the Filipinos. If you woke up in the middle of Mira Mesa one day, you'd think you were in the Phillipines. But then that's starting to ring more and more true of PQ, Miramar and surrounding areas. One report I read mentioned that Filipinos make up 50% of the Asian population in California. In a few years, it seems like there will be more Filipinos than Mexicans in San Diego.

Great, one area for me to avoid, that Tagalog talk irritates the hell out of me, sounds like pure jabbering to me.

[djxpress]

Originally Posted by sav858

Kind of splitting hairs there, Filipinos are Asian.

According to Wikipedia, Filipino's make up about 25% of California's Asian population which is a right below Chinese, the largest Asian group. And according to the 2000 census Mira Mesa was about 38% Asian with 20.7% being Filipino. In SD County, Filipino's make up 4.5% of the total population versus 27% for Mexicans.

I'm half Filipino and half Mexican. I feel that Plaza Blvd in National City is the most Filipino part of SD, more so than Mira Mesa.

Sorry, not 50% of California's Asian population, but 50% of San Diegos. Source: The Paradox of Assimilation: Children of Filipino Immigrants in San Diego -- Yen Espiritu - Research & Seminars | Migration Dialogue

And when the name "Manilla Mesa" was coined, it was done so for Filipinos, not Asians in general, hence the name "Manilla"

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by sav858

I heard that when I first moved to SD, def always used in a derogatory way when I've heard it as well as "Klantee", haha. Anyone heard Mira Mesa referred to as "Manila Mesa" because of all the Asian's? I always liked that one.

Yes. I grew up there. It always made me laugh.

[scottfreez]

How about Rancho Skinnypenis?

Does that count as a portmanteau?

Or Escondildo?

Pluralized, a portmanteaux, ooh la la!

[vahnessuh]

Okay... shoot me here... but I just want to point out that it's Manila (one L)