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Filipino Americans and cultural maintenance  

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  • Cultural maintenance is the act of keeping one's culture alive. It is the sustainability of one's cultural traditions, values, lifestyle, and language, often to counter negative and historical forces such as colonization and marginalization in mainstream society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Filipino Americans and Cultural Maintenance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BN55J358-D

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