fil-am is short for Filipino American.
Yes a majority of the fil-am do suffer from an inferiority complex or low self esteem, of course they will deny this as much as they deny they are pinoy. You ask any fil-am they will tell they are spanish or chinese mix before they say pinoy.

Refers to mixed ethnicity couples consisting of a Filipino and an American. Such couples are almost always a male American with a Filipina.

a filipino born in america!
who gives a damn if you got pride or not.