Filipino people

Diaspora

Filipinos in North America

As part of the Spanish empire, Filipinos crewed ships sailing between the far-flung New World possessions of the Spanish Habsburgs and their Bourbon successors, including California, Florida, and Louisiana.

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Spanish Habsburg - Bourbon

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Filipinos have been immigrating to the United States since the early 1900's. In 1903, pensionados arrived in the Philippines to study in colleges and universites. Starting in 1906, Filipinos came to Hawaii, Alaska, California, and Washington to work on sugarcane plantations, farms, lumber, and salmon canneries.

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1903 - 1906 - Hawaii - Alaska - California - Washington

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Filipino immigration dramatically increased after Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1965.

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Congress - Immigration and Nationality Act - 1965

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The US Military also played a significant role in bringing Filipinos to the United States. Filipinos were able to enlist into either the United States Navy at Subic Bay Naval Base and the United States Air Force at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Additionally, many American soldiers married Filipinos and brought them to the United States.

Related Topics:
US Military - United States Navy - Subic Bay Naval Base - United States Air Force - Clark Air Base

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