A Philippine American Experience

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1 A Philippine American Experience A Study of Filipino Diaspora in the U.S. Rev. Lorenzo Bong M. Collado, Jr

2 Filipino Pioneers of America Ø 1521: Magellan landed, anchored and held Easter Sunday Mass in Cebu Ø 1565: Spanish Conquestadores came to rule the Philippines Ø , during the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade, Filipinos were forced to work as sailors and navigators Ø October 18, 1587 Filipinos were in Morro Bay along California coast.

3 Ø 1607: English Colonists Arrive at Jamestown Ø Spanish colonists bring Filipinos and Mexicans to North American through the Galleon Trade

4 Ø 1763: Filipinos desert Spanish ship in New Orleans, establish first Filipino community in U.S. in Louisiana bayou.

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6 Ø 1763: Filipino Americans arrived in the new world establishing settlement.

7 Ø 1781: Antonio Miranda Rodriguez one of 44 poblador to establish Los Angeles. Ø 1848, "Manila Men; were the majority of miners at Tulitos one of the earliest gold mining camps in Mariposa county during the California Gold Rush.

8 American Experience in the Philippines Americans in the Philippines Ø The Spanish American War of 1898 Ø Filipinos proclaimed the establishment of the Republic of the Philippines on June 12, 1898 Ø December,1898: Spain ceding the Phillipines to the U.S. in exchange for $20,000

9 Ø Filipino American War began shortly after U.S. colonization

10 Ø The War lasted from 1898 to 1902 Ø 70,000 Americans died Ø 2 million Filipinos were killed. Ø American soldiers were ordered to shoot and kill every one over age 10.

11 Filipino soldeirs killed during the Battle of Manila

12 Filipino Experience with Americans Benevolent Assimilation Ø Americans encouraged Filipinos to be educated Ø Thomasites arrived in the Philippines Ø Two landed in Zamboanga among Subanons Ø Introduction of C&MA among this tribal group.

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14 Trends In Immigration Foreign Born Population by Region of Birth

15 Top Twenty Country of Birth of Immigrants Admitted: O t h e r s 1992 Ira n U n it e d K in g d o m 1993 P e r u C a n a d a P o la n d P a k is t a n C o lo m b ia Ø Philippines constitutes the 2 nd highest foreign born Population in the US 1994 K o r e a H a it i U k r a in e Ø Second after Mexico R u s s ia Jam aic a E l S a lva d o r D o m in ic a n R e p u b lic C u b a Ø Growth of 82% over a 10- year period In d ia V ie t n a m 1997 C h in a P h ilip p in e s M e x ic o

16 Filipino Immigration to U.S. Fiscal Years , , , , ,058 Total 1,442,204

17 Filipino Population in the Top 20 Largest Cities: 1990 Census City No. of Filipinos Rank Los Angeles, CA 88,889 2 San Diego, CA 63,150 6 New York City, NY 45,645 1 San Francisco, CA 40, San Jose, CA 37, Chicago, IL 29,309 3 Jacksonville, FL 6, Houston, TX 6,077 4 Philadelphia, PA 4,307 5 Phoenix, AZ 2,963 9 Washington DC 2, San Antonio, TX 1, Detroit, MI 1,738 7 Dallas, TX 1,589 8 Baltimore, MD 1, Boston, MA 1, Indianapolis, IN Columbus, OH Milwaukee, WI Memphis, TN

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19 Top 20 Metropolitan Area Choice of Intended Residence Admitted in 1997 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 6,281 Orange County, CA 994 Honolulu, HI 3,126 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 874 San Diego, CA 2,784 Jersey, City, NJ 607 San Francisco, CA 2,685 Las Vegas, NV 580 Chicago, IL 2,553 Houston, TX 505 Oakland, CA 2,519 Sacramento, CA 503 New York, NY 2,111 Bergen-Passaic, NJ 502 Sam Jose, CA 2,076 Newark, NJ 463 Washington DC-MD-VA 1,228 Philadelphia, PA-NJ 414 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 1,021 Ventura, CA 373

20 Major Occupation Group of Filipinos Admitted in the U.S. Professional specialty and technical 6,184 Service 3,767 Executive, administrative and managerial 2,515 Operator, fabricator, laborer 1,483 Farming, forestry, fishing 1400 Administrative support 1293 Precision production, craft and repair 835 Sales 650

21 Age and Gender Ø Median age: 32 Ø Majority years Ø Then Ø Then Ø Then 10-14

22 Money Income of Household v Asian households have highest income v The median income of Asian household is $42,900 v Median income for all households is $35,500

23 Adjustments, Adaptation, and Acculturation v The Americanized immigrant v The Immigrant-in-America immigrant v The Mosaic or Stew-Pot immigrant v The Marginal Immigrant v The Cosmopolitan Immigrant v Mixed Adaptation

24 Filipino Character Traits in Contradiction v Malay influence v Spanish influence v American influence

25 Religious Background 80% Roman Catholics 13% Protestants 7% non-evangelical churches like Muslims and Buddhists

26 Filipino Diaspora in the U.S.