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History Of Filipino Americans

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HISTORICAL REALITY
Delete the box below once you have created an MLA works cited for your interview. (The box is there to remind you how to do it ) Country Spain and Philippines

Emigration data from this time period Even prior to the U.S. annexation of the Philippines, there was already a Filipino community in Louisiana.

It was the American colonization of the Philippines which paved the way for an exodus of Filipinos to the United States.

There were two types of Filipinos who went to the United States.

One type was comprised of the educated and, initially, middle class Filipinos who came as pensionados, or government scholars, for the purpose of furthering their education and training in the U.S. The second type were poor Filipinos who came as a cheap migrating labor supply for Hawaii plantations, …show more content…

their new homeland.

The collective experiences of the pensionados and migrant workers constitute the early history of the Filipino Americans, and they occupy a significant niche in the history of Filipino diaspora.

Nothing for Spain yet

Circle the push factors in this country during this time period: • Political
• Economic+
• Social
Explain the push factor: They came here for schooling, and with a good degree it you are most likely going to be able to find a job, job=$.
Pull factor to the United States OTHER than your immigrant’s Schooling at the time and poverty are the two big ones. People who had the money came to the US to go to school, others who live below the poverty line wanted to leave for a better life and in hopes doing so find a job.

MODERN-DAY CONNECTION
Delete the box below once you have created an MLA works cited for your resource. Push Factor for your immigrant :
Poverty, no job, and bad conditions (living, working, overall county) Circle all that apply:
• Economic
• Political
• Social

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