Montag, 14. Mai 2007

Filipinos

Did you know that the Filipinos came to the US because of poverty. Most went to California to work, but there are no real Filipinotowns, however there were citys with high concentrations of Filipinos like Daly City, as well as San Francisco. The first Filipinos came in the mid of 1700s fugitives from Spanish ships, they came to Lousiana.
The first immigrantes came from 1924 to 1934:
-40.000 Filipinos came to the US as US nationals
The second wave came from 1940 to 1960:
- 80.000 Filipinos
The third wave came from 1965:
- male and female professionals who usually work in lower jobs

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