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2009, Filipino American History Month is recognized in California. [154] Steve Austria becomes "the first, first-generation Filipino to be elected to the United States Congress." [129] [155] Mona Pasquil becomes first Filipino American, and first Asian American, lieutenant governor of California. [156]
Filipino Americans had a significantly higher rate of food insecurity (11%) than all Asians and White Americans (6%). [186] Filipino Americans had a lower poverty rate (7%) than the total population, this correlates with the Filipino American unemployment rate being only 3% and a high labor force participation rate of 67%. [187] [188]
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The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902), [1] was an armed conflict between Filipino revolutionaries and the government of the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following the Philippines being acquired by the United States from Spain.
For the first time in Paramus history, the borough commemorated Filipino American Heritage Month, celebrating the Filipino community with a special visit from the Philippine Consulate General of ...
In California and Hawaii, where many Filipino Americans reside, [4] Filipino American History Month is celebrated annually. [5] Many Filipino American organizations in these states often initiate their own independent celebrations. 2006 was a pivotal year as it marked the centennial celebration of Filipino migration to the United States. [6] [7]
A landmark arch expected to debut later this year in Los Angeles' Historic Filipinotown district will honor Filipino American health care workers, who have had an outsize impact on California's ...