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  2. List of Filipino Americans - Wikipedia

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    Legaci – Filipino-American R&B band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1997. They are currently the backup singers for Canadian Pop-R&B singer Justin Bieber on the My World Tour. Q-York – Filipino-American hip hop record production duo composed of Flava Matikz (DJ/producer) and Knowa Lazarus (songwriter/MC).

  3. Category:Filipino-American culture - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Filipino-American culture" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alaskeros; D.

  4. History of Filipino Americans - Wikipedia

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    1974, Benjamin Menor appointed first Filipino American in a state's highest judiciary office as Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. [115] Thelma Buchholdt is the first Filipino American, and first Asian American, woman elected to a state legislature in the United States, in the Alaska House of Representatives. [116] [117]

  5. Filipino Americans - Wikipedia

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    The term Filipino American is sometimes shortened to Fil-Am [18] or Pinoy. [19] Another term which has been used is Philippine Americans. [20] The earliest appearance of the term Pinoy (feminine Pinay), was in a 1926 issue of the Filipino Student Bulletin. [21]

  6. First landing of Filipinos in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1587 event marks the first documented instance of Asians in what is now California, [33] or anywhere in what is now the United States, [4] [34] North America, [35] the Americas. [36] The landing of the first Filipinos at Morro Bay, which occurred 33 years before the events at Plymouth Rock, [b] is often overlooked, even by Filipino ...

  7. Filipino American dance - Wikipedia

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    The program was often dictated in both English and Tagalog to appease to the bilingual crowd the event drew in. Often folkloric dances were featured where students explored fashion and transnationalism within the context of Filipino American identity. Skits presented within the program had a tendency to draw comparisons to the experiences of ...

  8. Filipino American History Month - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Filipino-American art - Wikipedia

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    It is a huge factor in Filipino American’s (as well as other people who are not Filipino American) expression and another way for them to keep in touch with their family and friend’s roots. PCNs were dance, song, and art forms all in one event. They allowed students to learn about their forgotten and unspoken history.