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	Filipino American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Filipino Americans tend to be devout in their faith traditions: Attending church services every Sunday, reading the Bible and reciting the rosary, sending their children to parochial schools, and donating to Catholic charities.
		The Filipino American (Fil-Am for short) community is the second-largest Asian American group in the United States [1] Fil-Ams are Americans who trace their ancestry back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation found in Southeast Asia south of Taiwan and east of the South China Sea, and have attained United States residency and/or citizenship.
		This act encourages many Filipino Americans to invest in the Philippines, buy land (only Filipino citizens are allowed to purchase land in the Philippines), vote in Philippine elections, retire in the Philippines, and participate in representing the Philippine flag, especially in the field of sports.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filipino_Americans (4560 words)

	Filipino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Filipino American, see also List of Filipino Americans
		Filipino is a term that originally referred to the Spanish population who were born and settled in the Philippines.
		Filipinos, in the plural, refers to cookies which are manufactured by Artiach and Nabisco in Spain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filipino (200 words)

	Americans of Filipino Descent - FAQs
		To commemorate the Unamuno landing in Morro Bay, and the Filipinos in the landing party, an historical landmark was dedicated on October 21, 1995 by the Filipino American National Historical Society.
		Los Angeles also has a large population of Filipino Americans, and a revitalized Historic Filipinotown in the City of Los Angeles (bounded by 101 Freeway to the north, Beverly Blvd. to the south, Hoover St. to the West, and Glendale Blvd. to the East).
		Americans of Filipino Descent - FAQs Chronology of Filipinos in America
	personal.anderson.ucla.edu /eloisa.borah/filfaqs.htm (3518 words)

	Health and Health care of Filipino American
		Filipino Americans who “age in place” and have had extensive acculturation experiences may be more apt to initiate screening appointments that fit their priorities and commitments.
		As Filipino American families experience acculturation, factors such as nativity, psychosocial and economic stress, and the level of affinity to traditional cultural values may influence the nature and quality of the support that is available to the older person.
		Filipino Americans now rank as the second largest Asian group in the United States with over 1.8 million individuals reported in the 2000 census.
	www.stanford.edu /group/ethnoger/filipino.html (8452 words)

	Filipino American Literature
		What makes Filipino American literary efforts different, even from South Asian American writers, is the combination of the length of the total colonial experience, the involvement of the United States, and the varying degrees of willingness to assimilate into the American cultural landscape.
		It is important to note that American-born-Filipinos are referred to as "Flips." At present, the Filipino American population is the fastest growing Asian American group in the United States, and statistics illustrate that this community will surpass the numbers of Japanese and Chinese Americans combined in the next decade.
		he study of Filipino American literature offers a place for the frames of postcolonial discourse and the literary efforts of the "hypenated" or "ethnic" American to converge-- an intersection which challenges the putative need to separate these endeavors on the basis of the United States's seemingly shaky status as a colonial power.
	www.english.emory.edu /Bahri/Filipino.html (1172 words)

	filipino-american history
		We are Filipinos living in America, and our mission is to promote the understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation and dessemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.
		Many of them do not see themselves in the American mainstream or in the community, and because of this "invisibility" they lack a certain voice that would remind them that they too are Filipino.
		Yet as Filipino Americans, we are invisible to mainstream society.
	www.icestorm.com /joemanio/f-american.htm (2493 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Home Bound: Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries - Yen Le Espiritu - Paperback
		Her sensitive analysis reveals that Filipino Americans confront U.S. domestic racism and global power structures by living transnational lives that are shaped as much by literal and symbolic ties to the Philippines as they are by social, economic, and political realities in the United States.
		Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, have been little studied, though they are one of our largest immigrant groups.
		Based on her in-depth interviews with more than one hundred Filipinos in San Diego, California, Yen Le Espiritu investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=BQv18c9ySO&isbn=0520235274&itm=2 (327 words)

	July 4th is "Filipino American Friendship Day"
		Though the American treatment of Filipinos on their native land was at times no better than the treatment by Spanish conquerors, the Americans did, however, introduce democratic processes and public education, and they developed an infrastructure throughout the islands as well.
		Filipino Americans have among the lowest unemployment and poverty rates in California, and contribute immensely to business, industry, education, and agriculture in our state.
		Daly City is home to one of the largest Filipino populations outside of the Philippines, with over 31.5% of the city’s population being Filipino American.
	democrats.assembly.ca.gov /members/a12/oped/op122003009.htm (651 words)

	FAHSI - Filipino American Human Services, Inc.
		Raising the awareness of the Filipino American community and the general public concerning Filipino American history and the struggle and contributions of Filipino Americans.
		FAHSI's vision is an empowered Filipino American community with a strong sense of identity and commitment to citizenship participation.
		Strengthening the capacity of Filipino Americans to be significant contributors to civil society;
	www.fahsi.org (194 words)

	``White Man's'' Forgotten War / One hundred years ago, a bloody but little-remembered war began between the United States and the Philippines, costing hundreds of thousands of lives
		So broad was the Filipino army's mass base that one American general declared: ``It may be necessary to kill half of the Filipinos in order that the remaining half of the population may be advanced to a higher plane of life than their present semi-barbarous state affords.''
		The February 1899 encounter in Santa Mesa between the American sentries and Filipino soldiers was followed by an American offensive that forced the Filipinos to retreat from Manila.
		American officers and enlisted men referred to them as ``niggers'' or ``gugus.'' One U.S. general told a Senate committee that the Filipinos wanted only ``to go to cockfights, gamble and whet up their bolos.'' And a U.S. senator from Indiana declared: ``We must never forget that in dealing with the Filipinos, we deal with children.''
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/31/SC16131.DTL (2471 words)

	Filipino American Association of Juneau Alaska - Home Page
		The Filipino American Association of Juneau is a non-profit organization with the purpose of providing community services, raising funds for various charitable organizations and our own scholarship program.
		Our goal is to promote friendship and understanding between Filipino Americans and the diverse cultural community in Juneau Alaska; and to promote social and educational opportunities for our members in order to preserve our rich Filipino American culture.
		Copyright © 2006 Filipino American Association of Juneau.
	filamalaska.org (406 words)

	MBEAW: Filipino American History, Life & Values
		An Unfinished Agenda: Filipino Immigrant Workers in the Era of McCarthyism: A Case Study of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers' Union, 1948-1955 (unpub.
		Life of Filipino politician and "folk saint" (1898-1956), a long-time resident and activist in Hawaii and mainland, who founded the Filipino Federation of America.
		On treatment of Philippines and Filipinos at 1904 St. Louis Exposition.
	www.mbeaw.org /resources/history/filipinoamerican.html (1228 words)

	War Brides Article
		While many Filipino men emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and 1930s for work and educational opportunities, Filipino women were not encouraged to make the journey, said Alex S. Fabros Jr., executive director of the Filipino American Experience Research Project at San Francisco State University.
		She was scared because she'd heard that American soldiers who married Filipino women deserted them when they were transferred back to the United States.
		But in 1947, a year after they married, she was on a ship with 177 other Filipino war brides headed for San Francisco.
	www.ignacio.org /warbride.html (1186 words)

	Filipino American National Historical Society - Los Angeles Chapter
		The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) holds its 11th National Conference in Hawai'i to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Filipino immigration to Hawai'i.
		Join Filipino American scholars, historians, authors, film makers, educators, archivists, community researchers, student activists, and just plain folks eager to share their research, resources, expertise and personal experiences.
		Filipino American National Historical Society- Los Angeles (FANHS-LA) invite community and academic scholars to a hands-on workshop...
	www.fanhsla.org (669 words)

	Filipino-American Republicans of Virginia, Inc.
		Our mission is to promote the growth and welfare of the Filipino American community by representing its views and interests; to provide support and empower Republican candidates and to serve as a consistent political machinery resource for aspiring members to get elected or appointed locally and/or nationally.
		Filipino-American Republicans of Virginia, Inc. endeavors to become a world-class grassroots GOP association in the Commonwealth of Virginia organized by enthusiastic, united and committed Filipino Americans and their supporters.
		It will provide the best leadership and effective lobbying group in Virginia to win equal justice and opportunity for all Filipino Americans.
	www.filamvagop.org (140 words)

	PINOY - Filipino-American Newsmonthly
		Hangad, a Filipino word for “yearning” or “desire”, is an inspired ministry made up of students and young professionals who ‘yearn’ to spread the Word and Works of God through their original music and interpretation of popular contemporary liturgical music.
		Filipinos, in the mammoth West End musical Miss Saigon -- in which he essayed the pivotal roles of Thuy and the Engineer.
		His journey led him to the "American Idol" auditions in Los Angeles in 2002 where he was chosen to be one of the 32 finalists.
	www.pinoymonthly.net /05-2005/ent01CALENDAR.htm (1741 words)

	TEST FilipinoWeb.com - Information for Filipinos, the Philippines, & Filipino Americans from Bookhaus Publishers
		This site is dedicated to all Filipinos in the Philippines and throughout the world, including Filipino Americans (the original immigrants) who found a new home in America and who are trying to maintain their pride in their homeland, its history, customs, and traditions.
		For Filipino Americans who want to get a job with the U.S. Postal Service, go to US Post Office Jobs dot com and Go Postal Jobs dot com.
		To know what's happening in the Philippines and in the Filipino American community, please visit the Newsroom for daily and weekly news.
	www.filipinoweb.com (263 words)

	Filipino American Center - SFPL.org
		The Filipino American Center, a part of the International Center, is designed to highlight the Filipino American experience.
		Information and materials in English and Filipino about the Philippines and Filipino Americans
		Filipino fiction, literature and history are a significant part of the collection.
	sfpl.lib.ca.us /librarylocations/main/fac.htm (93 words)

	Filipino-American Veterans Research Project
		For decades after their heroic service under the command of their leaders and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, these men and women of Filipino-American national heritage were denied the benefits and privileges provided to their American compatriots who fought side-by-side with them.
		And leaders such as Representative Bob Filner are working to ensure all Filipino vets are recognized for their patriotic efforts during World War II.
		On December 8th, 1941 thousands of Filipino men and women responded to President Roosevelt's call for help to preserve peace and democracy in the Philippines.
	members.aol.com /ForCountry/warlib21.htm (378 words)

	Filipino American National Historical Society SAN DIEGO
		The Spanish American War made American "nationals" of Filipinos and from the early 1900's through 1935, they were free to enter the United States as long as they had the price of a boat ticket.
		"The mission of the Filipino American National Historical Society shall be to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation, and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States."
		In 1992, The Filipino American National Historical Society
	www.geocities.com /fanhs18/index_nfrm.html (194 words)

	Welcome To IFAMI.org
		FAMI - Filipino American Medical Inc. is a non-profit corporation that was founded by Niles Perlas, CRNA and friends in 1999 at New York City.
		FAMI brings American and Filipino American Physicians, Nurses and other Medical Professionals to the Philippines to serve the poor.
	ifami.com (145 words)

	Filipino American Student Association (FASA) at Virginia Tech
		Filipino American Hip-Hop and Class Consciousness: Renewing the...
		FILIPINO PEASANT IMAGINATION VERSUS AMERICAN LEFTISM IN THE...
		Filipino American Student Association (FASA) at Virginia Tech
	www.fasa.org.vt.edu /goFASA/index.php (282 words)

	Filipino American Resources - History
		Filipino Americans: Pioneers to the Present: based on the exhibit presented at the Oregon History Center, Portland, from June 5, 1997 to February 15, 1998 Portland, Or: Filipino American National Historical Society, Oregon Chapter, 2000.
		Filipino Americans: Discovering Their Past for the Future Filipinoa National Historical Society; Seattle, Wash: Distributed by Wehman Video Distribution, 1994.
		Includes information on the number of Filipino Americas, when they first came to America with a Chronology of Filipinos in America pre-1898 and noteworthy Filipino Americans in history.
	www.seattleu.edu /lemlib/web_archives/Filipino/history.html (1079 words)

	Filipino American Society of Teaneck
		Thus was born, in the summer of 1979, The Filipino American Society of Teaneck (F.A.S.T).
		The timely visit of Father Jaime M. San Andres, a Filipino priest on vacation from his pastoral duties in Nabua, Camarines Sur, Philippines translated this need into reality when he brought together a core of families that became the nucleus of the association.
		From this small group, F.A.S.T has grown into a cohesive and responsive association deeply supportive of Saint Anastasia Parish and very much involved in the community life in Teaneck and in surrounding towns.
	www.fastnj.org (331 words)

	The Sini-Gang
		Ron emphasizes the importance that the city council has on the community and the possibilities that are created by having a filipino as an elected official.
		His efforts to promote filipinos in Virginia Beach have been instrumental in the movement to make the filipino community a recognized voice.
		Our listeners outside of the Virginia Beach area can learn of some of the roles that filipinos have played in the growth of the city and also learn about the attractions of the city.
	www.sini-gang.com (945 words)

	The Anti-Imperialist League and the Origins of Filipino-American Oppositional Solidarity
		Following the growth of Filipino-American solidarity during the anti-martial law and anti-bases movements of the 1970s to 1990s, someone not familiar with the League's history might recognize this language of rights and readily assume that there was Filipino-American solidarity during the earlier anti-imperialist movement.
		"Much as we abhor the war of 'criminal aggression' in the Philippines, greatly as we regret that the blood of the Filipinos is on American hands, we more deeply resent the betrayal of American institutions at home," the League's platform asserted.
		Today, reassessment of this part of the League's history is important not only to correct the historical record but to place more recent movements involving Filipino-American solidarity within an historical perspective.
	www.boondocksnet.com /ai/ail/zwick98a.html (529 words)

	Filipino - The Filipino American Community Websites Philippines (Information Business Travel Tourism), Filipino Americans Filipinos in the United States
		TheFilipino.com's goal is to network Filipino American Communities online and allow movement within the United States to be more feasible for Filipinos.
		Our goal is also to display Filipino organizations and businesses within each state to ease the hassle of looking for Filipino organizations, the stores and services of Filipino businesses within the city or state they are moving to.
		With this is mind, we would like to request the participation of the local Filipino organizations and businesses with this project.
	www.thefilipino.com (341 words)

	Filipino-American, American-Filipino - THE GLOBAL TRIP 2004
		There is much truth in the statement that "Filipinos can't bear doing things by themselves," and it is with that said that I say I have really adopted the un-Filipino, American ideal of independence.
		I speak American English with non-regional diction, I write with a sort of American style, and my sense of humor is distinctly American -- although the Trinidads of Parañaque proved to me that you don't have to grow up in America to appreciate stupid-but-funny American comedy films of SNL alumni.
		Like I said before, Filipinos will find just about any excuse to get together for a meal.
	tblogs.bootsnall.com /theglobaltrip/updates/007280.shtml (1327 words)

	Neal McCoy: Up-and-Coming Country-Western Music Singer & Star
		Today, McCoy, the son of a Filipino mother and an Irish American father, Neal McCoy is an up-and-coming country music star.
		This fast-talking, tight-jeaned Filipino American with a rich Texas twang, says, “Music should be a diversion.
		For more profiles of notable Filipino Americans, see The Filipino Americans (From 1763 to the Present): Their History, Culture and Traditions.
	www.filipinoweb.com /nealmccoy.html (559 words)

	Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
		Filipino American Service Group, Inc. is a community based nonprofit social service agency incorporated in 1981.
		"To empower Filipino Americans and others through culturally and linguistically sensitive advocacy, education, social services, social action, research and leadership that are also gender- and age- appropriate."
		FASGI : The Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
	www.fasgi.org /main.htm (110 words)

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