Phillipines
By Thanvi Kodali
Push Factors
- Low income
- Mail- Order Brides
- Government started becoming a dictatorship
Pull Factors
- Laws changed and allowed more immigration
- Land was cheap to buy in Texas
- Relatives in America caused more people to move
Major Foods
Lumpia
Sweet Potato Pudding
Sweet Potato Fritter
Important People
Francisco Flores
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Cultural Highlights/Interesting Facts
Cultural Influences on America
- Medical Field
- Food in Hawaii
- Education
Is Texas better off with the Immigration?
- Not hurting Texas
- Helping professions since many moved with professional degrees
- diversity
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Most Of The Filipinos In Texas Are, Comparatively Recent Arrivals. Strong Economic, And Political Ties With The Spanish Empire, and From The 16Th To The 19Th Centuries Brought. "Filipino Immigrants in Texas." NARRATIVE TEXTS (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 3 Feb. 2016
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