Philippines {Filipino}
By Samidha
Push Factors
- Poverty from 1909 to 1935 from IIocano ( overpopulation )
- 1972 Ferdinand Marcus became Dictator
Pull Factors
Filipinos to Texas and U.S.
To US
- Pensionados Act drew them to come study in the US
- In Hawaii there was demand for labors ( Filipinos especially since many different languages were spoken in Philippines )
- Climate
- San Antonio is military city
Adobo
Lumpia
- Sweet
- Salty
Champorado
Important People
Dr. Anatolio B. Cruz
- surgical specialist
- was a professor at Texas Health Science Center
Jose Rizal
- Devoted most of his life to freeing the Filipinos from Spain
- He moved to Europe, and was the spokesperson for the Filipinos
Captain Anita Perdiz Satterly
- born in US
- became a nurse
- then to a public health administrator
Cultural Highlights
Flores de Mayo
- In May
- Using Spring Flowers
- Lasts for 1 month
Rizal Day
- Filipinos fly the flags at half height
- They place a wreath on his grave
- This is to thanks him for the sacrifices he gave for the good of the country
Ninoy Aquino Day
- Celebrates the life and death of Senator Benigno “Ninoy”
- He and his wife are attributed as leading lights in modern Philippine democracy.
Cultural Influences
Music
- Similar sounds
- Some holidays are celebrated in the Philippines and US
- Some food in the US is based if Filipino foods
Immigration to Texas
Yes. This is true for many different reasons
- economy
- diversity
- political
- Most Filipinos either served in the US army, or they were nurses
- If not, they were labor workers for US farmers
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