Filipinos in Texas
By Clarice Schnock
Pull Factors
- Demand for Labor
- Family and friends in America
- More land and living opportunities
- Jobs for Women
- Better Education
Adobo
- Meat dish
- Can be sweet
- Served with rice
Sinigang
- Soup
- Spicy or mild
- Meat or fish
Shrimp Chips
- Everyday snack
- Kind of like chips
Captain Anita perdiz satterly
- born in the US
- became a nurse and administrator for the Public Health Service in Galveston.
Dr. Antolio B. Cruz Jr.
- Famous doctor
- Cured many people
- Born in the US
Francisco Flores
- First Filipino in Texas
- Arrived in 1822
Rizal Day
Rival day is a Filipino holiday commemorating the life and works of Jose Rizal.
Lantern lighting
Lighting lanterns on New Years and christmas
Chinese new year
Celebration of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calender
Also known as spring festival
What Influences do the Filipino immigrants have on Texas
- Filipino restaurants
- Clothing
- Performing arts
Is Texas better of today because of the Filipinos?
- Culture
- Customs
- Designers
- Doctors
Bibliography
- Flag of the Philippines. Illustration. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 29 Jan 2016. Flag of the Philippines. Illustration. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 29 Jan 2016.
- Map of Texas. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 2 Feb 2016.
White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 4 Feb 2016. White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia Britannica Image
- Filipino Texans." (n.d.): n. pag. Texan Cultures. Web.
- Chinese New year. . Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 4 Feb 2016.