California is the Filipino capital of the United States. Filipinos have been immigrating to the Golden State for 435 years, drawn over time by opportunities in agriculture, the military, and medical fields, as well as by California's location on the Pacific rim as a logical first step for m...
married local women, and found jobs. The state of Washington had 17 and California had only five. In 1920, 5,603 Filipinos lived along the West Coast or