October is Filipino American History Month (FAHM), which marks the anniversary of the first arrival of Filipinos in America at Morro Bay, California in the 1500s. FAHM is a time to celebrate the rich history and culture that the Filipino community embodies. Led by Filipinos at Riot (FAR),...
The Spanish, in installing an autocratic imperialism that alienated Filipinos, created a class society and a culture that many Filipinos later tried to imitate. Some of the Spanish, who made the islands their home, married Filipinos; the descendants of these marriages were known asmestizos. By t...
Today, Filipino-Americans are an integral part of the fabric of America. Since the first settlement in 1763, Filipinos have contributed to the development of the nation. From industry to education, government and the armed forces, Filipinos infused their heritage with that of the American Dream....
Because of the colonial and postcolonial relationships between the U.S. and the Philippines, the invisibility of the Philippines, Filipinos, and Filipino Americans within American culture has served to maintain theories of American exceptionalism that "forget" histories of U.S. imperialism. By ...
of Filipinos in the continental US when Filipino sailors aboard a Spanish galleon landed at Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587. Now every October is Filipino American History Month, a celebration of Filipino American achievements, contributions, and influence on America’s history and culture...
The Spanish governed those areas through a treaty with the sultan of Mindanao. The Spanish did not attempt to conquer the deep mountain regions of far northern Luzon. The occupation by Spain and the unifying factor of Catholicism were the first steps in creating a national identity. Filipinos ...
Had the Spanish come a century later or had their motives been strictly commercial, Filipinos today might be a predominantly Muslim people. Read More Río de la Plata In Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata …of the four viceroyalties that Spain created during its colonization of Central and ...
-1774Filipinos may become priests. -1787Moro pirates plunder Bacolod on Negros Island. The attack on Bacolod is only a representative for many others. Until the first half of the 19th Century, Moro pirates attack villages in southern Luzon and the Visayas. ...
The Filipinos fought for Independence from Spain at the close of the 19th century. However, our heroes’ efforts were seemingly for naught. Spain ceded the Philippines to emerging superpower United States of America in 1898. Despite the revolution, we were again under the dominion of a foreign ...
He put his intellect to great use as a pioneer of political science in the Philippines. As we come to the end of Filipino American History Month we honor the history, pursuits, accomplishments, and legacy of Filipinos in the United States. It also serves to provide a link between Filipinos...