Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social separation.Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
Being a Filipino, I should be used to it by now, but I am not, unlike majority of my kababayan who proudly bandy to the whole world that we have the longest Christmas celebrations or have unparalleled Christmas celebrations. I just keep quiet about it, always wondering why, and feeling am...
Driver's licences The House votes today on a bill that would allow people living in the country illegally to get short-term driver's licenses, partially reversing a 2008 law that required proof of citizenship to obtain driving privileges. Immigrants — and others who can't document their lega...
While Chinese and Filipino entrepreneurs, running businesses in monopoly-like fashion, have bankrupted most Marshallese enterprises, Sherwood’s Seafood Connection is flourishing. Colorful posters depicting a blue cooler and a jumbo jet, designed by Sherwood’s wife, Emma Kabua-Tibon, are plastered on...
So, we conserve our own values.” By finding ties to their home country’s social and cultural networks, some migrants are able to maintain a sense of belonging even within larger and mainstream US culture, like Beth (permanent status), who says of the Filipino community in Utah that “...