ASIA AM 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Larry Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz, Dolores Huerta
8 Jun 2018
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Part III: Labor
Filipino Immigrants and Labor
Reminder: Paper outlines due next week (21st)
Questions to consider:
● How did the legacies of colonialism in the Philippines affect the Filipin@
community in the US?
● Why did Filipin@ immigratoin to the US change after WWII in the ways that it
did?
● In what ways did Filipino labors organize
“Filipinos went to the United States because Americans went first tot he Philippines. In other
words, Filipino migration to the United States must be understood within the context of U.S.
imperialism….” -Yen Le Espiritu
Colonialism in the Philippines
● Spanish Colonial Era (1521-1898) 377 years
○ Introduction of Catholicism
● U.S. Colonial period (1898-1946) 48 years
○ Introduction of English education system
Roughly 400 years of colonial influence!
“Education became miseducation because it began to de-Filipinize the youth, taught them to
regard American culture as superior to any other; and American society as the model par
excellence for Philippine society” -Renato Constantino
FIlipino Immigration: Global and historical factors
● Colonialism
● Racial Formation
● Cold War
Tydings McDuffie Act 1934
● Limited Filipino migration to 50/year
● Philippines would become a commonwealth and destined for independence
● Filipinos were reclassified from nationals to aliens
During/After WWII we see a lot of naturalization of Filipinos
● Filipinos also later allowed to bring in foreign brides=influx of not only European brides,
but also Filipina and Japanese brides;
○ Leveling of gender and increased minority numbers
Document Summary
In what ways did filipino labors organize. Filipinos went to the united states because americans went first tot he philippines. In other words, filipino migration to the united states must be understood within the context of u. s. imperialism . -yen le espiritu. Education became miseducation because it began to de-filipinize the youth, taught them to regard american culture as superior to any other; and american society as the model par excellence for philippine society -renato constantino. Philippines would become a commonwealth and destined for independence. Filipinos were reclassified from nationals to aliens. During/after wwii we see a lot of naturalization of filipinos. Filipinos also later allowed to bring in foreign brides=influx of not only european brides, but also filipina and japanese brides; Leveling of gender and increased minority numbers. Cesar chavez (executive director) and dolores huerta (vp)are the faces of this union; many filipinos worked alongside them to help unionize farm laborers.
