Daniel's, Chapter 14

Chapter 14 centers on Asian groups such as the Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Asian Indians, Koreans and the Vietnamese. The chapter talks about how there were three distinct increments of Filipinos coming to America. The first being in 1898, during this increment, many students came from the Philippines and settled in the Midwest and the east. The second increment took place in the 1920's and the early 1930's. During this increment, many farm workers migrated to America, settling mostly in Hawaii and California. The third increment, which started in 1965 and is still happening to this date. Throughout this increment, many educated Filipinos and would-be entrepreneurs made the journey to America.

Most of the Filipinos that immigrated to America were Roman Catholic.  Knowing many people who are Filipino I always found it interesting how the entire population is extremely religious.  The daily bible verses I see on my Facebook newsfeed or Twitter timeline almost always come from someone who is Filipino.

Another thing that caught my interest was the anti Filipino movement that took place before WWII.  A large deal of violence was directed towards the Filipino’s and it was a movement that was similar to what the Chinese and Japanese went through. The Filipino’s were seen as savages, and because they worked "for nothing" they were seen as a difficulty because they ultimately took jobs from the white people. Reading this I think of the concept of the ethnic escalator and the fear of the declining Anglo Saxon dominance.

Sadly such prejudice still exists today. There's even a  racist gap between Filipino Americans and Filipino immigrants. Many Filipinos that are born in America view themselves as American and therefore of "higher class" than those who immigrate from the homeland.