Study guide covers "Filipino Immigration" section of the Asian American Communities course (course code SOCSCI78B) at UC Irvine. This document can also be used as review flashcards with terms and their definitions (made originally through Quizlet).
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Filipino Immigration
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1. Pinoy, Pinay, and Referring to a group of Filipino Americans; 'manong' refers
Manong to first generation Filipino American single males.
2. Spanish Colo- Definition: For 300 years the Spanish colonized the Philip-
nization pines.
Significance: They introduced the Spanish language and
political dominance of a foreign entity on Filipinos. They
also converted many to Catholicism.
3. Spanish Ameri- By the end of this war, the US paid $20 million to own the
can War (1898) Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba.
4. Philippine-Ameri- Definition: After the Spanish-American War Filipinos
can War or the thought they could become independent, and wanted to
Philippine rule themselves. So the Filipinos fought the US for inde-
Insurrection pendence.
(1899-1902)
Significance: The US won authority of the Philippines after
3 years.
5. US Nationals vs. Definition: After the Filipino-American War, Filipinos could
"Aliens Ineligible travel back and forth from the US and the Philippines
for Citizenship" freely.
Significance: Filipinos were under a category different
than other Asian immigrants, yet they too could not be-
come citizens.
6. Benevolent As- Definition: The US belief that it was their Manifest Destiny
similation to turn the "uncivilized" into civilized.
Significance: The US converted them to Christianity,
taught them English, and made them democratic.
7. St. Louis, MO Definition: In order to convince the American public to fund
World's Fair their Imperialist journeys (colonizing the Philippines), the
(1904) US government used this to display their wealth.
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