filipino history

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Longtime Filipino-American residents were worried that a new highrise building being developed in their neighborhood could erase a monument that symbolizes the presence of Filipinos in the area. The community is now...

by Gerald Bohulano, ABS-CBN News PHOENIX, AZ — The Filipino American National Historic Society, or FANHS, is known to publish books on the lives of early Filipino settlers in various parts of the U.S. The group’s Arizona...

SAN FRANCISCO — Holiday celebrations, pageants, and too many get-togethers to count. These were the good times for the members of the Iloilo Circle. In 1938, Ilonggos who migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area created...

COLIMA, MEXICO — Pandango sa ilaw, tinikling, and dances from award-winning dance group, Parangal, that are familiar to Filipinos and those of Filipino heritage. But not for this audience. Here in the municipal palace of Colima,...

HONOLULU, HI — From 1906 to 1946, about 120,000 Filipinos were recruited from the Visayas and Ilocos, regions of the Philippines, to work as laborers for Hawaii’s sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They were known as “sakadas,” a...

by Mary Estacion, ABS-CBN News WASHINGTON DC — It’s a photo that’s etched in many Filipinos’ minds. Less than three years before this historic picture was taken, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was heading up the Allied Forces...

By Monica Galozo, ABS-CBN NEWS NORFOLK, VA — “I shall return.” This was the promise of General Douglas MacArthur when he left the Philippines in 1942, assuring the Filipino people of his return. He fulfilled this...

by Mary Estacion, ABS-CBN News. WASHINGTON DC — “When you first walk in here, do you still see Manila House in your mind? I do.” In 1937, a group of Filipinos called the Visayan Circle purchased...

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — “Filipinos in Chicago” chronicles about a 100 years of migration from the Philippines to the Windy City. The book’s co-author, Estrella Alamar, is the founder of the Filipino American...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — To celebrate Filipino American History Month, Filipinos in Jersey City honored Philippine national artist Ryan Cayabyab with a concert that celebrated his music through the years....Read More