NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Filipinos of American descent

Filipinos of American descent constitute of Philippine citizens of American descent, regardless of ethnic or racial affiliation and including but not limited to mestizos. Philippine nationality law is currently based upon the principles of Jus sanguinis. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Filipino mestizo is a term used in the Philippines, to designate Filipino peoples of mixed Austronesian and European ancestry. ...

Early American settlement

Americans came to the Philippines primarily to conduct businesses. Although not harassed by Spanish laws, the American inflow to the Philippines was very minimal until the Philippine-American War. During the Spanish period Americans owned many businesses in trade and the sugar industry. Combatants United States Philippines Commanders William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Emilio Aguinaldo Strength 126,000 soldiers 80,000 soldiers Casualties 4,324 U.S. soldiers dead, 3,000 wounded 2,000 killed, dead, or wounded suffered by the Philippine Constabulary 16,000 soldiers killed est. ... This article covers the history of the Philippines from 1521 to 1898. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

Commencement of major American immigration to the Philippines

American colonial rule in the Philippines has seen major immigrations to the Philippines. Retiring soldiers and other military-men were among of the first Americans to become long-term Philippine residents and settlers. The Education Act of 1901 authorized the colonial government to recruit American teachers to help establish the new educational system, and 80 former soldiers became teachers. They were soon joined by 48 teachers recruited in America who arrived in June of 1901 on the ship Sheridan, and by 523 others who arrived on August 1, 1901 on the Thomas. Collectively, these teachers became known as the Thomasites.^[1] Besides English, the Thomasites taught agriculture, reading, grammar, geography, mathematics, general courses, trade courses, housekeeping and household arts (sewing, crocheting and cooking), manual trading, mechanical drawing, freehand drawing and athletics (baseball, track and field, tennis, indoor baseball and basketball). Many of these people settled in the Philippines and had Philippine spouses. By 1930, there were already thriving American and American mestizo communities.^{[citation needed]} This article covers the history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Thomasites are a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the American government to the Philippines in August 1901 to establish a public school system, to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Crochet Hooks Crochet is the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, or thread with a crochet hook. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Filipino mestizo is a term used in the Philippines, to designate Filipino peoples of mixed Austronesian and European ancestry. ...

1940 to date

The 1940s was a period of large scale influx of American immigration to the Philippines. However, this was cut abruptly by the World War II. Many Americans as well as American mestizos in the Philippines were interred and killed by the Japanese. After the Philippines gained independence from the United States in 1946, many Americans chose to permanently settle in the Philippines. The Americans until the mid-1990s had a heavy presence in the cities of Angeles and Olongapo, northeast of Manila, due to the presence of large US military bases there. During the American colonial period (1898-1946), a recorded number of more than 800,000 Americans were born in the Philippines. Large concentrations of Filipinos with American ancestry aside from Metro Manila are located in the areas of the former US Army bases such as the Subic Bay area in Zambales and Clark Field in Angeles. The Philippine Children's Fund for America was created by the US and Philippine governments in 1991 to assist impoverished Filipino children of American ancestry, also known as Amerasians, by providing educational scholarships, employment and working visas to the United States. Around 56,000 children under the age of 16 benefit from the fund today. The Amerasian Foundation and Amerasian Family Finder networks with volunteers in the US and the Philippines to help Amerasians and their fathers reunite. Amerasians can be found in the upper class, but also amongst the middle and lower classes as a result of the abandonment of their American fathers upon completion of military service and subsequent withdrawal of US forces. Their physiognomy and facial features are much like the Spanish mestizos. There are also many American mestizos who are actually of mixed American and Spanish mestizo descent, and the majority of them do have blue or gray eyes and blonde pigmentation, and can pass as unmixed Caucasians. The overwhelming majority of Black people in the Philippines who are sometimes classified as African-Filipinos or Afro-Filipino as an umbrella term are of part-African American descent, mostly descending from United States army servicemen. (It should be noted that, unlike in the United States, there are no official race classifications in the Philippines.) The number of American mestizos is thought to be between 20,000 and 30,000. Most speak Filipino and English. The majority are to be found in Angeles City, which has the largest proportion of Amerasians in the Philippines.^[2] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Angeles City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Angeles; Kapampangan: Siudad Ning Angeles) is a 1st class highly urbanized city geographically located within the province of Pampanga, Philippines. ... Downtown Olongapo The City of Olongapo (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Sambal: Syodad nin Olongapo) is an urbanized city formerly in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... The following is a partial list of U.S. Air Force bases and airfields, past and present. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100km northwest of Manila Bay. ... Proper name for Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, during 1919-1948 when it was under U.S. Army jurisdiction. ... Amerasian is a term coined by author Pearl S. Buck for a person fathered by U.S. servicemen. ... Amerasian is a term coined by author Pearl S. Buck for a person fathered by U.S. servicemen. ... A Masai man in Kenya Black people or blacks is a political, social or cultural classification of people. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Angeles City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Angeles; Kapampangan: Siudad Ning Angeles) is a 1st class highly urbanized city geographically located within the province of Pampanga, Philippines. ... The total number of United States citizens living in the Philippines is more than 130,000[]. Only about 22,000[], however, are permanent settlers. ...

Today, the Philippines has a large population of Americans and people with American roots, as well as a burgeoning Amerasian population.^[3] The overwhelming majority of unmixed Americans and American-Filipinos in the Philippines are what would be classified in the United States by the US Census Bureau and the EEOC as “White”. Amerasian is a term coined by author Pearl S. Buck, and adopted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for a person fathered abroad by U.S. servicemen to women of Asian nationalities. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... External link: Official site Categories: Stub | United States federal agencies ... It has been suggested that Caucasian race be merged into this article or section. ...

The total number of US citizens living in the Philippines is more than 130,000^{[citation needed]}. Only about 22,000^{[citation needed]}, however, are permanent settlers. About 81,000^{[citation needed]} are semi-permanent residents, among such are businessmen, missionaries, and educators. There are approximately 8,000^{[citation needed]} Americans serving under the Military of the United States. The United States flag The Seal of the United States The Immigration and Naturalization Act sets forth the legal requirements for acquiring and losing citizenship of the United States. ... The Military of the United States, officially known as the United States Armed Forces, is structured into five branches consisting of the: United States Army United States Navy United States Marine Corps United States Air Force United States Coast Guard All branches are part of the United States Uniformed Services. ...

Prominent Filipinos of American descent

For a list of prominent or noteworthy Filipinos of American descent, see Category:Filipinos of American descent.

References

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Contents

Early American settlement

Commencement of major American immigration to the Philippines

1940 to date

Prominent Filipinos of American descent

References

See also

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Commencement of major American immigration to the Philippines

1940 to date

Prominent Filipinos of American descent

References

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Early American settlement