Philippines History Culture and People Geography The Philippines

Philippines History, Culture, and People

Geography • The Philippines is an archipelago of 7, 107 islands. It stretches from the south of China to the northern tip of Borneo. http: //www. middleeastnews. com/Mapof. Philippines. html

People • Filipinos are of Indo-Malay, Chinese and Spanish ancestry. • Population of the Philippines (July 2005) – 87, 857, 473 (88 million) • Population of Filipino – Americans living in the United States 1, 850, 314 • Filipino – Americans in NYC 62, 058

Climate • The Philippines has a tropical climate with relatively abundant rainfall and gentle winds. There are three pronounced seasons: the wet or rainy season from June to October, the cool, dry season from November to February, and the hot, dry season from March to May.

Beaches • Boracay Island's White Beach

Dances

Filipino – American Movies Tia Carrere Rob Schneider

Fashion/Traditional Clothing Baro’t Saya Barong Tagalog

Transportation

Filipino- American History • 1 st Filipinos to come to America did so in the 16 th century. • 1898, Philippines became a US protectorate as a result of the Spanish – American war. • 142, 000 Filipinos fought in WWII with US forces. • July 4 th, 1946 Philippines was freed!! Immigration bumps up to 100 per year and those who served in WWII were allowed to bring their dependents (1942 – 1946).

Filipino- American History • 1906 – 1934 Filipinos came to California and Hawaii as agricultural workers. 500 pensionados came to the US. • 1965 Quota increased to 20, 000. • 1967 – all anti- miscegenation laws in the US were removed. • 1986 – illegal Filipino aliens pardoned. • 1990 – pardoned aliens get to bring their families over to the US.