User:G.renegado/Filipinos in Alaska
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History
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Alaskeros
[edit]Many Alaskeros' families migrated from Philippines to Alaska because they received money from relatives in the salmon canning industry[1]
Demographics
[edit]Today, Filipino Americans still hold a significant presence in Alaska. Despite modest economic growth since 1977 and slowing immigration from other demographic groups, Filipino migration to Alaska has continued, due to existing family ties and the history of the migration pathway, as well as the growth of the healthcare sector and the favorable economic climate.[2]
Culture
[edit]Several Filipino communities across Alaska have formed incorporated community organizations as spaces for communal gathering. The Filipino Community Club of Ketchikan, formed in 1938 from what was previously the Filipino Social Club, may have been the first of its kind in Alaska.[3]
The Filipino Community Inc., a social nonprofit, was organized in 1956, and a building purchased for the Filipino Community Hall in downtown Juneau. Many of the Tlingit women of the Filipino Community Inc. were also involved with the Alaska Native Sisterhood, an indigenous civil rights organization founded in 1915, and the shared history of the two organizations continues to be celebrated.[4]
See also
[edit]- Alaskeros
- Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7
- Demographics of Alaska
- Filipino American National Historical Society
- Filipino Americans
- Overseas Filipinos
References
[edit]- ^ Ed, Schoenfeld (2021-10-06). "The Alaskeros: Pioneers from afar".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Advincula, Anthony (2010-11-03). "Cold? Yes. Isolated? Sure. But Alaska's Filipinos Thrive - New America Media". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Joeckel, Jeff; Bell, Shannon (2013-06-19). "Stedman--Thomas Historic District--Featured in the National Register's Celebrate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month Feature - 2003". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Miller, Clara (2015-10-16). "ANS and the Filipino Community: 'When we come together, we are strong.' | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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