ASIANAM 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sugar Plantations In Hawaii, Asian Americans
27 Jun 2016
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Migrated to the us for the hawaiian sugar plantations. Traveled up and down the west coast for jobs. Stockton was the center of agriculture for filipinos. People of the oriental quarter would welcome the filipinos. Filipino workers became known with asparagus farming. Would earn less than half than what the whites were paid and what they made would be sent to family in the philippines. Filipino women and children were not encouraged to immigrate to the us because labor working was not conducive for families. Whites in stockton were angered that filipinos would date white women. Could never go to town unless they went in a group. Racism and the construction of race to the united states. They grew up in an american colonial culture. They were told that america was the land of opportunity by teachers and friends but wasn"t told that there was discrimination. Filipinos were nationals then changed to aliens. Create organizations in order to protect themselves.
