During World War II, Filipinos fought alongside U.S. soldiers to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation.. Some of these veterans later immigrated to the U.S., but were denied citizenship. In 1985, Major General Garnet Reynolds presented a…
From 1898 to 1934, Filipinos came here as U.S. "nationals." Then the Philippines moved toward independence and Congress passed exclusionary laws, which changed the status of Filipinos to "aliens". In 1941, Pio DeCano, a Filipino immigrant, won his…
In 1933, Filipinos organized a Seattle-based cannery union to fight for improved wages and work condition. The union, Local 37 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, ousted the labor contractors. Pictured are union members…
Pictured in 1957 are two monks of the Rmakrishna Order of India who came to the U.S. and founded the Vedanta centers in the Northwest. At left is Swami Aseshanda, leader of the Vedanta Swami Society of Portland, and at right is Swami Vivdishanada,…
Rev. Folasa Titialii, minister of the Samoan Congregational Church in Seattle, pictured with Ave, his wife. He helped establish the church in 1957. The church no has other branches in Seattle and Tacoma. The Congregational Church has the largest…
The Oung Hieam family, which immigrated ot the U.S. in 1975, is pictured here in front of Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia in 1968. These ancient temples have great religious and cultural significant for Cambodians throughout the world. Pictured form…
