{"id":1466,"date":"2023-01-13T20:55:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2023-02-15T06:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:50:34","slug":"why-did-filipino-immigrants-come-to-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/why-did-filipino-immigrants-come-to-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Filipino Immigrants Come To Hawaii?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Hawaii is an American state, but the history of Filipinos in the islands stretches back more than 100 years when men first came as laborers to work on Hawaii’s sugar plantations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were called “Kanakas” then; many today still refer to themselves (and not in a derogatory way) as “Hawaiian nationals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of Filipinos in Hawaii began to increase in the 1970s with new labor laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed amendments to the Labor Standards Act, or “Taft-Hartley,” which allowed certain foreign workers [in this case from the Philippines] to work in the U.S. temporarily if they promised to return home when their contracts were complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These amendments allowed families to be reunited, and workers could leave troublesome working conditions without fear of persecution or deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mass exodus of Filipinos to Hawaii started in 1906. Although there were 72 documented Filipino immigrants in 1901, the number had risen to 21,000 by 1920. The reasons why they came are varied. Some came for adventure, while others came to escape poverty or political oppression. Many simply wanted a change of environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen did Filipinos arrive in Hawaii?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n