VOL. 10 ISSUE 150• SUNDAY-MONDAY, OCTOBER 29-30, 2017
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The Filipino and Dabawenyo as ‘citizens of the world’ By Antonio V. Figueroa
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he history of Filipino immigrants abroad highlights the continuing journey of Pinoys who, since time immemorial, have depicted themselves as “citizens of the world,” a race whose resiliency has positively enhanced the character of the Philippine archipelago anad its population.
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In the war of 1812, several Filipinos from Manila Village, New Orleans, fought against the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Later, Filipino as conscripts in the 1861-65 American Civil War became part of the Confederate Forces of America.
Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule crossed seas while working as indispensable peons in galleons, some of them—the mariners, that is—jumped ship to seek greener pasture in a foreign land known as North America. As early as 1587, or 66 years after explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the country, Filipinos, dubbed as the Luzonians,
set foot in Morro Bay, California, USA, opening a settlement that would forever introduce the Filipinos to North America. This historic visit was followed by three other future migrations in 1595, 1720, and 1763, the year the first permanent Filipino settlement in the continent was established. Filipino cultural legacy and imprints, over the centuries, have
become markers in the way this new colony of immigrants were shaping American history. In the war of 1812, several Filipinos from Manila Village, New Orleans, fought against the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Later, Filipino as conscripts in the 1861-65 American Civil War became part of the Confederate Forces of America.
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