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Jacksonville is home to the biggest Filipino population in Florida, with more than 25,000 residents of Filipino descent in the 2010 Census. Join The Jaxson for a brief history of Jacksonville's Filipino community from the 1940s to today.
Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-story-of-jacksonvilles-filipino-community/
Really great article!
Very nice change of pace article. More please?
It was a very good article! Stay tuned!
Really loved it.
What an outstanding path to citizenship... it's really too bad the program ended...
QuoteJacksonville began in the 1940s as a result of heavy enlistment of Filipinos in the U.S. Navy during World War II. At the time, the U.S. Navy offered Filipinos a path to American citizenship
Thanks for this article! It's really cool to learn more about the history of my people in Jax. My Dad would have been part of that fourth wave of Filipino immigrants in the 60 and 70's on the west coast that came to California. Unfortunately, I mostly grew up in a place where there were almost no Filipinos, and my Dad died when I was young. So I ended up not being very in touch with that side of my heritage.
I happened to move to Jax almost by accident, and one of the greatest surprises for me was that Jax has such a vibrant Filipino community. Since moving here, I've been able to catch up on a lot of the experiences I missed as a child. It's been a real blessing.
Quote from: Fallen Buckeye on July 27, 2021, 09:46:35 AM
Thanks for this article! It's really cool to learn more about the history of my people in Jax. My Dad would have been part of that fourth wave of Filipino immigrants in the 60 and 70's on the west coast that came to California. Unfortunately, I mostly grew up in a place where there were almost no Filipinos, and my Dad died when I was young. So I ended up not being very in touch with that side of my heritage.
I happened to move to Jax almost by accident, and one of the greatest surprises for me was that Jax has such a vibrant Filipino community. Since moving here, I've been able to catch up on a lot of the experiences I missed as a child. It's been a real blessing.
What a great story! Thank you for sharing.
Bumping up this excellent article in honor of Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage month. To paraphrase an old saying: The documenting, telling and learning of these stories of struggles, acceptance, and triumphs of a proud group of people is not just Filipino History or Asian History but American History.
And by extension, Jacksonville History.
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/philippine-honorary-consul-is-moving-to-jacksonville-from-miami-to-be-more-accessible-to-filipino-americans/77-087d543d-81e0-4734-8c4c-00e99a649b01
That's really good news
Quote from: Papa33 on May 24, 2024, 12:42:02 PM
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/philippine-honorary-consul-is-moving-to-jacksonville-from-miami-to-be-more-accessible-to-filipino-americans/77-087d543d-81e0-4734-8c4c-00e99a649b01
^ The reasoning in the article for this move might also apply to residents from other countries as well. Maybe Jax should work to recruit more such consuls. Probably would also be beneficial for economic development promoting international trade from Jax.