FILIPINOS IN AMERICA

I.  Introduction:  America is in the Heart

II.  Brief History of the Philippines

A.  From Spanish Possession...
B.  ...to American Possession

III.  Coming to America

A.  Who Were They?
B.  Push-Pull Factors
        1.  Push:  Poverty
        2.  Pull:  "The Home of the Brave"
C.  Arrival in America

IV.  Working in America

A.  Employment
        1.  Domestic Service
        2.  Alaskeros in the Salmon Fisheries
        3.  Agriculture
B.  Labor Movement
        1.  Filipino Labor Union (FLU)
        2.  Federal Agricultural Laborers Association (FALA)

V.  Living in America

A.  Lack of an Ethnic Economy
        1.  Why?
B.  Masculine Forms of Leisure
        1. Gambling, Prostitution, and Dance Halls
C.  Courtship and Marriage

VI.  Discrimination

A.  Racial Basis of Imperialism
B.  Race and Sex
C.  Economic Competition
D.  Exclusion and Repatriation

VII.  Conclusion:  Big Changes About to Come