Did you know the first Filipinos in Hawaiʻi were recruited in 1906 from a rural area of the Philippines called Ilocos Norte? They were hired as “unskilled” laborers for the sugar plantations. Though many of them returned to the Philippines or moved to the mainland at the end of their contracts, Hawaiʻi was open for successive waves of immigration. The plantation Filipino camps continued to grow with people primarily from Ilocos Norte, but also from other regions such as Visayas and Pangasinan. W
1:26
Did you know the first Filipinos in Hawaiʻi were recruited in 1906 from a rural area of the Philippines called Ilocos Norte? They were hired as “unskilled” laborers for the sugar plantations. Though many of them returned to the Philippines or moved to the mainland at the end of their contracts, Hawaiʻi was open for successive waves of immigration. The plantation Filipino camps continued to grow with people primarily from Ilocos Norte, but also from other regions such as Visayas and Pangasinan. W
540K viewsOct 1, 2025
FacebookPBS Hawai‘i
See more
Static thumbnail place holder