Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath

Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath

In the context of US military colonialism, this research note examines patterns of migrant Filipino employment in Guam using US census data. While Chamorros were in the majority in various occupational categories in 1920, by 1950 Filipinos dominated many categories, except in professional, technical...

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Main Authors: Pobutsky, Ann M.;, Neri, Enrico I.;
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss1/5
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4273/viewcontent/6383.pdf
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-42732024-08-07T03:42:03Z Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath Pobutsky, Ann M.; Neri, Enrico I.; In the context of US military colonialism, this research note examines patterns of migrant Filipino employment in Guam using US census data. While Chamorros were in the majority in various occupational categories in 1920, by 1950 Filipinos dominated many categories, except in professional, technical, and managerial positions in which whites had preponderance. The surge of Filipino male migration to Guam owed to the need for skilled labor in postwar reconstruction. From 1970 onwards, Filipino migration to Guam increased, but so did other Asians, resulting in a labor situation in which no ethnic group was dominant in any one occupational category.Keywords: Guam • Filipinos • overseas migration • skilled migrants • US military 2018-03-08T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss1/5 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4273/viewcontent/6383.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description In the context of US military colonialism, this research note examines patterns of migrant Filipino employment in Guam using US census data. While Chamorros were in the majority in various occupational categories in 1920, by 1950 Filipinos dominated many categories, except in professional, technical, and managerial positions in which whites had preponderance. The surge of Filipino male migration to Guam owed to the need for skilled labor in postwar reconstruction. From 1970 onwards, Filipino migration to Guam increased, but so did other Asians, resulting in a labor situation in which no ethnic group was dominant in any one occupational category.Keywords: Guam • Filipinos • overseas migration • skilled migrants • US military
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author Pobutsky, Ann M.;
Neri, Enrico I.;
spellingShingle Pobutsky, Ann M.;
Neri, Enrico I.;
Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
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Neri, Enrico I.;
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title Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
title_short Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
title_full Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
title_fullStr Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of Filipino Migration to Guam: United States Military Colonialism and its Aftermath
title_sort patterns of filipino migration to guam: united states military colonialism and its aftermath
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2018
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss1/5
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4273/viewcontent/6383.pdf
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