For the conclusion of Filipino American Heritage Month, we would like to share with you some things to know about Filipino heritage:
· Filipino-Americans are the second largest Asian American group in the United States.
· Filipino-Americans are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the United States.
· A quarter of a million Filipino Americans are veterans of World War II.
· Filipino-Americans contributed significantly to the American labor movement, particularly with the United Farm Workers movement in the 1960s.
· One-fifth of the Filipino American population is multiracial.
· Filipino-Americans identify as members of many different religions.
Original source can be found here.
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