THE MISSING LINK: CONNECTING THE HISTORY OF 
FILIPINO IMMIGRATION TO PRESENT-DAY FILIPINO-AMERICAN CULTURE

Presenter

Anthony Nuval, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy,
	Aurora, Illinois 60506 (630) 907-5523

Mentors/Advisors:

Bennet Bronson, Curator, Asian Anthropology and Ethnology, Field Museum of
	Natural History, Chicago, Illinois 60605 (312) 922-9410
Peter Stevenson, Exhibits Department, Field Museum of Natural History,
	Chicago, Illinois 60605 (312) 922-9410

Because of the high degree of "Americanization" that took place during the
United States' years in the Philippines, immigrant Filipinos easily
integrated in American society; but a consequence for many
first-generation Filipinos is that they are ignorant of their family's
history and of the Philippines as a whole. This presentation chronicles a
short history of the waves of immigration from the Philippines as well as
modern Filipino-American culture in the hopes of raising awareness of
Philippine culture in the United States and is intended as a supplement to
the Field Museum's exhibit commemorating the Philippine centennial.
Presented with the help of Bennet Bronson, Curator of Asian Anthropology and Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, this site is intended as a supplement to the Field Museum's own exhibit, opening in June 1998.


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