据估算，到二十世纪九十年代末，菲律宾裔美国人社区的人口达 30,000，成为西雅图地区最大的亚裔美国人群体。自 1883 年公认的首位菲律宾裔定居者以后，一批批的菲律宾移民因菲律宾国家形势的变化而来到美国（从沦为殖民地到取得独立）。如菲律宾诗人和作家卡洛斯•布罗桑 (1911?-1956) 所描述，他们经常面临歧视和困境。一些菲律宾人成为了当地艺术、商业和政界领袖。1979 年，德洛利斯•西伯格（生于1931年），成为西雅图市议会首个菲律宾裔成员。克林顿总统曾任命鲍勃•桑托斯（生于1934）为美国住房和城市发展部的区 域代表。1992 年，来自西雅图第 11 选区的维尔玛•维洛里女士赢得了华盛顿州议会选举，成为美国当时级别最高的菲律宾裔当选官员。
西雅图的菲律宾裔美国人
- By Cynthia Mejia-Giudici
- Posted 12/03/1998
- HistoryLink.org Essay 409
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