Happy filipino American history month, BTW. I got my American citizenship 12 years ago and i... probably don't regret it? Lol
Anyway Filipino American fun fact of the day: Filipinos were the first Asians to settle in the Americas. The Manilamen of Louisiana, made of deserters and escaped slaves.
Anyway Filipino American fun fact of the day: Filipinos were the first Asians to settle in the Americas. The Manilamen of Louisiana, made of deserters and escaped slaves.
October 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy filipino American history month, BTW. I got my American citizenship 12 years ago and i... probably don't regret it? Lol
Anyway Filipino American fun fact of the day: Filipinos were the first Asians to settle in the Americas. The Manilamen of Louisiana, made of deserters and escaped slaves.
Anyway Filipino American fun fact of the day: Filipinos were the first Asians to settle in the Americas. The Manilamen of Louisiana, made of deserters and escaped slaves.
October is Filipino American History Month.
In "A Bigfoot Homecoming," Nathaniel Francisco Abayon Villanueva is descended from Louisiana's Manilamen who jumped ship from Spanish galleons in the 18th century. His character is inspired by Filipino friends.
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In "A Bigfoot Homecoming," Nathaniel Francisco Abayon Villanueva is descended from Louisiana's Manilamen who jumped ship from Spanish galleons in the 18th century. His character is inspired by Filipino friends.
Order today: tinyurl.com/35n4hk8d
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
October is Filipino American History Month.
In "A Bigfoot Homecoming," Nathaniel Francisco Abayon Villanueva is descended from Louisiana's Manilamen who jumped ship from Spanish galleons in the 18th century. His character is inspired by Filipino friends.
Order today: tinyurl.com/35n4hk8d
In "A Bigfoot Homecoming," Nathaniel Francisco Abayon Villanueva is descended from Louisiana's Manilamen who jumped ship from Spanish galleons in the 18th century. His character is inspired by Filipino friends.
Order today: tinyurl.com/35n4hk8d
filipino american history month should always start with the “manilamen” who escaped the spanish galleons in the 1760s and settled in louisiana to become the first asian settlement in what’s now known as usa
www.history.com/articles/fir...
www.history.com/articles/fir...
The First Asian American Settlement Was Established by Filipino Fishermen | HISTORY
The fishing village in marshlands of present-day Louisiana was settled by the so-called Manilamen as early as 1763.
www.history.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
filipino american history month should always start with the “manilamen” who escaped the spanish galleons in the 1760s and settled in louisiana to become the first asian settlement in what’s now known as usa
www.history.com/articles/fir...
www.history.com/articles/fir...
April 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Did you know? The Manila men, early OFWs, left the Spanish Galleon Trade (1500s–1800s) to start anew in Louisiana. 🌍 Their courage inspires today’s global Pinoys! Want to work abroad? DM us for trusted career paths.
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🇵🇭 #OFWLegacy #FilipinoDiaspora #GlobalCareers #ManilaMen
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🇵🇭 #OFWLegacy #FilipinoDiaspora #GlobalCareers #ManilaMen
September 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Did you know? The Manila men, early OFWs, left the Spanish Galleon Trade (1500s–1800s) to start anew in Louisiana. 🌍 Their courage inspires today’s global Pinoys! Want to work abroad? DM us for trusted career paths.
👉www.maxsupport.com.ph
🇵🇭 #OFWLegacy #FilipinoDiaspora #GlobalCareers #ManilaMen
👉www.maxsupport.com.ph
🇵🇭 #OFWLegacy #FilipinoDiaspora #GlobalCareers #ManilaMen
These "Manilamen" fished and shrimped, saw the transition from Mexico to the US, and survived as a community into the 20th century when a hurricane(s) destroyed Saint Malo.
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
These "Manilamen" fished and shrimped, saw the transition from Mexico to the US, and survived as a community into the 20th century when a hurricane(s) destroyed Saint Malo.
Related: I did the whole US history PhD shebang and still only recently learned about St. Malo and the "Manilamen."
Saint Malo: The first Asian settlement in the US
Before the US was a country, Filipinos were likely living in raised, stilted homes over the swamplands outside New Orleans.
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Related: I did the whole US history PhD shebang and still only recently learned about St. Malo and the "Manilamen."