Philippine and Pilipino-American History

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  • Mar 16, 1521

    Magellan lands on the Island of Samar

    He arrives in the Philippines in the area now known as Midanao
  • Period: Mar 16, 1521 to

    Spanish Colonization

  • Jan 1, 1565

    First Permanent Settlement on the island of Cebu

    Miguel López de Legazpi's founded the frist permanent settlement called San Miguel in Cebu

  • Gabriela Silang led revolutionary troops against Spain

    Not only was she a woman, but this happened a century and a half before the actual dated revolution

  • Teresa Magbanua led combat troops against the Japanese

    She was the only woman to lead combat troops in the Visayan area.

  • Katipunan was formed

  • Jose Rizal creates the progressive organization, La Liga Filipina

    This was a nonviolent organization that aimed to unite the whole archipelago into one vigorous and homogenous organization, mutual protection in every want and necessity, defense against all violence and injustice, encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce and study and application of reforms

  • Melchora Aquino held secret meetings during the revolution for the Katipunan. She also housed and nursed wounded revolutionaries.

    For doing so, and not giving up info, she was deported to the Mariana Islands.

  • Spanish confirmed the existence of the Katipunan

  • Period: to

    Pilipino-American War

  • The National Origins Law of 1924

    The National Origins Law of 1924 prohibited Japanese and Chinese Immigrants from going to the US - giving plenty of Filipinos the chance to immigrate. Reasons for immigration
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    Great Depression

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    World War II

  • Bataan Death March

    Veteranos that were surrendered to the Japanese by the Americans had to do a death march - died from dehydration, starvation, decapitation, truck running over them.

  • Pilipinos in Stockon

    Stockon had the highest population of Pilipinos outside of the Philippines in 1946

  • Rescission Act

    the United States Congress passed the Rescission Act, which effectively and unjustly nullified the veteran benefits promised to all Filipinos who served under the direction of the United States military during World War II.

  • Ninoy Aquino became governor of Tarlac province

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    Great Grape Strike of Delano

  • Start of the San Francisco Student Strike

    Third world liberation front: lead from a lot of students trying to fix the structure of S.F. State because they disagreed with how the University was running.

  • First Evictions were made to the residents of the I-Hotel

  • The strike at San Francisco State University, let by the Third World Liberation Front, begins.

    This

  • The TWLF Strike at SFSU ends

  • The College of Ethnic Studies was instituted as a result of the strikes at SFSU.

  • As a result of the SFSU strikes and the establishment of the College of Ethnic Studies, UCLA establishes an Ethnic Studies Department

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    Martial Law

  • Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines

  • Midnight of Sept. 23, Ninoy Aquino was arrested and imprisoned on charges of murder, illegal possession of firearms, and subversion.

  • Ninoy declares a hunger strike against his injustices in his military trial.

  • I-Hotel Clash

    Community protest clashed with the property owners of the I-Hotel

  • First Pilipino Culture Night at UCLA

  • Ninoy Aquino was assassinated upon his arrival in Manila.

  • In the last week of November, Marcos declared a Snap Election to prove he still had power over his regime.

  • Corazon Aquino declares her candidacy for President.

  • Snap Election was held between Marcos and Cory Aquino

  • Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declares the snap elections initial result as fraudulent

  • Marcos was swept out of power and Corazon Aquino was formally sworn in as President.

  • Alfredo E. Evangelista found the Laguna Copper Plate in

    It held the oldest known depiction of Baybayin which is the ancient writing system of the Philippines and gave proof to the fact that the Philippines had an existing writing system and society long before they were colonized.

  • Laguna Copperplate was discovered.

    It dates to 900 AD and it shows the Philippines had a court, legal, and economic system even before the Spanish colonized them.

  • Manilatown Center was built

    Manilatown Centerhe new building contains 105 apartments of senior housing. A lottery was held to determine priority for occupancy, with the two remaining living residents of the original I-Hotel given priority. Occupancy started in October 2005, and the new building also contains a ground-floor community center and a historical display commemorating the original I-Hotel.