Abstract
This article examines histories of Filipinos in the twentieth-century Southeastern United States. Analyzing oral history, I discuss the reasons why a Filipino family chose to migrate to North Carolina. Then, I explore how Filipinos in the South represented tokens of multiculturalism used by local politicians in order to maintain a de facto segregation in the state for as long as possible. Lastly, I explore the historiography of Filipino migration history. I argue that the history of Filipino migration to the US would benefit from research into Filipinos who settled in the American South.
Recommended Citation
Limón, Enrique Miguel Seward
(2026)
"“She’s Not Black”: Filipino Americans in the Desegregating American South,"
Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 74:
No.
3, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.5310
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol74/iss3/3
