Filipino Heritage Month

A little history for Filipino Heritage Month⠀

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Filipino Nurses in America⠀

1898 - USA bought the Phillippines from Spain. USA trained Filipinos to the western nursing standards

1948 - Exchange Visitor Program

1965 - Immigration and Nationality Act

1970s - 60% new nurses are Filipino nurses due to strain on the medical system from the implementation of Medicare/Medicaid

Impact of COVID on Filipino nurses

'None of us signed up to die': Filipino American nurses disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

Fil-Am Disparities

• 2008, Filipino Americans accounted for 1%–1.5% of the total U.S. Population.

• An estimated 35.4% of Filipino American older adults are disabled.

• Have the highest percentage (27%) among Asian Americans of grandparents living with and caring for their grandchildren who are under 18 years of age.

• There are more Filipino children than any other Asian children in the foster care system. (Source: Department of Children and Family Services, Ethnicity Report, Average of April 2017 and November 2016).

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There’s a lot to unpack from our general experiences. Whether you were born and raised in the Philippines or here in the states. Let’s unpack some more of this in my next post 👏🏽⠀

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