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*There are also '''Japanese people''', which include escaped Christians (Kirishitan) who fled persecutions which the Spanish empire in the Philippines had offered asylum from.<ref>"Philippines", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#Colonial_rule_(1565%E2%80%931946), accessed 23 June 2021.</ref>
*There are also '''Japanese people''', which include escaped Christians (Kirishitan) who fled persecutions which the Spanish empire in the Philippines had offered asylum from.<ref>"Philippines", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#Colonial_rule_(1565%E2%80%931946), accessed 23 June 2021.</ref>


=== Filipino Immigration to the United States  ===
==== Filipino Immigration to the United States  ====
*Some Filipino immigrants arrived in the United States as early as the mid-1700s, but most immigrants came after 1900.  
*Some Filipino immigrants arrived in the United States as early as the mid-1700s, but most immigrants came after 1900.  
*Changes in U.S. agricultural techniques on the West Coast and in Hawaii created a high demand for labor. While persons from many countries were recruited to work in '''Hawaiian sugar cane plantations''', Filipinos were the best source of labor because the Philippines was under U.S. administration for the first few decades of the twentieth-century.  
*Changes in U.S. agricultural techniques on the West Coast and in Hawaii created a high demand for labor. While persons from many countries were recruited to work in '''Hawaiian sugar cane plantations''', Filipinos were the best source of labor because the Philippines was under U.S. administration for the first few decades of the twentieth-century.  
*Between 1900 and 1930, over 63,000 Filipinos immigrated to Hawaii and over 45,000 Filipinos immigrated to the mainland.
*Between 1900 and 1930, over 63,000 Filipinos immigrated to Hawaii and over 45,000 Filipinos immigrated to the mainland.
===Emigration From the Philippines=== Australia: In the 2016 Census, there were 232,386 Filipino Australians.[60]
Italy: As of 2015 there were 168,238 documented Filipinos living in Italy.[66] See Filipinos in Italy.
Japan: As of 2020 the Philippine government confirmed there were 325,000 Filipinos in Japan.)[8][67] See Filipinos in Japan.
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Malaysia: 325,089 Filipinos live in Malaysia
New Zealand: As of 2013 there were about 40,000 Filipino New Zealanders in New Zealand.[13]
Qatar: As of 2014, there were approximately 195,000 Filipinos in Qatar.[68]
Singapore: As of 2017, over 175,000 Overseas Filipinos in Singapore.[failed verification][13]
South Korea: As of 2017 there were about 63,000 Filipinos in South Korea.[13]
Spain: There are about 150,000 Filipino nationals in Spain. In addition, thousands more hold dual citizenship.Being a former colony of Spain, Filipino can apply for dual citizenship within two years residence.[17]
Sweden: As of 2018 there were 24,456 Filipinos in Sweden.[70]
Taiwan: As of 2016 there were about 78,000 Filipinos in Taiwan[citation needed]
United Kingdom:The 2011 census recorded 117,457 people born in the Philippines resident in England, 5,168 in Wales, 4,264 in Scotland and 2,947 in Northern Ireland,[4] making a total of 129,836. Liverpool even had an area nicknamed 'Little Manila'.
United States: As of 2010 there were 3.4 million Filipinos in the United States, including those of partial descent. The United States hosts the largest population of Filipinos outside the Philippines, with a Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles designated in August 2002, the first district established outside the Philippines to honor and recognize the area's Filipino community. Most Filipino Americans reside in California; there are other large populations in the New York metropolitan area, and Hawaii.


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