Main Events before Migration

(1944) World War II ended. Social Climate

-Many Chamorro were either Guam: Filipinos & Americans-America needed
captured or killed during the foreign workers to make military bases on Guam.
war. Filipinos & Chamorro-Population of Filipinos
went over population of Chamorro. Locals get
worried that Filipinos will take over their island.
World (1945): The war changed the relationship
between the government and the citizens to one
Political Climate another. Also, there were questions about the
Guam (1950):Organic relationship between the citizens and the military.
Act is passed and only a
few thousand Filipinos
were approved as U.S. Economic Conditions
citizens. In 1950 the
Guam (1945-1975): Jobs were
population of Filipinos Filipino given to the Filipinos who
increased to 7,258,
Migration migrated to Guam. However,
which was about 12.2%
of the Chamorro (1945-1975) their bosses would lower their
salaries and have unfair
population (27,124). In
advantage over them.
1959 5,000 Filipinos
World (1945): After World
were transported back
War II United States economy
because there were
grew rapidly. They went from
complaints on the
$200 thousand million to
population.
$300 thousand million.
World (1950): There
were worries of atomic
bombs after the cold war
between U.S. and Key people
Russia.. A wife at home
James T. Sablan represented Chamorro perspective of Filipino migration.
with five or fewer kids
Stated that he and the locals are bothered by the population of Filipinos
was acceptable. U.S.
on the island and can take over their own native land.
and Russia became very
Chester W. Nimitz was a U.S. Navy officer who was one of the people to
powerful this time.
sign the agreement of transporting immigrants from the Philippines to
Guam.
Manuel Roxas represented Filipino perspective of the Filipino migration.
He was the president of the Philippines in 1947. In that year the U.S.
government signed an agreement with the government of republic with
Kim Gomowad
the Philippines. The U.S. government was asking military assistance
National History Day graph
from the Filipinos and Manuel Roxas was one of the people who signed
J. Zapanta
the agreement.
November 10, 2010