Were all early Filipinos to the U.S. farm workers?
(This section still in-progress) There were large numbers who came to be farm workers starting in 1906, and we owe a lot to their struggle for acceptance in the American society. However, there were many others who came under different circumstances. There were quite a few who came to attend universities. Some of these college students were Pensionados who were getting an education in the U.S. in order to return to government service in the Philippines. There were also college students who were here on their own funds, seeking a better life. Unfortunately, after they received their degrees, many of them could not find employers willing to hire them in their chosen careers. There were also many other different stories surrounding others that came. Take for example, Isidro Canlas, who came to the U.S. in 1905. He came with an American soldier who had become his friend who was returning to his hometown of Buffalo, New York. Canlas then moved to Denver, Colorado working for another former
