Philippine War Brides Association

Filipino women have been migrating to Hawaii and the United States as war brides, students, and laborers as early as the Spanish-American War.  One of the defining moments of this history occurs in the years immediately after World War II, when hundreds of Filipino American U.S. soldiers married Filipinas and returned with them to the U.S. to raise families.  Filipino women have been key in developing long family lines in Louisiana, where Filipinos are well into their 8th and 9th generations.