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Early 20th Century Job Ad in the Philippines for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
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Trans-Pacific Exchanges between Hawai’i, Spain and Latin America
While Spanish galleons on route to either Mexico or the Philippines might have stumbled on Hawai’i prior to the 18th century, the first undisputed documented presence of Spaniard in the Hawaiian Islands was of Don Francisco de Paula Marin. He deserted a Spanish naval ship and became a resident of Honolulu around 1793 or 1794. — read more
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Honoring Filipino Ancestors: Building Balangay
Article Repost Honoring Filipino Ancestors: Building Balangay from: http://www.adaphobic.com/honoring-filipino-ancestors-building-balangay/ The Voyage of the Balangay has just started last June 2009. In Manila, the Balangay landed near Harbor Square, Manila Bay. We conquered the stormy weather just to experience the great ancient vessel: the Balangay. Balangay was used by our ancestors to sail across the the — read more