San Francisco Bay Area Demographics of Filipino Americans

elderly tenants evicted international hotel in san francisco during dawn hours of august 4, 1977

one of earliest records of filipino settling in san francisco bay area occurred in mid-19th century, when filipino immigrant , miwok wife settled in lairds landing on marin county coast; many coast miwok can trace lineage couple. significant migration began in 20th century, including upper-class mestizo businessmen, mariners, , students (known pensionados). group of filipinos immigrated bay area war brides, many of whom married african-american buffalo soldiers . additionally, other immigrants came through u.s. military, through presidio of san francisco, , others migrant workers on way points inland; many of these filipinos permanently settle down in bay area, establishing manilatown on kearny street (next chinatown). @ largest size, manilatown home @ least ten-thousand filipinos, last of whom evicted in august 1977 international hotel. after 1965, filipinos philippines began immigrate san francisco, concentrating in south of market. in 1970, san francisco-oakland metropolitan area had largest population of filipinos of metropolitan area in continental united states @ time (44,326). 2 other nearby metropolitan areas had population of filipinos greater 5 thousand in 1970, san jose (6,768), , salinas-monterey (6,147). due change in ethnic make of yerba buena neighborhood, , construction of dimasalang house in 1979, 4 streets names changed honor notable filipinos. 1990, thirty percent of population in south of market filipino american. 2000 census showed greater san francisco bay area home approximately 320,000 residents of filipino descent, largest concentration living in santa clara county. in mid-2000s filipino americans between 1 fifth , on fourth of total population of vallejo, having been drawn there agriculture , mare island naval shipyard. in 2007, there hundred thousand filipino americans living in east bay alone. time of 2010 census greater san francisco bay area home 463,458 filipino americans , multiracial filipino americans; santa clara county continued have largest concentration in area. in 2011, 9 percent of filipino immigrants united states reside in san francisco metropolitan area, , additional 3 percent resided in san jose metropolitan area. daly city, in san francisco bay area, has highest concentration of filipino americans of municipality in united states; filipino americans comprise 35 percent of city s population.