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What was one of the main reasons Filipino immigrants came to America in the early 20th century?

To escape colonization and seek better opportunitiesTo join the military and fight in World War IITo study at American universitiesTo participate in cultural exchanges

Which industry did many Filipino immigrants primarily work in during the 1930s and 1940s?

AgricultureTechnologyConstructionHealthcare

What legislation in the 1930s severely restricted immigration from the Philippines?

The Immigration Act of 1924The McCarran-Walter ActThe Chinese Exclusion ActThe Bracero Program

Assessment

What was one of the main reasons Filipino immigrants came to America in the early 20th century?

Which industry did many Filipino immigrants primarily work in during the 1930s and 1940s?

What legislation in the 1930s severely restricted immigration from the Philippines?