{"id":4238,"date":"2019-05-29T19:23:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/?page_id=4238"},"modified":"2024-04-09T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:09:54","slug":"diversity-story-filipino-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/explore-learn\/diversity-story-filipino-community\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Beginning: Filipino Heritage in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide page-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-style-cut-out-title hero-feature-image has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:3\/2;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"A black and white photograph of a Filipino Woman in a white dress walking as part of a procession for a Filipino ceremony, flanked by a man and three children, with a child carrying the train of her dress behind her.\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 39%\" style=\"object-position: 56% 39%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP-1800x1474.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Images_Hero\/RS6700_Santacrusan_Procession_Filipino_community_WP-1536x1258.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-base-color has-page-colour wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-49a1b461f0be8edc41be0e65c8396e1c\">A New Beginning: Filipino Heritage in Toronto<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide max-width-80 intro-text has-page-colour has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c0ae11974904eaa67eaa4dd45068a5ac is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:7rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the 1960s, a group of Filipino healthcare workers immigrated to Toronto in search of employment. Nearly 60 years later, Toronto&#8217;s Filipino community makes up 62% of Canada&#8217;s total Filipino population. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-wpseopress-breadcrumbs has-normal-font-size has-avenir-next-font-family wp-elements-97eea5c58fa95888cb2cec0397285b50\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group share-link is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Share<\/strong> [addtoany]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide text-story-content heritage-story-content story-preset-color-orange is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wpseopress-table-of-contents story-contents\"><h2>Contents<\/h2><nav><ol><li><a href=\"#changes-in-the-philippines\">Changes in the Philippines<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-formation-of-a-filipino-community\">The Formation of a Filipino Community<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#silayan-community-centre\">Silayan Community Centre<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#filipino-caregivers-in-toronto\">Filipino Caregivers in Toronto<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#silent-strife\">Silent Strife<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#family-ties\">Family Ties<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#about-diversity-stories\">About Diversity Stories<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-introduction-section has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Introduction\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read <\/strong>the story of how the Filipino community came together to aid those around them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore<\/strong> the making of an ethnic community in St. James Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen <\/strong>to the experiences of a community centre president and a live in caregiver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"changes-in-the-philippines\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Changes in the Philippines<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">A relaxing of Canadian immigration policy in the 1960s opened the door to migrants from the Philippines. For a time, the Filipino government encouraged people to move overseas.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines is a nation of islands in Southeast Asia that is home to a diverse range of cultures and dialects. The country has a long colonial history. It was part of the Spanish empire for 300 years and later a United States territory from 1898 to 1946, when it became an independent republic.<\/p>\n<p>The political and economic instability that followed the decade after they gained independence forced many Filipinos to leave the country, creating large expatriate communities in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>English, an official language of the Philippines, was taught in schools and became widely used in state affairs and business, making Filipinos well equipped to work in North America. American-Philippine exchange programs gave many women with specialized training in healthcare the ability to get US work visas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-cut-out-bottom heritage-story-image-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"A coloured image of a street line with cars and businesses. High-rise apartment buildings are visible in the distance.\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagetoronto.resourcespace.com\/filestore\/toronto\/5\/3\/8\/8_d70401b126bd913\/5388pre_alt_1502_408c5105953a9bf.jpg\" style=\"object-position:41% 35%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"41% 35%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-orange-background-color has-page-colour has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-red-background-color\">Parliament Street looking north from Amelia Street with St Jamestown in the background, 1972-74.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"the-formation-of-a-filipino-community\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">The Formation of a Filipino Community<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">Filipinos who wanted to stay after their American visa expired, chose to migrate to Toronto as landed immigrants.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some came with family and others alone, St. James Town, an affordable high-rise community at Bloor and Parliament Streets, was a popular destination for Filipino newcomers. Many of the Filipinos who arrived in Toronto were practicing Catholics. The Our Lady of Lourdes church on Parliament Street in St. James Town became an important part of the budding community.<\/p>\n<p>The church was home to the Filipino Christian Workers group, which helped newcomers transition to life in Toronto. In 1971, the group became the Silayan Community Centre, an apolitical, not-for-profit organization separate from the church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/HelpingXnewcomersXXXfunding.mp3\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to hear more about the Silaylan Community Centres<\/a> impact on the Filipino population in Toronto from their president, Leonora Taculad:<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-0-6\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/HelpingXnewcomersXXXfunding.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/HelpingXnewcomersXXXfunding.mp3\">https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/HelpingXnewcomersXXXfunding.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-cut-out-bottom heritage-story-image-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"A black and white image of a hospital from the opposite side of the road. The property is fenced off and the yard is scattered with barren trees. The hospital has an older wing and a newer looking addition on its right side.\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagetoronto.resourcespace.com\/filestore\/toronto\/5\/3\/8\/6_30496989bf77820\/5386pre_alt_1504_77b4e57e8eafb9b.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-orange-background-color has-page-colour has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-red-background-color\">Wellesley Hospital, 13 Homewood Place, 1950s. City of Toronto Archives. Fonds 1128, Series 380, Item 248.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"silayan-community-centre\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Silayan Community Centre<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">In July 1979, the Filipino Christian Workers group, moved from Our Lady of Lourdes to a larger location on Gerrard Street, where it incorporated as the Silayan Filipino Community Centre.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Silayan is a word in the Filipino language Tagalog that means \u201cnew dawn\u201d or \u201cnew day.\u201d The community centre needed to become religiously and politically neutral because of the volatile political climate in the Philippines. As well as helping newcomers transition, the organization connected newcomers to social networks and helped them file taxes, understand legal issues, and navigate government and social services.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to regular community services, the community centre helped issue and renew Filipino passports before a local embassy was established. It also offered crisis services and had a social worker for parents and children.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, the centre built three co-operative housing developments in the Greater Toronto Area that provided vital accommodation for those struggling financially. The Silayan Centre also played a key role in organizing cultural events and festivities, giving the Filipino community an opportunity to celebrate their heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-page-text-colour has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-343094e9312d8765b9666ad167dd3bac\">Seniors wanted to be recognized and they wanted to socialize because they feel lonely, they feel isolated<\/p>\n<cite>Leonora Taculad <br>President of the Silayan Community Centre<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-cut-out-bottom heritage-story-image-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"A black and white photograph of a group of Filipino children standing by Santa Claus at a Christmas celebration.\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagetoronto.resourcespace.com\/filestore\/toronto\/6\/6\/9\/9_40586df67a76057\/6699pre_alt_1659_215a1d845e17458.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-orange-background-color has-page-colour has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-red-background-color\">Filipino youth celebrating Christmas at Silayan Center, Toronto, Date Unknown. MHSOFI1-11867-2.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"filipino-caregivers-in-toronto\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Filipino Caregivers in Toronto<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">For many Filipinos, working as a caregiver in Canada is a way of supporting their families back home. Canada&#8217;s population is aging and many homes have two working adults, creating a need for nannies and nurses.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming a caregiver provides a path to Canadian citizenship and an opportunity to bring family later. Caregivers play an important role in Canadian families. Those who care for kids can become a major influence on the child\u2019s development and socialization.<\/p>\n<p>Filipino workers have been pioneers of social pluralism, bringing different perspectives to culturally-isolated homes.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Carl Francis discuss his experiences as a live-in caregiver:<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-0-7\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/NursingXXXNobility.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/NursingXXXNobility.mp3\">https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/NursingXXXNobility.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-cut-out-bottom heritage-story-image-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"A black and white image of a group of four Filipino women standing together smiling and posing for the photograph in what looks to be a living room.\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagetoronto.resourcespace.com\/filestore\/toronto\/5\/3\/8\/7_d83c8837341f7e5\/5387pre_alt_1556_b00f3258c7f79e5.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-orange-background-color has-page-colour has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-red-background-color\">Filipino nurses, Toronto, 1960s. MHSO-Collection FIL-007.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-page-text-colour has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79196610faab1e98c4eafd99fbc54d5f\">It\u2019s very humble to be in a family where it\u2019s not your culture &#8230; I\u2019m very blessed that I got into [a] family where I feel that I belong in there as family, too. <\/p>\n<cite>Carl Francis <br>Live-in caregiver<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"silent-strife\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Silent Strife<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">Some Filipino caregivers in Canada feared being exploited. Filipino caregivers pushed for greater clarity from the Canadian government regarding work hours, pay, health care, and protection of their immigration status.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many lived with their employers and in the event of a conflict found their contracts could be suddenly terminated, affecting their ability to apply for permanent residency. In the 1980s, the Coalition of Visible Minority Women advocated for the right of caregivers to stay in Canada after their contracts ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-page-text-colour has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e6bfcd41562f9b642c63d7a188cdc8c\">Good enough to take care of your baby, good enough to stay in Canada.<\/p>\n<cite>Coalition of Visible Minority Women&#8217;s motto <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"family-ties\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Family Ties<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">The Filipinos who chose to become caregivers in this country over the last 60 years displayed courage on their journey and they have contributed to the health, stability, and development of many Toronto families.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining close ties with distant family is important to Filipinos living in Canada and they often ship home large cardboard boxes stuffed with gifts and sundries, known as Balikbayans. Often the boxes contain canned food, clothes, toys, and other surprises.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipinos who chose to become caregivers in this country displayed courage on their journey and they have contributed to the health, stability, and development of many Toronto families.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Carl Francis discuss how his work affects him:<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-0-8\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/PartXofXtheXfamily.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/PartXofXtheXfamily.mp3\">https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audio\/PartXofXtheXfamily.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-page-text-colour has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f309be90a488d2ba0f82d82b2b64b2ce\">We Filipinos are very family oriented, we\u2019re really passionate about family. We tend to really help our family in any way we can.<\/p>\n<cite>Carl Francis <br>Live-in caregiver<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item text-story-text-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"chapter-8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns text-story-section-title-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-page-border-colour is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:3px;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-page-text-colour\" id=\"about-diversity-stories\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">About Diversity Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-story-bold-subtitle\">Diversity Stories explores how immigrants have changed Toronto, and how the city has changed them.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the 1960s, Toronto&#8217;s population was mostly of British and Irish descent and discrimination against non-white people was common. When Canada&#8217;s immigration policies changed, Toronto transformed, becoming a city world famous for its cultural and ethnic diversity. Since launching in 2012, this youth-led project has collected and told the stories of nine Toronto&#8217;s immigrant communities.The above story of the Filipino community was written by Tyson Brown and Ysabel Espina and edited for length by Heritage Toronto staff.<\/p>\n<p>Read the unabridged story in Tagalog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDFs\/Programming\/Filipino_Tagalog_Toronto_Diversity_WP.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item more-information has-page-color has-page-colour-tint-light has-orange-light-tint-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"13\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview with Carl Francis Diaz<\/p>\n<p>Interview with Leonora Taculad<\/p>\n<p>Anita Beltra Chen, From Sunbelt to Snowbelt: Filipinos in Canada, (Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, 1998)<\/p>\n<p>Art Valladolid, \u2018Even Among Filipinos; Poverty in Toronto is not an Urban Legend\u2019, Retrieved from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philippinereporter.com\/2007\/04\/16\/even-among-filipinos-poverty-in-toronto-is-not-an-urban-legend\/\">http:\/\/www.philippinereporter.com\/2007\/04\/16\/even-among-filipinos-poverty-in-toronto-is-not-an-urban-legend\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phillip Kelly, \u2018Filipinos in Canada: Economic Dimensions of Immigration and Settlement\u2019, Retrieved from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceris.metropolis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/research_publication\/working_papers\/wp48.pdf\">http:\/\/www.ceris.metropolis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/research_publication\/working_papers\/wp48.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ruben Cusipag, <i>Portrait of Filipino Canadians in Ontario: 1960-1990<\/i>, (Kalayan Media, 1993).<\/p>\n<p>Rosalina Bustamante, \u2018A Growing Community in Fast Growing City\u2019 <i>Polyphony: Toronto\u2019s People<\/i>, Vol. 6, (Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1984), pg. 168-171.<\/p>\n<p>Rosalina Bustamante, \u2018Filipino Ethnic Newspapers in Metropolitan Toronto\u2019, <i>Polyphony: Press<\/i>, Vol. 4, No. 1, (Spring\/Summer, 1982), pg. 74-76.<\/p>\n<p>Rosalina Bustamante, \u2018Filipino Women and Equality\u2019, <i>Polyphony: Women and Ethnicity<\/i>, Vol. 8, No. 1, (Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1986), pg. 77-79.<\/p>\n<p>Silayan Community Center Brochure<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1960s, a group of Filipino healthcare workers immigrated to Toronto in search of employment. 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