The Chinese Community in the Philippines
Status and Conditions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arturo Pacho, Arturo G Pacho (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-91 |
| Publication date | 1986-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj1-1e |
| OpenAlex | W1982027561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
The ethnic Chinese in the Philippines are numerically the smallest in the ASEAN region. They comprise about 600,000 to 700,000 or a little over two per cent of the total Philippine population (Vreeland 1976, p. 62). In 1975 there were 90,401 registered as Chinese aliens in the immigration office, constituting 83 per cent of the total registered aliens in the country. They are largely found in metropolitan Manila and other secondary urban areas because of their concentration in trade and commerce. Although a small minority group, the ethnic Chinese are known to dominate the manufacturing, financial, commercial and service sectors of the economy. The Chinese were already trading with Filipinos even before the Spanish arrived in 1521 to colonize the Philippines. Most of the Chinese who opted to settle in the Philippines came from the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong in Southern China (Guldin 1980). They sought refuge in the islands because of the economic and political hardships in their own land. Yet it was a decision against the dictate of the Chinese emperor who forbade the people from leaving the country. For those who left, they could never expect protection from China except from their own clan or family. This continued until diplomatic protection was extended by the establishment of a Chinese consular office in the Philippines in the late nineteenth century. The restrictions to migration, which were never enforceable in the first place, were lifted by the signing of the Burlingame Treaty of 1868 with the United States (McNair 1933, p. 17). The treaty recognized the inherent and inalienable right of an individual to travel and change his home and allegiance. However, twenty-six years later the United States
Development economics · Economics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Philippine History and Culture · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |