Sakadas (; ; ; ; roughly "imported ones") is a term for migrant workers in and from the Philippines, doing manual agricultural labor. Within the Philippines, sakadas work in provinces other than their own. In the 20th century, Filipino men were imported by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association to Hawaii as "skilled laborers" from 1906 to 1946 mainly from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story, Unit 3 - Brown America
History The Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association approved a plan to recruit labor from the Philippines in April 1906 and asked Albert F. Judd to represent them.The Filipinos in Hawaii: the first 75 years, 1906-1981 : a commemorative book. Honolulu The first Filipino farm laborers in Hawaii arrived on December 20, 1906 from Candon, Ilocos Sur, aboard the .
See also
Carlos Bulosan History of Filipino Americans Manong generation
Nicholas Loney
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Further reading
External links Filipino History in Hawaii before 1946: The Sakada Years of Filipinos in Hawaii The Filipino Century Beyond Hawaii: A report Filipino Workers in Hawaii, 1926 Photographs in Connection with the Investigation of Working Conditions of Filipino Laborers on Hawaiian Sugar Plantations, 1926