Sakadas

Sakadas (Spanish: sacadas) were Filipino men imported by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association to Hawaii as "skilled laborers" from 1906 to 1946 mainly from the Visayas and Ilocos regions of the Philippines.[1]

For the ancient Greek musician, see Sakadas of Argos. For the film, see Sakada (1976 film).

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.[2] The first Filipino farm laborers in Hawaii arrived in December 1906 from Candon, Ilocos Sur aboard the SS Doric (1883).[3]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2010-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story, Unit 3 - Brown America
  2. The Filipinos in Hawaii: the first 75 years, 1906-1981 : a commemorative book. Honolulu
  3. Dioniso, Juan. "75th anniversary" [brochure]. National Pinoy Archive. Seattle, Washington: Filipino American National Historical Society.

Further reading
  • Alcantara, Ruben R. (1981). Sakada: Filipino adaptation in Hawaii. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America. ISBN 0-8191-1579-7.
  • Alcantara, Ruben R. (1977). The Filipinos in Hawaii: an annotated bibliography. Honolulu: Social Sciences and Linguistic Institute, University of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0612-3.
  • Cariaga, Roman R. (1937). The Filipinos in Hawaii: economic and social conditions 1906-1936. Honolulu: Filipino Public Relations Bureau.
  • Hawaii Filipino News Specialty Publications (1981). The Filipinos in Hawaii: the first 75 years, 1906-1981 : a commemorative book. Honolulu: Hawaii Filipino News Specialty Publications. ISBN 0-9606336-0-X.
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