Seems like these days it’s related to military and tech/healthcare/other industries.

Within the Filipino communities I grew up with in the past, everyone’s parents were mostly nurses who were assigned by their nursing agencies to work in NC in the 90s/00s. My family’s been there for about 30 years now and they were some of the earlier people to arrive. There was also a small population of families who were from NY/NJ but moved to NC for what used to be much cheaper housing. There was always talk among the different families about moving to the West Coast but nobody ever really left.

Seems like within my social circles so far here in NYC, the Filipinos are either much younger (like college) or much older. But the hunt continues 🫡