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Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t just Latinos who were coming together in Monday’s pro-immigration rallies; members of other communities united their voices in solidarity with the cause of immigrants of any race or origin.

Asian Journal reports on the outpouring of support on the part of the Filipino American community in various parts of California.

In Los Angeles:

Members of the Filipino-American community were also present during the rally. Some of them represented a particular organization, others came on their own.Even if they were not easily identified as a community compared to the Latinos, there were still there to show support.

“Ang tao, ang bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban,” chanted one group of Filipino-Americans carrying placards and bearing the Philippine flag. Roughly translated, the chant means, “The people, the nation, now are fighting.”

The Asian Journal was able to interview some of the Fil-Am rallyists between MacArthur Park and Western Avenue.

“Clearly, the Asian community is a large immigrant community, particularly the Filipino community. In fact, the Filipino community is one of the largest immigrant Asian communities in Los Angeles so it’s important that we stand united with our other immigrant communities that are here with us and support in unity with this particular issue,” Jury Candelario told the Asian Journal.

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