Filipinos who fought for the U.S. in WWII never saw benefits. A new bill seeks to change that. The U.S., which recruited tens of thousands of Filipino servicemen to fight with it in World War II, rescinded the promise of benefits and citizenship after the war ended. Filipino guerrillas in the hills on Leyte Island, Philippines, during World War II in November 1944. By Kimmy Yam A group of bipartisan lawmakers announced on Monday that they are introducing a bill that would help fulfill a U.S. promise to Filipino veterans who fought alongside American troops during World War II. The Filipino Veterans Fairness Act aims to grant benefits to the remaining veterans and the families of the hundreds of thousands of Filipino servicemen who were recruited by the U.S. in the early ‘40s, in part by promising full access to veterans’ benefits and citizenship. The pledge, however, was rescinded by Congress in 1946 and only partially fulfilled in recent decades. “During World War II, over ...
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