Where did the first documented Asian or Pacific Islander people in what is now the United States come from?
A Samoa
B Japan
C The Philippines
Filipino sailors arrived at what is now Morro Bay, California, in 1587 aboard a Manila galleon. They crewed the Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza (Our Lady of Hope) under the Spanish sailor and soldier Pedro de Unamuno and are believed to be the first Asians to step foot in the Americas, although they departed three days later.
The correct answer is The Philippines.