benroyce, 25 days ago

@wlf_warren @RickiTarr

you're from the philippines?

forgive me if you know this already

new orleans had filipinos for a LONG time. they'd take manila galleons over in the 1700s, go awol, and settle in the mississippi delta and live off shrimping

they joined the pirate jean lafitte in the war of 1812, fighting for andrew jackson

and they influenced the creation of new orleans cuisine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Malo,_Louisiana