population. Many of them are immigrants of the Philippines, and the streets of Waipahu have many small Filipino-owned businesses. Waipahu could be considered as "Hawaii's Little Manila". 85% of the Filipino American population in Hawaii are of Ilocano descent. Kansas City Metropolitan Area The Kansas City metropolitan area is thought to be home to a Filipino community and it has the Fiesta Filipina event held every June. New Filipinotowns There has been a surge of Filipino immigration to various cities. Las Vegas is now home to some 90,000 Filipinos, mostly living throughout the Las Vegas Valley (Henderson, Las Vegas and the overall Clark County). The article also references the following cities as having had a surge of new Filipino immigration: Seattle New York City Chicago Orlando, Florida New Orleans Houston Fort Wayne, Indiana Portland, Oregon Virginia Beach See also Ethnic enclave Overseas Filipino Balikbayan box Notes References Further reading External links www.littlemanila.org www.manilatown.org Manila Filipino-American history Asian-American culture Filipino diaspora