#Tongans first came to Laie, Hawaii in 1916.

Catholics accounted for 4500 of the 20,000 #Tongans living in the United States. Fijian-Americans and Tahitian-Americans are also adherents of both Methodis and Catholic faiths

#Tongans lived in large west coast cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco until the 1970s, when the national recession crippled California's economy.

#Tongans living abroad in the United States, New Zealand or Australia, often send money to family members still living on the islands

The military ethnic classification for active duty personnel places #Tongans and Tahitians in the Polynesian category. Fijians are among the groups categorized as Melanesian.

#Tongans began moving to North Texas during the 1970s and 1980s, seeking employment near Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Approximately 1,800 #Tongans lived in the area in 1993.

#Tongans first came to Laie, Hawaii in 1916.

#Tongans living abroad in the United States, New Zealand or Australia, often send money to family members still living on the islands

#Tongans lived in large west coast cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco until the 1970s, when the national recession crippled California's economy.

According to INS records for the 1950s, the admissions records were: 71 Fijians in 1959, 14 #French Polynesians in 1956, and 14 #Tongans in 1958.

According to a 1996 report to the U.S. Catholic Conference, of the approximately 20,000 #Tongans in the United States, 4,500 were Catholic.

The military ethnic classification for active duty personnel places #Tongans and Tahitians in the Polynesian category. Fijians are among the groups categorized as Melanesian.

The military ethnic classification for active duty personnel places #Tongans and Tahitians in the Polynesian category. Fijians are among the groups categorized as Melanesian.

The military ethnic classification for active duty personnel places #Tongans and Tahitians in the Polynesian category. Fijians are among the groups categorized as Melanesian.

Great weekend with our Niu Nima Cake Day at Dolores Park here in San Francisco.

#Pasifika #LGBT #Leiti #Tongans #Fijians #Rotumans #UnityInLove #LiveAndLetLive #LoveAndLetLove #LetThemEatCake #Pacific #Islanders #Americans #Picnic

Maan they look Awesome...and it looks like they actually have their own entrance not a generic one like American Made. Let's go! #WWE2K25 #Solo #Fatu #Tongans