Ka cika wannan jumla: Masu magana da Tagalog sun riga sun kasance a Amurka tun farkon ƙarshen ƙarni na sha shida a matsayin matuƙan jirgin ruwa da gwamnatin mulkin mallaka ta Spain ta yi kwangila da su. A karni na goma sha takwas, sun kafa wuraren zama a Louisiana, kamar Saint Malo. Bayan da
Bayan da Amurka ta haɗu da Philippines, yawan masu magana da Tagalog ya ƙaru a hankali, yayin da Filipinos suka fara ƙaura zuwa Amurka a matsayin ɗalibai ko ma'aikatan kwangila. Lambobin su, duk da haka, sun ragu bayan samun 'yancin kai na Philippines, yayin da aka dawo da wasu Filipinos.