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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Minorities' Roles and Contributions in the First Great War FORGOTTEN HEROES TOTAL SOLDIERS MOBILIZED WHITE AMERICANS 4 355 000 2 445 000 AFRICAN AMERICANS POLISH IMMIGRANTS 40 000 PUERTO RICANS 18 000 = 500 000 = 400 000 = 8 000 = 4 500 370 000 = 60 000 NATIVE AMERICANS 12 000 = 4 000 11 500 = 4 000 CHINESE AMERICANS FILIPINO AMERICANS 6 000 = 3 000 1 164 000 = 350 000 HISPANIC AMERICANS 200 000 = 40 000 Thought that joining the war would benefit their chances into getting rights. Because of the Navy growing rapidly, they needed people to do tasks like stewards and do laundry duties, Chinese, Filipino and Japanese Americans were brought on board to perform these functions Those with Spanish surnames were assigned boring jobs.Those lacking English skills were sent to special training centers to improve English skills. Prior to and during WWI, the US Navy allowed Filipinoenlistees to serve under a range of military occupational rating such as petty officer, band master, musician,coxswains' mates, seamen, machinist, fireman, water tender, commissionary stewards, officer'sstewards, and mess attendents. "Assigned to the most menial tasks,such as kitchen and clean-up detail.” Due to expanding need of military and naval forces, thedemand for people were high. Asian Americans and otherimmgrants were eager to participate, so many volunteered. THEIR JOBS AND HOW THEY WERE TREATED HERE ARE THE NUMBERS 88 000 = 20 000 TOTAL WHOSE NATIONALITIES WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR IRISH AMERICANS
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