Filipina Amerika ialah rakyat Amerika dari keturunan Filipina. Istilah Filipina Amerika kadang-kadang dipendekkan kepada Fil-Am[13] atau Pinoy.[14] Penampilan terawal istilah Pinoy (Pinay feminin), ialah dalam edisi Buletin Pelajar Filipina1926.[15] Sesetengah orang Filipina percaya bahawa istilah Pinoy dicipta oleh orang Filipina yang datang ke Amerika Syarikat untuk membezakan diri mereka dari Filipina yang tinggal di Filipina.[16]
Orang Filipina di Amerika Utara mula didokumenkan pada abad ke-16,[17] dan permukiman kecil lain yang bermula pada abad ke-18.[18] Penghijrahan massa tidak bermula hingga awal abad ke-20, ketika Filipina diserahkan dari Spanyol ke Amerika Serikat dalam Perjanjian Paris.[19][20]
^"Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths, Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. 19 July 2012. Dicapai pada 18 August 2014. Religious Affiliations Among U.S. Asian American Groups - Filipino: 89% Christian (21% Protestant (12% Evangelical, 9% Mainline), 65% Catholic, 3% Other Christian), 1% Buddhist, 0% Muslim, 0% Sikh, 0% Jain, 2% Other religion, 8% Unaffiliated[tiada dalam ayat yang diberikan] "Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. 19 July 2014. Dicapai pada 15 March 2017. Filipino Americans: 89% All Christian (65% Catholic, 21% Protestant, 3% Other Christian), 8% Unaffiliated, 1% Buddhist
^Marina Claudio-Perez (October 1998). "Filipino Americans"(PDF). The California State Library. State of California. Dicapai pada 30 April 2011. Filipino Americans are often shortened into Pinoy Some Filipinos believe that the term Pinoy was coined by the early Filipinos who came to the United States to distinguish themselves from Filipinos living in the Philippines. Others claim that it implies "Filipino" thoughts, deeds and spirit.
^"Labor Migration in Hawaii". UH Office of Multicultural Student Services. University of Hawaii. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 3 June 2009. Dicapai pada 11 May 2009. Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (bantuan)
^"Treaty of Paris ends Spanish–American War". History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Dicapai pada 15 March 2017. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United States, the Philippines were bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate.