Dawn Bohulano Mabalon

Little Manila Is in the Heart

The Making of the Filipina/O American Community in Stockton, California

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Produktbeschreibung

A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780822353256
• ISBN-10: 0822353253
• Artikelnr.: 36608316

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Remembering Little Manila 1 Part I. Putting Down Roots: 1898
1940s 23 1. From the Provinces to the Delta: Life on the Eve of Emigration to the United States 25 2. Toiling in the "Valley of Opportunity" 61 3. Making a Filipina/o American World in Stockton 101 Part II. Growing a Community: 1930s
1960s 149 4. Women, Families, and the Second Generation 151 5. Searching for Spiritual Sustenance 192 6. The Watershed of World War II 217 Part III. Destruction and Displacement: 1950s
2010 267 7. Losing El Dorado Street 269 8. Building a Filipina/o American Movement in Stockton 299 Epilogue. Coming Home to Little Manila 335 Notes 351 Bibliography 403 Index 423