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.

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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

Autorenporträt

Dawn Bohulano Mabalon is Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University.

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