In the early twentieth century—not long after 1898; when the United States claimed the Philippines as an American colony—Filipinas/os became a vital part of the agricultural economy of California's fertile San Joaquin Delta. In downtown Stockton; they created Little Manila; a vibrant community of hotels; pool halls; dance halls; restaurants; grocery stores; churches; union halls; and barbershops. Little Manila was home to the largest community of Filipinas/os outside of the Philippines until the neighborhood was decimated by urban redevelopment in the 1960s. Narrating a history spanning much of the twentieth century; Dawn Bohulano Mabalon traces the growth of Stockton's Filipina/o American community; the birth and eventual destruction of Little Manila; and recent efforts to remember and preserve it.Mabalon draws on oral histories; newspapers; photographs; personal archives; and her own family's history in Stockton. She reveals how Filipina/o immigrants created a community and ethnic culture shaped by their identities as colonial subjects of the United States; their racialization in Stockton as brown people; and their collective experiences in the fields and in the Little Manila neighborhood. In the process; Mabalon places Filipinas/os at the center of the development of California agriculture and the urban West.
#2981306 in Books Duke University Press Books 1997-09-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x .80 x 5.99l; 1.04 #File Name: 0822319926280 pages
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0 of 7 people found the following review helpful. An interesting bookBy A CustomerAn interesting accounts that details to much on the fictionized stories concerning these slave revolts. The book seriously neglects what happen to the crews and the slaves themselves.
