Filipinos in Stockton

by Filipino American National Historical So, Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Rico Reyes, et al.

Book Overview

The first Filipino settlers arrived in Stockton, California, around 1898, and through most of the 20th century, this city was home to the largest community of Filipinos outside the Philippines. Because countless Filipinos worked in, passed through, and settled here, it became the crossroads of Filipino America. Yet immigrants were greeted with signs that read "Positively No Filipinos Allowed" and were segregated to a four-block area centered on Lafayette...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738556246
• ISBN13: 9780738556246
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"