Little Manila Is in the Heart: The Making of the Filipina/o American Community in Stockton, California

by Dawn Bohulano Mabalon

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822353393
• ISBN13: 9780822353393
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"