American workers, colonial power : Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941 / Dorothy B. Fujita-Rony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fujita-Rony, Dorothy B., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filipino Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--20th century.

Filipino Americans.

Filipino Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Social conditions--20th century.

Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--20th century.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle--Social conditions--20th century.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

Social conditions.

Seattle (Wash.)--Ethnic relations.

Seattle (Wash.).

Seattle (Wash.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Philippines--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Philippines.

Seattle (Wash.)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Washington (State)--Seattle.

Physical Description:

xviii, 302 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]

Summary:

A rich and clearly written history of the formation of Filipina/o Seattle between WWI and WWII, focusing on the economic and cultural community. Filipinos are the largest Asian-American ethnic group, and this is one of the first historical studies about them.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-296) and index.

ISBN:

0520230949

0520230957

OCLC:

48140788