Vanishing Filipino Americans : the bridge generation / Peter Jamero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamero, Peter M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filipino Americans--History--20th century.

Filipino Americans.

Children of immigrants--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Filipino Americans--Ethnic identity.

Filipino Americans--Social conditions.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 112 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2011]

Summary:

Documentation of Filipino American history is largely limited to the Manong Generation that immigrated to the United State during the early 1900s. Their second-generation children-the Bridge Generation-are now in then sixties, seventies, and eighties; however, the literature is silent regarding their life in America. Vanishing Filipino Americans explores the Bridge Generation's growing up years; their maturation as participants in Filipino youth clubs; their development of a unique subculture; their civic participation; and their triumphs and struggles in America's workforce. Jamero begins the process of documenting the experiences and contributions of these second-generation Filipino Americans, addressing a significant void in the history of Filipinos in America. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 An Invisible Generation 1

2 Growing Up Years 6

3 Youth Clubs 21

4 In America's Workforce 29

5 Civic Participation 41

6 Reunions and Recognitions 49

7 Ordinary Yet Extraordinary 54.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [108]-109) and index.

ISBN:

9780761855002

0761855009

OCLC:

724673829