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Little Manila is in the heart : the making of the Filipina/o American community in Stockton, California / Dawn Bohulano Mabalon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mabalon, Dawn Bohulano.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Filipinos--California--Stockton--History--20th century.
- Filipinos.
- Immigrants--California--Stockton--History--20th century.
- Immigrants.
- Filipino Americans--California--Stockton--History--20th century.
- Filipino Americans.
- Stockton (Calif.)--History--20th century.
- Stockton (Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (459 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it.
- Contents:
- Introduction: remembering Little Manila
- Putting down roots: 1917-1940s
- From the provinces to the delta
- Toiling in the "valley of opportunity"
- Making a Filipina/o American world in Stockton
- Growing a community: 1930s-1960s
- Women, families and the second generation
- Seeking spiritual sustenance
- The watershed of World War II
- Destruction and displacement: 1968-2010
- Losing El Dorado Street
- The movement for the Filipino Center
- Epilogue: coming home to Little Manila.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822353393
- 0822353393
- 9780822395744
- 0822395746
- OCLC:
- 1143356861
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