Filipinos In Vallejo (CA) (Images of America) by Mel Orpilla HISTORY - American Period

Filipinos In Vallejo (CA) (Images of America) by Mel Orpilla HISTORY - American PeriodFilipinos came to Vallejo as early as 1912, and some families here can count five generations back to their roots in the Philippines. Many came to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where Filipinos found steady, well paying jobs that spared them from menial work and stoop labor in the fields of California. With each major conflict of the 20th century, and finally with the relaxation of immigration quotas in 1965, waves of Filipino newcomers arrived on these

an English-language quarterly dealing with Filipino culture

Dramatic readings of award-winning works have also been conducted in colleges and universities

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It chronicles the "feminization" of Filipino migrant labor and surveys the singular challenges faced by Filipina women compelled to work overseas

Publisher: Publico

Manny Villar

clippings of forgotten cartoons and other material evidences of history spill all over the pages

This book is part of the Series: Images of America which features various cities and regions in the US where the Filipino community thrives

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