Filipinos In Los Angeles

Author : Mae Respicio Koerner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738547298

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Filipinos in Los Angeles by Mae Respicio Koerner Pdf

Examines the migration of Filipinos into the United States, particularly in and around Los Angeles, where the early part of the twentieth century saw these newcomers filling important service-oriented industries, and now find Filipinos contributing to all aspects of life and culture in the area. Original.

Author : Linda España-Maram
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0231510802

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Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles's Little Manila by Linda España-Maram Pdf

In this new work, Linda España-Maram analyzes the politics of popular culture in the lives of Filipino laborers in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the 1940s. The Filipinos' participation in leisure activities, including the thrills of Chinatown's gambling dens, boxing matches, and the sensual pleasures of dancing with white women in taxi dance halls sent legislators, reformers, and police forces scurrying to contain public displays of Filipino virility. But as España-Maram argues, Filipino workers, by flaunting "improper" behavior, established niches of autonomy where they could defy racist attitudes and shape an immigrant identity based on youth, ethnicity, and notions of heterosexual masculinity within the confines of a working class. España-Maram takes this history one step further by examining the relationships among Filipinos and other Angelenos of color, including the Chinese, Mexican Americans, and African Americans. Drawing on oral histories and previously untapped archival records, España-Maram provides an innovative and engaging perspective on Filipino immigrant experiences.

Author : Mario Paguia Ave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Filipinos
ISBN : OCLC:10271695

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Characteristics of Filipino Social Organizations in Los Angeles by Mario Paguia Ave Pdf

Author : Carina Monica Montoya
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0738555983

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Filipinos in Hollywood by Carina Monica Montoya Pdf

The memoirs of Filipinos in Hollywood span more than 80 years, dating back to the early 1920s when the first wave of immigrants, who were mostly males, arrived and settled in Los Angeles. Despite the obstacles and hardships of discrimination, these early Filipino settlers had high hopes and dreams for the future. Many sought employment in Hollywood, only to be marginalized into service-related fields, becoming waiters, busboys, dishwashers, cooks, houseboys, janitors, and chauffeurs. They worked at popular restaurants, homes of the rich and famous, movie and television studios, clubs, and diners. For decades, Filipinos were the least recognized and least documented Asians in Hollywood. But many emerged from the shadows to become highly recognized talents, some occupying positions in the entertainment industry that makes Hollywood what it is today--the world's capital of entertainment and glamour.

Author : Florante Peter Ibanez,Roselyn Estepa Ibanez
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738570362

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Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay by Florante Peter Ibanez,Roselyn Estepa Ibanez Pdf

One of Carson's most distinct features is its diversity. The city is roughly one-quarter each Hispanic, African American, white, and Asian/ Pacific Islander. This last group's vast majority are Filipinos who settled as early as the 1920s as farmworkers, U.S. military recruits, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, and other laborers, filling the economic needs of the Los Angeles region. This vibrant community hosts fiestas like the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture and has produced local community heroes, including "Uncle Roy" Morales and "Auntie Helen" Summers Brown. Filipino students of the 1970s organized to gain college admissions, establish ethnic studies, and foster civic leadership, while Filipino businesses have flourished in Carson, San Pedro, Wilmington, Long Beach, and the surrounding communities. Carson is recognized nationally as a Filipino American destination for families and businesses, very much connected to the island homeland.

Author : Carina Monica Montoya
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738569542

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Los Angeles's Historic Filipinotown by Carina Monica Montoya Pdf

Historic Filipinotown was officially designated by Los Angeles City Council District 13 as one of the city's historic geographic areas on August 2, 2002. It is the first Filipino community in America to merit a named area with distinct geographic boundaries. Also known as the Temple-Beverly Corridor, this area is located just west of central downtown. Historic Filipinotown was once home to one of the largest Filipino enclaves in California, a place where many Filipinos purchased their first homes, raised families, and established businesses. The cultural continuity of Filipino families and businesses in the corridor in the 21st century inspired the collective efforts of Filipino organizations, Los Angeles community leaders, and individuals working in concert to establish Historic Filipinotown and maintain its vibrant culture.

Author : Valentin R. Aquino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015028738840

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The Filipino Community in Los Angeles by Valentin R. Aquino Pdf

Author : Anthony Christian Ocampo
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804797573

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The Latinos of Asia by Anthony Christian Ocampo Pdf

This “ groundbreaking book . . . is essential reading not only for the Filipino diaspora but for anyone who cares about the mysteries of racial identity” (Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist). Is race only about the color of your skin? In The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo shows that what “color” you are depends largely on your social context. Filipino Americans, for example, helped establish the Asian American movement and are classified by the US Census as Asian. But the legacy of Spanish colonialism in the Philippines means that they share many cultural characteristics with Latinos, such as last names, religion, and language. Thus, Filipinos’ “color” —their sense of connection with other racial groups—changes depending on their social context. The Filipino story demonstrates how immigration is changing the way people negotiate race, particularly in cities like Los Angeles where Latinos and Asians now constitute a collective majority. Amplifying their voices, Ocampo illustrates how second-generation Filipino Americans’ racial identities change depending on the communities they grow up in, the schools they attend, and the people they befriend. Ultimately, The Latinos of Asia offers a window into both the racial consciousness of everyday people and the changing racial landscape of American society.

Author : Marcos Pera Berbano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Filipinos
ISBN : UCAL:$B501894

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The Social Status of the Filipinos in Los Angeles County by Marcos Pera Berbano Pdf

Author : Joel S. Franks
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761815929

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Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures by Joel S. Franks Pdf

Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures crosses disciplines in order to examine an unexplored facet of American racial and ethnic experiences-Asian Pacific American participation in sports. Joel S. Franks examines the experiences of famous and not so famous Asian Pacific American athletes from the late 1800s to the present. Through the stories of athletes such as swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, Franks demonstrates how Asian Pacific Americans have overcome discrimination and stereotypes to cross the cultural barriers that separate them from other American racial and ethnic groups. This book reveals how the struggles that Asian Pacific Americans face in their desire to assert their cultural citizenship are often expressed through sports.

Author : Charles McClain
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : 0815318510

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Asian Indians, Filipinos, Other Asian Communities, and the Law by Charles McClain Pdf

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Benicio T. Catapusan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025360994

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The Filipino Occupational and Recreational Activities in Los Angeles by Benicio T. Catapusan Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045380701

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To Return to the Philippine Islands Unemployed Filipinos by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization Pdf

Author : Pyong Gap Min
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1412905567

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Asian Americans by Pyong Gap Min Pdf

"This is a textbook for undergraduate students studying the Asian American experience and ethnic studies in the fields of Sociology, Political Science, History, and Cultural Studies."--Jacket.

Author : Rick Bonus
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1566397790

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Locating Filipino Americans by Rick Bonus Pdf

The Filipino American population in the U.S. is expected to reach more than two million by the next century. Yet many Filipino Americans contend that years of formal and covert exclusion from mainstream political, social, and economic institutuions of the basis of their race have perpetuated racist stereotypes about them, ignored their colonial and immigration history, and prevented them from becoming fully recognized citizens of the nation. Locating Filipino Americans shows how Filipino Americans counter exclusion by actively engaging in alternative practices of community building. Locating Filipino Americans, an ethnographic study of Filipino American communities in Los Angeles and San Diego, presents a multi-disciplinary cultural analysis of the relationship between ethnic identiy and social space. Author Rick Bonus argues that alternative community spaces enable Filipino Americans to respond to and resist the ways in which the larger society has historically and institutionally rendered them invisible, silenced, and racialized. centers, and the community newspapers to demonstrate how ethnic identities are publicly constituted and communities are transformed. Delineating the spaces formed by diasporic consciousness, Bonus shows how community members appropriate elements from their former homeland and from their new settlements in ways defined by their critical stances against racism, homogenization, complete assimilation, and exclusionary citizenship. Locating Filipino Americans is one of the few books that offers a grounded approach to theoretical analyses of ethnicity and contemporary culture in the U.S. Author note: Rick Bonus is Assistant Professor of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.