Filipinos in the East Bay

By Eleanor Hipol Luis, Evelyn Luluguisen, Filipino American National Historical Society East Bay Chapter, et al.

Book Overview

Filipinos are a community nearly 2.5-million strong in the United States in 2007. At the turn of the 20th century, the first wave of Filipino migration began, continuing until the start of World War II. During this time span, sponsored students, veterans of the Philippine-American War and their families, and young men recruited in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. military or work in California and Hawaii's expanding agricultural industries would all arrive in the United States. On the San Francisco Bay Area's eastern shore, Filipino presence in the labor force transitioned with the region's economic and social evolution from mainly farm and service laborers to industrial workers to professional, administrative, and service workers. Today the East Bay is a vibrant center of the Filipino community's deeply rooted and rich cultural, political, and economic life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073855832X
• ISBN13: 9780738558325
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Proud Filiponos in East Bay

This is a big Filipinos family album in the East Bay, California. It begins with the end of 19th century in American Spanish War with American occupation and Filipinos fought twice for the independence. US established many military bases with English school system in indoctrinating American culture and value. In WW II, 250,000 were induced into fighting with Americans in the island country with President Roosevelt promise of citizenship and veteran status which in 1946 Rescission Act reneged on that promise until 1991. 2007 legislation to restore veteran status is pending in Congress. They were subjected to misunderstanding and discriminations in jobs and home ownership. P.19 wrote about a man being nude search for tail. Once opportunities were available, they show their talent and ability to develop fully into professionals, educator, artist, medical professional, even rock climber, teachers, nurse, accountant engineers and pilots. They are active in politics and civic rights with participation in city and country political roles. They are good citizens. This book is an important American history, to know is to appreciate and esteem.