Filipinos in San Francisco

by Filipino American National Historical Society, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Pin@y Educational Partnerships

Tens of thousands of Filipinos who have lived, worked, and raised families for over five generations in this unique city stake their rightful claim to more than a century of shared history in San Francisco. The photographs herein attest to the early arrivals, who came as merchant mariners, businesspeople, scholars, and musicians, as well as agricultural and domestic workers. But their story has often been ignored, told incompletely by others, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738581313
• ISBN13: 9780738581316
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"