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Mabalon, Dawn Bohulano,

Little Manila is in the heart : the making of the Filipina/o American community in Stockton, California / Dawn Bohulano Mabalon. - xvi, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-422) and index.

Introduction : remembering Little Manila -- Putting down roots : 1898-1940s -- 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 -- Building a Filipina/o American movement in Stockton -- Epilogue : coming home to Little Manila.

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. --Publisher's description.

ISBN: 9780822353393

LCCN: 2013005280

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016284410 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Filipinos--History--California--Stockton--20th century.
Immigrants--History--California--Stockton--20th century.
Filipino Americans--History--California--Stockton--20th century.
Filipinos.
Immigrants.
Filipinos.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Stockton (Calif.)--History--20th century.
California--Stockton.
Stockton, Calif.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: F870.F4 / M33 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 305.899/21073079455