When the Youngest Manong Becomes the Elder

When the Youngest Manong Becomes the Elder

One day we look around and discover that the people being honored as elders are younger than we are.

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From Yellow Footprints to Parade Deck: My Marine Corps Boot Camp, 1965

From Yellow Footprints to Parade Deck: My Marine Corps Boot Camp, 1965

Historian Alex Fabros Jr. recalls his journey from farm work to US Marine boot camp.

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A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs

A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs

This poem was written by Alex S. Fabros Jr., a retired Philippine American Military History professor who was one of our honorees in last year's tribute to manongs and manangs.

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Cutting Asparagus in Gonzales, California — Spring 1965

Cutting Asparagus in Gonzales, California — Spring 1965

Farmworker-Soldier-Historian Alex Fabros, Jr. shares the second part of his Filipino American memoir.

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The Ilocano Gang of Salinas Valley

The Ilocano Gang of Salinas Valley

Historian Alex Fabros Jr. recalls back porch stories his manongs in Salinas Valley, California, told him.

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