Growing Up Filipino in San Francisco’s South of Market

Growing Up Filipino in San Francisco’s South of Market

Work, family, veterans, schools, music, and community in San Francisco’s South of Market.

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Pledge of PH Independence Act Turned Filipino U.S. Nationals Into Aliens

Pledge of PH Independence Act Turned Filipino U.S. Nationals Into Aliens

The Tydings–McDuffie Act promised Philippine independence while nearly closing America’s door to the Manong generation.

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Diary of a Long and Winding Trek to America

Diary of a Long and Winding Trek to America

Jason de Parle’s book is a close examination—spanning 30 years — of a Filipino immigrant family’s struggle against poverty, from their poor neighborhood in Manila to their new home in a Galveston, Texas subdivision.

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A Filipino Community Grows in Ireland

A Filipino Community Grows in Ireland

Find out how Filipino immigrants have ended up in Ireland.

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Early Filipinos on Mare Island

Early Filipinos on Mare Island

Find out how a California island for ship-building led to the founding of one of the earliest Filipino communities in America.

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