Filipinos in Chicago by Alamar, Estrella Ravelo
Filipinos in Chicago by Alamar, Estrella Ravelo

Filipinos in Chicago

The pictorial history of Filipino immigration to Chicago encompasses 100 years, moving from the Philippines to this...
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SKU: 9780738518800
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Author: Estrella Ravelo Alamar
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Filipinos in Chicago by Alamar, Estrella Ravelo

Filipinos in Chicago

$56.91
Filipinos in Chicago by Alamar, Estrella Ravelo

Filipinos in Chicago

$56.91
Author: Estrella Ravelo Alamar
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The pictorial history of Filipino immigration to Chicago encompasses 100 years, moving from the Philippines to this country of unknown landscapes and uncertainties.


The pioneering Filipinos came in the early 1900s to seek the land of milk and honey. They were mostly pensionados-government-supported students-and self-supported students who settled in the Garfield Park, Hyde Park, and Near North Side neighborhoods of Chicago. From the close of World War II to the present day, the Filipino American population became the largest urban group of Asians in Chicago Through the medium of historic photographs, this book captures the evolution of the Filipino community of Chicago from the early 1900s to the present day.

These pages bring to life the people, events, and industries that helped to shape and transform the Filipino community of Chicago. With more than 200 vintage images, Filipinos in Chicago includes many photographs from personal albums of Filipino American families. This book depicts the many faces of the Filipino American in various facets of American life interwoven with Philippine traditions from the homeland.



Author: Estrella Ravelo Alamar, Willi Red Buhay
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 08/01/2001
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.56w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780738518800

About the Author
Alamar, Estrella Ravelo: - Authors Estrella Ravelo Alamar and Willi Red Buhay are both officers of the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, and co-founders of the FAHSC Museum. Join them on this remarkable journey through the years of the Filipino presence in Chicago.

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