Filipinos in Vallejo by Orpilla, Mel

Filipinos in Vallejo

Filipinos came to Vallejo as early as 1912, and some families here can count five generations back...
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Author: Mel Orpilla
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Language: English
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Filipinos in Vallejo by Orpilla, Mel

Filipinos in Vallejo

¥6,259

Filipinos in Vallejo

¥6,259
Author: Mel Orpilla
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Filipinos came to Vallejo as early as 1912, and some families here can count five generations back to their roots in the Philippines. Many came to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where Filipinos found steady, well-paying jobs that spared them from menial work and stoop labor in the fields of California. With each major conflict of the 20th century, and finally with the relaxation of immigration quotas in 1965, waves of Filipino newcomers arrived on these shores. They advanced in their work at the shipyards, settled down, and started families, buying homes and establishing successful businesses. Now this active, politically empowered Filipino community numbers in the tens of thousands, yet traditional histories ignore its contribution to Vallejo's heritage.

Author: Mel Orpilla
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.50w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780738529691

About the Author
Orpilla, Mel: - Author and lecturer Mel Orpilla corrects that oversight with this fascinating insider s look at the Filipino community in Vallejo. A second-generation Filipino American, founder of the Filipino American National Historical Society of Vallejo, and journalist who writes a popular column in the Vallejo Times-Herald, Orpilla has collected many never-before-published images from private collections, as well as the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

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