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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay

Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay

Ibanez, Florante Peter
Ibanez, Roselyn Estepa

Hardcover

Asian American StudiesRegional: West

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531646166
ISBN13: 9781531646165
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Jul 1 2009
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
One of Carson's most distinct features is its diversity. The city is roughly one-quarter each Hispanic, African American, white, and Asian/ Pacific Islander. This last group's vast majority are Filipinos who settled as early as the 1920s as farmworkers, U.S. military recruits, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, and other laborers, filling the economic needs of the Los Angeles region. This vibrant community hosts fiestas like the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture and has produced local community heroes, including Uncle Roy Morales and Auntie Helen Summers Brown. Filipino students of the 1970s organized to gain college admissions, establish ethnic studies, and foster civic leadership, while Filipino businesses have flourished in Carson, San Pedro, Wilmington, Long Beach, and the surrounding communities. Carson is recognized nationally as a Filipino American destination for families and businesses, very much connected to the island homeland.

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