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Little Manila Is in the Heart

A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it. —Publisher's description.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 464 pages

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