Filipinos in Vallejo

Filipinos in Vallejo - Paperback

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Filipinos in Vallejo - Paperback

Filipinos in Vallejo - Paperback

by Melvin Orpilla
$24.99
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Book Overview

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
ISBN9780738529691
Author Melvin Orpilla
PublisherArcadia Publishing (SC)
GenreHistory, Arts, and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages130
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Melvin Orpilla

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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