Introduction: remembering Little Manila -- Putting down roots: 1917-1940s -- From the provinces to the delta -- Toiling in the "valley of opportunity" -- Making a Filipina/o American world in Stockton -- Growing a community: 1930s-1960s -- Women, families and the second generation -- Seeking spiritual sustenance -- The watershed of World War II -- Destruction and displacement: 1968-2010 -- Losing El Dorado Street -- The movement for the Filipino Center -- Epilogue: coming home to Little Manila
Summary
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
