Jamero, Peter M.,

Vanishing Filipino Americans : the bridge generation / Peter Jamero. - Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., 2011. - vi, 112 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index.

An invisible generation -- Growing up years -- Youth clubs -- In America's workforce -- Civic participation -- Reunions and recognitions -- Ordinary yet extraordinary.

Documentation of Filipino history in America is largely limited to the experiences of the Manong Generation that immigrated to the U.S. during the early 1900s. Jamero documents the experiences and contributions of the second-generation Filipino Americans-the Bridge Generation-addressing a significant void in the history of Filipinos in America.


In English.

9780761855002


Filipino Americans--History--20th century.
Children of immigrants--United States.
Filipino Americans--Ethnic identity.
Filipino Americans--Social conditions.
Children of immigrants.
Filipino Americans.
Filipino Americans--Ethnic identity.
Filipino Americans--Social conditions.


United States.


History.

E 184 / J36 2011