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Slice of Stockton’s history documented By Jennifer Torres - 02/20/2008 The Stockton Record More Info on This Book: Filipinos in Stockton
Then the one from Aug. 11, 1951: Leatrice and Frank Perez, smiling in a car, about to leave for their honeymoon. They appear 29 pages apart in “Filipinos in Stockton,” a book released this week from Arcadia Publishing and compiled by Dawn Mabalon, a historian and advocate for Stockton’s Little Manila neighborhood, and Rico Reyes, an artist. The two worked with the local chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society and the Little Manila Foundation. Some of the book’s more than 200 pictures comefrom archives. But most, like the ones from Leatrice Perez, came from home collections — photographs that tell stories about families and a community. “I just gathered family pictures andsocial-gathering pictures,” said Perez, whose husband died last month.“Different aspects of our lives, communities, church, the organizationswe belong to.” During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of Filipinos came to work in the Central Valley’sfields. The photographs included in “Filipinos in Stockton” span the decades since then. “It’s really eye-opening, the continuity of experiences,” said Mabalon, a history professor at San Francisco State University. “As different as the different generations are, … there are also really common threads that run through all generations of Filipinos in Stockton that we wanted to emphasize in this book.” The photos — residents and former residents were invited to submit pictures — are organized by themes of work, recreation, culture and family. One of the pictures submitted by Mel Legasca showspeople sitting on folding chairs, planning a grocery store strike. “That day was pretty much involved in planningand discussing the issues that farm laborers face every day in thefields,” Legasca said. He said he hopes the book generates interest inpersonal — and public — histories. “As different people get their hands on it,they’ll tell stories,” he said. “Stories are really thelifeline of any society’s progress.” Perez said pictures of her family were taken mostly by friends; they didn’t seem like history at the time. But, Mabalon said, “I hope people will see thathistory is everywhere and that history isn’t just about wars or presidents or national events. History is in our everyday lives and our everyday actions.” Buy It Now: Filipinos in Stockton $19.99 |
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