Little Manila (PBS-KVIE documentary)

For our online class session, please watch this KVIE documentary by Marissa Aroy about Filipino Americans in Stockton's Little Manila community. 

The PBS documentary Little Manila is available online at KVIE TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCZ8sGJs8I&spfreload=10

CLASS ASSIGNMENT: 

Write a 300-word essay (typed, double-spaced) that answers these questions: 

(A) What was the social and economic context of how Filipinos formed a community that became known as "Little Manila"?

(B) What was the most important thing you've learned about the lives of Filipinos in California? 

PRINT and submit your essay in the next class session and be prepared to discuss the film in class. 

Dr. James Sobredo
Asian American Studies
Ethnic Studies Department