Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans

by Fred Cordova

"Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans" is a pictorial- essay which gives the reader a sweeping vista of the presence and life of Filipinos in America from 1763 to 1963 through collection of 250 photographs, documents and 22 essays. Although Filipinos settled in North America before the American Revolution, very little known about them and even less is available in libraries, resource centers or institutions of higher education. This book is a must for every Filipino home in the world.

Genres: Nonfiction

235 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1983

Reviews

[sdw · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provides an overview of Filipino American history. It is like a museum exhibit turned into a book, combining text, numerous photographs, and quotations. There are chapters with titles like “Women” and “Unions.” It isn’t a book that tries to provide any sort of theoretical framework but it does touch on the major themes in much scholarship. It doesn’t address the crucial framework of American imperialism, for which it has been roundly criticized by E. San Juan, Jr. among others. The amount and qualities of the photos really make this book.

[Reno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Authored by Fred Cordova, this pictorial book details the lives of Filipinos in American circa 1763 to 1963. I think of my great grandfather working the fields of Stockton during the Great Depression whenever I flip through the pages of this book. I first read this The University of Michigan in my Asian American English literature class taught by Stephen Sumida.