Using paleogeographic maps, Abraham Ignacio, Jr. examines whether or not ‘Filipinos’ (called “Indios Luzones” in the log of Captain Pedro de Unamuno), actually disembarked at Morro Bay, as many believe. Other possibilities for the first arrival of Filipinos in North America might be San Luis Obispo Bay, or even Santa Cruz. (I grew up in Santa Cruz, so of course I’d love it if the site of the landing was in Monterey Bay or nearby.) Check out Ignacio’s article, “Where Exactly Did Filpinos First Land in California?” in Positively Filipino.
Filipina/o American History Month
This year, it’ll be #AllPinayEverything in the CommonwealthCafe for #FilAmHistoryMonth. What have pinays contributed to the lives of Filipina/os and Filipina/o communities?
CFP: Seeking Paper on Carey McWilliams, Carlos Bulosan, or another key figure in CA Popular Front (ASA 2014)
If you are interested:
CFP: Seeking Paper on Carey McWilliams, Carlos Bulosan, or another key figure in CA Popular Front (ASA 2014)
by Erin Royston
We are seeking a paper on Carey McWilliams, Carlos Bulosan, or another significant racial progressive in California during the 1930s and 40s. This paper will round out a panel that aims to recover the work of Sanora Babb, a leftist writer who was active in radical political and artistic circles in LA in this period. Babb’s writing, which retains elements of joy and child-like wonder in its depiction of environmental and capitalist collapse, is well suited to the conference them of “fun and fury.” The ideal paper would examine the racial and ethnic dimensions of California’s Popular Front, and it need not deal with Babb directly. Instead, it will provide crucial context, illuminating California as an epicenter of furious political dissent within a state known for its pleasure industries. Please send abstract (max 500 words) and brief c.v. to ebattat@fas.harvard.edu by January 15.
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