Filipinos in Stockton, California (Images of America Series)

All proceeds from this booksigning will benefit the FANHS Museum Fund! Please stop by -- even if you already have a book, I can personalize it for you.

Filipinos in Stockton

Book signing 2:00 PM

June 14^th, 2008

Dawn B. Mabalon, PhD, author

CESAR CHAVEZ LIBRARY

605 North El Dorado Street

Stockton, CA

(209) 937-8221

Dawn B. Mabalon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of History

San Francisco State University

dmabalon@sfsu.edu

Board Member, Little Manila Foundation

http://www.littlemanila.net

National Trustee, Filipino American National Historical Society

http://www.fanhs-national.org

Filipinos in Stockton, California (Images of America Series)

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Pacquiao, Diaz to hold public workouts in Berkeley

Pacquiao, Diaz to hold public workouts in Berkeley

Posted by MikeG209 on May 29, 2008, 11:53 pm

Pacquiao, Diaz to hold public workouts in Berkeley JOSEPH G. LARIOSA, GMANews.TV 05/28/2008 | 08:23 PM Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us CHICAGO, Illinois – Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz will let their fists to do the talking. After staging two press conferences for the fighters last week, media handlers decided to keep their mouths shut and hold a public workout on Saturday in Berkeley, California (Sunday in the Philippines). The workouts will take place at the West Wind School on University Avenue, starting with Diaz at at 11 a.m. (2 a.m., of the following day in the Philippines), followed by Pacquiao at noon (3 a.m. in the Philippines). This schedule was announced by Bernie Bahrmasel, publicity handler for Diaz. Last May 13 (May 14 in the Philippines), Pacquiao, 29, and Diaz, 31, held their first joint press conference at Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, California. This was followed by another joint press conference last May 21st at Lalo’s Restaurant here in Chicago and a public pep rally at nearby Federal Plaza downtown, where hundreds of Filipinos, Filipino-Americans, Mexicans, and Mexican-Americans listened to their remarks and asked for autographs. Pacquiao and Diaz will face each other on June 28 (June 29 in the Philippines) at the Mandalay Bay Resorts and Casino Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KO’s) will attempt to become the first Asian or Filipino to win four world championships in four different weight divisions if he beats Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KO’s), whose World Boxing Council lightweight belt is on the line. The public workouts on Saturday will give the public a chance to size up the moves of the two boxers, as well as ask for autographs. This will be the first time that the public is going to get a preview of the workout of both boxers since the fight was announced. It was reported in the Filipino media that Diaz did not want to show his wares before the Filipino photographers and videographers in Chicago. But Diaz denied the report. He even invited this reporter to take photos and videos at his JABB gym in Chicago. Their public workout is believed to be the last promotional appearance of the two boxers before

Topic: Sports

Philippine Adventur: 2008

Philippine Adventur: 2008

Philippines 2008

I just returned from a 2 ½ week trip to the Philippines visiting family and seeking adventure. To celebrate my experiences and life growth, I have put together this dynamic blog entry filled with links,

video, photos, and music. The DaCocoS website, bolg, and videos are an artistic expression of my experience in the Philippines and the love I have for my family. To see still images that appears in the videos see: PhotoBen750:Picasa

I will progressively post more details about my Philippine experiences as I put them together, but for now I will briefly introduce the story that changed my life and a few videos and pictures of special moments from my recent trip.

Philippines 2004: Lola

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Young Image of My Father

In May of 2004 I was blessed with a very unique experience of being able to reconnect with my family in the Philippines after about a 20 year

break in communication and lack of current contact information. I took what information I had and located the residence of the last address I had for my Father in the Philippines.

When I arrived at the address there was family of renters that were staying at the address. I explained my story and said, I was

Philippines 2006: Our Family

looking for my father and grandmother that had lived there about 20 before. The man that was living there did not know my family, but did know some in the neighborhood that might. I left my contact information and I went back to my hotel.

2006 Me and Mama

That evening I got message from the man I met earlier that a lady that when to school with my Dad was going to give me a call and she might have information to help me. By the next day I got a call form the

classmate of my father and she had the phone number to the house where my Father and his family lived. She had called them and made sure it was okay to give me their number and she had given them my information.

At first I was a little scared to call. I did not want to cause and trouble and I was not sure what the situation was like. My only hope was to just be the person I am and all will turn out

Papa and Roxanne

okay. So I gave them a call… I believe it was my sister Madel who answered the phone first. I could tell there was a hesitation of first mixed feelings for a stranger only known through passed stories. She let me know that I had 3 sisters and a brother. She also informed me that Lola was there and she wanted to see me.

Jeepney: An Icon

With in the next two days I was checked out of my hotel and living with them at there house. By then I had talked to my Father on the phone twice with in that time since he was away from home working on a ship. Life was moving

fast and a lot of changes were taking place in all our lives. The next week flew by and I would only have a chance to start a bond with my brother and sisters that would have to continue over the internet if it had any chance of growing over the great distance.

Over the next two years I would occasionally exchange message over email or yahoo instant messenger. We also kept in

Last Day 2008

contact through Friendster as well. I was even able to recieve a bunch of phone calls and texts from my father when he was in port or close by a country where he could connect to sent text. In May of 2006 I would have my next opportunity to return to the Philippines. This time my Father would be home and I would see him for the first time.

From the first moment I met him, it was like every thing just fell into place were it was supposed to be.

See More at: http://dacocos.blogspot.com

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Save the Dates: October 4/5 in Stockton for Magno Rubio!

More details to come, but please SAVE THE DATE: October 4 and 5!

We have just confirmed that the entire NYC cast of the Obie-award
winning Off-Broadway play, THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO, will come to
downtown Stockton in two LMF benefit performances, 8pm, Saturday
October 4th and 2pm Sunday, Oct. 5th, at downtown Stockton's
spectacular historic Bob Hope Theatre (formerly the Fox). The play,
which is set in the 1930s, is about five Filipino farmworkers
struggling to achieve the American Dream as they eke out an existence
working in the fields and living in a San Joaquin Delta bunkhouse.
This incredible play has been performed all over the world in cities
such as Honolulu, NYC, Manila, New Haven and LA -- even in Romania --
and now, the Little Manila Foundation will bring the play home to Stockton!

THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO, written by Lonnie Carter and directed by
Loy Arcenas, and produced by the reknowned Ma-Yi Theatre Company of
NYC, is based on a short story written by Carlos Bulosan. Bulosan,
author of the classic _America Is In the Heart_ (1946), lived in
Stockton's Little Manila periodically from the 1930s until his death
in 1956. The play centers around the experiences of five Pinoys who
yearn for love, friendship, and hope as they follow crops and work
tirelessly in the fields around Stockton and the South Bay Area. And
what better month to come to Stockton (the historic heart of Filipino
America!) and watch this play but October: Filipino American History Month!

Tickets will go on sale in July. Please visit our website: http://www.littlemanila.net
, for periodic updates on sponsorship and donor opportunities,
fundraisers to help bring over and house the NYC cast, ticket sales
and prices, free events surrounding the performances such as special
tours of the Little Manila Historic Site, and more information about
the play. Save the date and spread the word to ALL of your friends and
family! It's a theatrical experience EVERYONE should see -- not only
Filipino Americans.

Learn more about the play here: http://www.ma-yitheatre.org/reviews_magno.htm

And here: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933776.html?categoryid=1265&cs=1

TOP 20 Schools in the Philippines

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Top 20 Schools in the Philippines

This statistics is a result of the
study conducted by the Professional
Regulations Commission (PRC) and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
based on the average passing in the
BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF ALL COURSES of
all universities and colleges in the
Philippines . This study is concluded
every 10 years.

Eleven schools come from Luzon , two
from the Visayas and seven from
Mindanao .

1. University of the Philippines
(Diliman Campus / Luzon )

2. University of the Philippines
(Los Banos Campus/ Luzon )

3. University of the Philippines
(Manila Campus / Luzon )

4. Silliman University ( Dumaguete
City / Visayas)

5. Ateneo deDavao University ( Davao /
Mindanao )

6. Ateneo de Manila University
( Manila / Luzon )

7. University of Sto . Tomas ( Manila /
Luzon )

8. Mindanao State University (Iligan
Institute ofTech/ Mindanao )

9. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
(Manila/Luzon)

10. Saint Louis University ( Baguio
City / Luzon )

11. University of San Carlos ( Cebu
City / Visayas)

12. Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro /
Mindanao )

13. Mindanao State University (Main /
Mindanao )

14. Urios College ( Butuan City /
Mindanao )

15. Polytechnic University of
the Philippines ( Manila / Luzon )

16. De La Salle University ( Manila /
Luzon )

17. Mapua Institute of Technology
( Manila / Luzon )

18. Adamson University ( Manila /
Luzon )

19. Central Mindanao University
(Bukidnon/Mindanao)

20. University of Southern Philippines
( Davao / Mindanao )

if your school is one of the listed
top performing schools in the
Philippines listed above, please
repost this and be proud!

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