Thanks to my dissertation work, I have had the opportunity to work extensively with a number of archives that feature the lives and legacies of the Sakadas, migrant sugar plantation workers who became part of the early wave of labor migration of Filipinos from the Philippines to Hawaiʻi, the US West Coast, and beyond. ThanksContinue reading “Featured in Ancestry.com!”
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Coming to America Stories
I am excited to participate in the Filipino American National Historical Society – Seattle Chapter‘s upcoming event, Coming to America. Alongside other speakers, I will be speaking about my own migration story vis-a-vis my family’s story and the bigger story of Spanish and American Colonialism. Admission is free tomorrow, October 28, 2023, 6-8pm, at theContinue reading “Coming to America Stories”
AAS Conference 2021
This week is the Association for Asian Studies 2021 Virtual Annual Conference. Yesterday’s Presidential Address by Christine Yano was very interesting and inspiring. She talked about the traditional Japanese musical performance form “Chindon-ya,” wherein the troupe performs while walking down the streets and alleyways, bringing music and happiness wherever they went and promoting local shopsContinue reading “AAS Conference 2021”
Adrian Alarilla 