Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City by Benito Vergara THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City by Benito Vergara THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIESHome to 33,000 Filipino American residents, Daly City, California, located just outside of San Francisco, has been dubbed "the Pinoy Capital of the United States." In this fascinating ethnographic study of the lives of Daly City residents, Benito Vergara shows how Daly City has become a magnet for the growing Filipino American community. Vergara challenges rooted notions of colonialism here, addressing the immigrants' identities, connections and

ISBN-10: 971272443-3

(first published 1990)

he writes: 'I've been a grand-gesture guy in the past

but a name that evokes nation and freedom

publishing house and art gallery

ISBN-13: 978-02-5-202845-8

often through the intercession of His beloved Mother

White Love and Other Events in Filipino History creates a sense of epistemological vertigo in the face of former attempts to comprehend and master Filipino identity

Jess Abrera

than any other journal

By Nick Joaquín

he shows convincingly how the Tagalog-initiated revolution won Bikolano support