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100 1 $aBrown, Michael S.$q(Michael Serizawa)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007155866
245 10 $aVictorio Acosta Velasco :$ban American life /$cMichael S. Brown.
246 30 $aAmerican life
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bHamilton Books,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $ax, 140 pages ;$c23 cm
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337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [123]-135) and index.
520 1 $a"This work is a biography of Victorio Acosta Velasco, a Filipino-born journalist and labor leader who immigrated to the United States in 1924. At this time, thousands of young Filipinos were coming to America to further their education, find opportunity, and realize the idealism the U.S. was rumored to offer. Upon arriving in Seattle, however, Velasco learned that the "American Dream" hardly applied to dark-skinned immigrants. Devalued by the workforce and spurned by white women, the disillusioned Velasco became involved in Filipino activities, but never conceded his place in American society. Amongst other achievements, he published poetry in nearly a dozen mainstream anthologies on American literature. Ultimately, by the end of the Second World War, Velasco had learned to approach his Caucasian relationships with more circumspection, and also began to experience intra-ethnic conflicts with other Filipinos. This book seeks to counter the negative, one-dimensional portraits of Asian men in popular media, and informs its readers of an authentic and challenging Filipino-American experience."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aVelasco, Victorio A.,$d1902-1968.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88159574
650 0 $aLabor leaders$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106475
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