| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 177 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Asian American experience
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Asian American experience.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : "A metaphysics of absence" : Filipino Americans in the margins of U.S. history -- Colonial past, neocolonial present -- The Navy's search for postcolonial servants -- Adrift from the American Dream -- Tales of resistance -- The Navy's "Filipino servant problem" -- Achieving the American Dream. |
| Summary |
"Starting in 1952, the United States Navy and Coast Guard actively recruited Filipino men to serve as stewards--domestic servants for officers. Oral histories and detailed archival research inform P. James Paligutan's story of the critical role played by Filipino sailors in putting an end to race-based military policies. Constrained by systemic exploitation, Filipino stewards responded with direct complaints to flag officers and chaplains, rating transfer requests that flooded the bureaucracy, and refusals to work. Their actions had a decisive impact on seagoing military's elimination of the antiquated steward position. Paligutan looks at these Filipino sailors as agents of change while examining the military system through the lens of white supremacy, racist perceptions of Asian males, and the motives of Filipinos who joined the armed forces of the power that had colonized their nation. Insightful and dramatic, Lured by the American Dream is the untold story of how Filipino servicepersons overcame tradition and hierarchy in their quest for dignity"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- Filipino Americans.
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United States. Navy. |
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Filipino Americans. |
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Armed Forces -- Filipino Americans. |
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United States. Coast Guard -- Filipino Americans.
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United States. Coast Guard. |
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United States. Navy -- Stewards -- History.
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Stewards. |
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History. |
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Armed Forces -- Stewards. |
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United States. Coast Guard -- Stewards -- History.
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Filipino Americans -- California -- San Diego -- Interviews.
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California -- San Diego. |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies. |
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United States. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Interviews.
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| Added Title |
Filipino servants in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, 1952-1970 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Paligutan, P. James. Lured by the American dream Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2022 9780252044595 (DLC) 2022013731 |
| ISBN |
0252053605 electronic book |
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9780252053603 (electronic book) |
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9780252044595 hardcover |
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9780252086670 paperback |
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