Aradanas, Clarito "Bing"

Abstract This collection includes research materials and writing produced and collected by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas relating to Philippine-American studies over 30 years. Bing's research topics focus on the Manong Generation, of which his father belongs to, Indigenous Filipino ways of life, and the preservation of Filipino history and community along the West Coast. These materials are made up of papers, event programs and pamphlets, photocopied news paper articles, news clippings and spreads, and...

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Autobiographical pamphlet created in preparation for Bing's high school reunion. Includes information about his personal life, career history, academic achievements, human rights work, spiritual practices, and travel experiences.

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Two photocopies of a New York Times article published by David E. Sanger. Clarito "Bing" Aradanas collected and kept this article because it was topically related to an article he wrote in 2004 where he drew parallels to American presence in the Philippines to Iraq.

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This handbook was collected by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas during his time as a docent for the Carlos Bulosan Historical Museum in the early 2000's. This contains articles related to the Manong generation and experience, particularly Filipino migrant labor conditions and struggles specific to agriculture and canneries. The back of this packet includes notes, such as phone numbers and physical descriptors, written by Bing, most likely used to help remember people.

Scope and Contents 11 photocopied newspaper clippings about Filipinos in the Santa Maria area. 10 clippings were from the 1930s and discussed themes of interracial courting, violence between Filipino and White men, and labor struggles regarding pay, unions, and dynamics between Japanese, Filipino, and Mexican laborers. These were collected by Grace Yeh in preparation of the first ever Filipino American history exhibit in San Luis Obispo county. Note written by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas says: "Connected to...

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This folder mostly contains materials created and used by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas for his presentation at the First International Babaylan Conference of 2010, photographs taken during this conference, as well as materials collected from the conference. This event was organized by the Center for Babaylan Studies and hosted at Sonoma State University. There are also drawings from this event, printed directions, and contact and biographical information of speakers.

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Packet of six documents recording the process of saving the facade of the PI Market in Pismo from getting demolished. Contains a summary of the conflict, email correspondences, news articles, and public votes about preserving the PI market.

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Packet of songs performed at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in 2012, collected from Ethnic Studies protests in the 1970's.

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This is a program Clarito "Bing" Aradanas collected when he attended the opening of "War and Dissent: THE U.S. IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1898-1915 A New Exhibit at the Presidio of San Francisco" in 2008.