Central Coast Manong Projects, 1970 - 2020

This collection includes original research materials and writing produced and collected by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas in the 1990s and 2000s. Included are digital and physical materials related to the Aradanas family, Lompoc's Filipino American histories and communities from the early to mid 20th century, and Bing's independent research projects. Most of these materials cover Bing's Philippine-American studies over 30 years--topics such as the manong generation, indigenous Filipino ways of life, community preservation in the central coast, and articles analyzing American imperialism. These materials are made up of papers, event programs and pamphlets, photocopied news paper articles, news clippings and spreads, and audio-visual material such as VHS tapes and CDs.