Clarito " Bing" Aradanas' Personal Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-60

Staff Only

Content Description

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. Materials include event programs and pamphlets, photocopied news paper articles, news clippings and spreads, and audio-visual material such as VHS tapes and CDs.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1910 - 2023

Creator

Aradanas, Clarito "Bing" (1960) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Presidio Research Center. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Biographical / Historical

Clarito "Bing" Aradanas is a scholar of Filipino American history. Bing was born in Lompoc, CA in 1960, the second son to Pedro Duadua Aradanas and Angeles "Lily" Maquiling Trinidad Aradanas. Bing worked as an adjunct professor for the Ethnic Studies department at California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, CA from 2012-2023. His work focuses on the history of early Filipino migrant laborers, commonly referred to as the 'manong generation,' to honor and educate the public about the experiences and labor of his father and uncles. His materials also relate to research on inidgenous Filipino spirituality. Bing has participated in research and art projects that protect the legacy of manongs in Central California, specifically in Pismo Beach, CA and Lompoc, CA.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

65 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in six series, two of which contain their own sub-series.

Series 1: Biographic Information and Original Writings, 2003-2023

Series 2: "Manongs on the Central Coast" Oral History and Research Files

Series 3: Lompoc Filipino Community Preservation and Remembrance, 1920-2023 Subseries 1: Lompoc Filipino Community and Tiger Town photographs, 1930-50 Subseries 2: Lompoc 1930's Newspaper Articles, 1920-40

Series 4: Central Coast Filipino Community Projects, 1970-2023

Series 5: Bing's Research and Ephemera, 1980-2023

Series 6: Digital Materials, 2022 9 Subseries created by donor

Collection was arranged and named as close to donors original titles and order as possible.

Related Materials

Additional materials held at UC Santa Barbara. See: Aradanas family papers, CEMA 212. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.