Clarito " Bing" Aradanas Personal Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-60

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection consists of research materials and writing produced and collected by Clarito "Bing" Aradanas. Included are digital and physical materials related to the Aradanas family and to Lompoc's Filipino American histories and communities from the early to mid 20th century. 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.

Bings independent research projects--

Dates

Majority of material found within 1910 - 2023

Creator

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

Conditions Governing Use

Collection is accessible through archivist request and discretion.

Biographical / Historical

Clarito Aradanas, also known as Bing, is a scholar of Filipino American history. Bing has worked as an adjunct professor for the ethnic studies department at California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, CA since 2013. 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 Pismo Beach, CA and Lompoc, CA. Bing also has extensive experience as a human and environmental rights activist.

Bing was born in Lompoc, CA in 1960, the second son to Pedro Aradanas and Lily Angeles Aradanas. His father migrated from the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines to America in the early 1920s as a migrant laborer. His mother migrated from the province of Surigao del Sur located in the Mindanao region of the Philippines to Lompoc, CA in 1958.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

65 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

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

Series 1: Biographic Information, 2003-2023

Series 2: 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 Subseries 3: "Manongs on the Central Coast" research files

Series 3: Bing's Research and Ephemera, 1980-2023

Series 4: Central Coast Manongs Project, 1970-2023 Subseries 1: Collection of Newspaper Clippings, 1934-2008

Series 5: P.I. Market Activism and Advocacy

Series 6: Digital Materials, 2022 9 Subseries

Collection was arranged and named as close to donors wishes as possible.