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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mabalon, Dawn Bohulano (29 May 2013). Little Manila Is in the Heart: The Making of the Filipina/o American Community in Stockton, California. Duke University Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780822395744 . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ Mabalon, Dawn B. (2008). Filipinos in Stockton. Arcadia Pub. ISBN 9780738556246 . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ Trethan, Phaedra (19 November 2021). "Author gave voice to Filipino migrants". Cherry Hill Courier-Post. USA Today Network.
- ↑ The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies. SAGE Publications. 3 November 2022. ISBN 9781071829011 . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ Albano Risso, Rose (9 February 2009). "Pictures do paint a thousand words, even snapshot ones". Manteca Ripon Bulletin. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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