Ating Kalagayan: The Social and Economic Profile of U.S. Filipinos
by Peter Chua
Copyright 2009
Published by CreateSpace Publishing, California

Ang Ating Kalagayan presents the often invisible social conditions of Filipinos in the United States and their need to build an equitable future in a multiracial country and rapidly changing world. This book brings together the most comprehensive demographic data available on U.S. Filipinos, unique tabulated information on economic classes and social groups of U.S. Filipinos, and knowledge and analysis from ordinary people, academic researchers, and members of grassroots organizations.

About the Author
Peter Chua is associate professor of sociology at San José State University, San José, CA, USA. He has published numerous scholarly studies on U.S. inequalities, human rights, and Third World sociology, conducted first-hand research in India, the Philippines, and Thailand, and presented his research in Spain, Australia, South Africa, and the USA.

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OOV Bookshelf 2009

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