Ating Kalagayan: The Social and Economic Profile of U.S. Filipinos - Paperback

by National Bulosan Center (Author), National Alliance For Filipino Concerns (Author), Peter Chua (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.