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Pilgrimage #1 March 29-30, 2008
On March 29th, 2008 over fifty people from around the Bay Area embarked on a pilgrimage to the Sacramento River Delta. They went together to remember the sanctity of Native people’s relationship with the land, transnational migration and rural labor experiences of Asian immigrants.
Click on button on far lower right hand corner to get the full slideshow.
~Sounds Bites from the Pilgrimage~
An Introduction to some who came on the Pilgrimage
People came from across the bay area to take part in the first pilgrimage to the Sacramento River Delta. Everyone had a life story to share with the community.
Gordan Lee talks about Chinese experiences coming to the Delta.
Lee draws awareness to the terrible conditions of the steam ships that Chinese came from San Francisco to the Delta in.
Speaking with Billie Elliston and Phyllis Coy of the Ione Band of the Miwok Indians and Paiute Indian, Ashley George
Elliston, Coy and George talk about the history of their ancestors to the land around the Brannan Island State Recreation Area.
SF State students think about the Pilgrimage
After a full day of learning about the Miwok Indians, the Sacramento River Delta, the Chinese in Lock and the surrounding farms, students from SF State stop to reflect.
Walking tour of Little Manila
Founders of The Manila Town Heritage Foundation guide a tour of the once thriving Little Manila in Stockton.
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Fraternal Lodge in Little Manila
These lodges were once important places of community for Filipino men when they immigrated to the United States.
Uncovering lost stories in the basement of the fraternal lodges
Members of The Manila Town Heritage Foundation discovered a basement filled with old photographs, books and trunks that once belonged to the men who stayed in the lodge.
Click on button on far lower right hand corner to get the full slideshow.
~Sounds Bites from the Pilgrimage~
An Introduction to some who came on the Pilgrimage
People came from across the bay area to take part in the first pilgrimage to the Sacramento River Delta. Everyone had a life story to share with the community.
Gordan Lee talks about Chinese experiences coming to the Delta.
Lee draws awareness to the terrible conditions of the steam ships that Chinese came from San Francisco to the Delta in.
Speaking with Billie Elliston and Phyllis Coy of the Ione Band of the Miwok Indians and Paiute Indian, Ashley George
Elliston, Coy and George talk about the history of their ancestors to the land around the Brannan Island State Recreation Area.
SF State students think about the Pilgrimage
After a full day of learning about the Miwok Indians, the Sacramento River Delta, the Chinese in Lock and the surrounding farms, students from SF State stop to reflect.
Walking tour of Little Manila
Founders of The Manila Town Heritage Foundation guide a tour of the once thriving Little Manila in Stockton.
1.
2.
Fraternal Lodge in Little Manila
These lodges were once important places of community for Filipino men when they immigrated to the United States.
Uncovering lost stories in the basement of the fraternal lodges
Members of The Manila Town Heritage Foundation discovered a basement filled with old photographs, books and trunks that once belonged to the men who stayed in the lodge.
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