Pinoy Capital

Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City is a
2009 non-ction book by Benito Manalo Vergara and
published by Temple University Press. The book re-
ceived favorable reviews from critics.
1 Background
States was their need to strike a balance between their re-
lation to the two nations. In 2009, remittances sent by
the foreign-employed Filipinos comprised 10% of the to-
tal GDP of the Philippines.[6] Filipinos holding American
citizenship by birthright are thought to have lost their
traditional Filipino values. A considerable number of
interviewees cited reuniting with family as their motive
for migrating to the United States.[7]

As of 2006 Daly City, California had a population of ap-

proximately 35,000 Filipinos.[1] The Immigration Act of
1965 had signicantly increased the inux of Filipinos in
4 Reception
the city.[2]
Writing for Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society,
John A. Peterson called the work an intriguing and em-
pathic study of Filipinos in Daly City.[1] Kimberly Alidio
2 Content (Journal of American Ethnic History) opined "Pinoy Cap-
ital is signicant for its attention to ... nuances of con-
The ethnographic study Pinoy Capital was part of the temporary immigration.[8] Emily Noelle Ignacio of the
Asian American History and Culture series from the University of Washington, Tacoma (Contemporary Soci-
Temple University Press. For his research, Vergara con- ology) called Vergaras work an "[accomplishment]".[9]
ducted interviews and analyzed newspaper and journal ar- She further points out that the word Capital used in the
ticles alongside books written previously on the subject.[2] books title might possibly have two meanings; one re-
The book consists of eight chapters: A Repeated Turn- ferring to Daly City as an ideal destination for emigrating
ing, Little Manila, Looking Forward: Narratives of Obli- Filipinos and the other being the economic benets to the
gation, Spreading the News: Newspapers and Transna- Philippines from these migrants.[6]
tional Belonging, Looking Back: Indierence, Respon-
Ignacio praised the book by calling it rich in empiri-
sibility, and the Anti-Marcos Movement in the United
cal material meticulously situated and adeptly analyzed
States, Betrayal and Belonging, Citizenship and Nostal-
and an important contribution to sociological studies
gia, and Pinoy Capital.[3]
on topics ranging from nationalism to ethnicity.[10] Linda
The book provides details about the citys history from Espaa-Maram (The Western Historical Quarterly) wrote
the early 20th century. Following World War II, that the work was signicant in the way that Vergara un-
Daly City witnessed its transition into a poorly-planned packs questions related to socioeconomic standing.[7]
suburbia.[1] It also discusses the role of media in shap-
ing the notion of belonging to the mother country. The
most prominent newspaper for the community was the 5 References
The Philippine News, which served as a forum for resisting
the dictatorial regime of Ferdinand Marcos; popular TV [1] Peterson 2010, p. 84.
networks include The Filipino Channel (ABSCBN); and
Filipinas magazine is also headquartered in Daly City.[2] [2] Alidio 2011, p. 116.

[3] Vergara 2009.

[4] Peterson 2010, p. 86.

3 Findings
[5] Peterson 2010, p. 85.
Vergara reported that the median household income of [6] Ignacio 2010, p. 616.
Filipinos in Daly City was greater than the average na-
tional income in the United States.[4] Moreover, instead [7] Espaa-Maram 2010, p. 398.
of being called Filipino-American, a signicant part of
[8] Alidio 2011, p. 117.
the community preferred to be identied as Filipinos.[5]
A major issue faced by Filipinos residing in the United [9] Ignacio 2010, p. 615.

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[10] Ignacio 2010, p. 617.

6 Bibliography
Alidio, Kimberly (Fall 2011). Review: Pinoy Cap-
ital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City by Benito
M. Vergara Jr.. Journal of American Ethnic His-
tory. University of Illinois Press. 31 (1): 116117.
doi:10.5406/jamerethnhist.31.1.0116.

Espaa-Maram, Linda (2010). Review:

Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly
City Benito M. Vergara, Jr.. The West-
ern Historical Quarterly. 41 (3): 398399.
doi:10.2307/westhistquar.41.3.0398. ISSN 0043-
3810.

Ignacio, E. N. (2010). Pinoy Capital: The Fil-

ipino Nation in Daly City. Contemporary Soci-
ology: A Journal of Reviews. 39 (5): 615617.
doi:10.1177/0094306110380384ss. ISSN 0094-
3061.
Peterson, John A. (March 2010). Reviewed Work:
Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City,
In the series Asian American History and Culture
by Benito M. Vergara Jr., Sucheng Chan, David
Palumbo-Liu, Michael Omi, K. Scott Wong, Linda
Trinh V". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and So-
ciety. University of San Carlos Publications. 38 (1):
8487. JSTOR 29792696.

7 External links
Vergara, Benito Manalo (2009). Pinoy Capital:
The Filipino Nation in Daly City. Asian American
History and Culture. Philadelphia: Temple Uni-
versity Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-664-3. JSTOR
j.ctt14bt37r.
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