Title: Almost Americans : a quest for dignity /
Authors: McReynolds, Patricia Justiniani, 1926-
Publisher: Red Crane Books,
Year: 1997
Subjects: McReynolds, Patricia Justiniani,; Filipino Americans California Biography.; Norwegian Americans California Biography.; Racially mixed children California Biography.; Immigrants California Biography.; California Race relations.; California Biography.
Abstract: A mestiza describes growing up in 1930s California when racism was a way of life. Patricia Justiniani's father was a Filipino and her mother a Norwegian. When the time comes to marry, Patricia and her Anglo fiance must travel out of state because mixed marriage is forbidden. A non-fiction memoir.