Julian Rogas
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content: Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Julian Rogas was born in 1887 or 1889 in the Philippines. Details of Rogas's early life and his journey to the United States are unclear. The 1930 United States census, however, documented his immigration as 1915. At this time, he resided on Oak Street in Oakland, California where he worked as a janitor in a building. With little money and living as a single man, he could only afford shared housing with four other single lodgers. By the 1950 census Rogas was described as separated and living with seven occupants as a cook seeking employment.    

*Conflicting birth date: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1889. 1950 United States Federal Census, 1887.

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Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 2339838

National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 590; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 67-551
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content: 1929-1936, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1515, Series 18
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Includes correspondence relating to the Legionarios del Trabajo, two wallets and their contents, a blank diary, and ephemera. Correspondence is primarily written in Visayan by Ramon BatolBatol and Johnny Gihapon in Cebu, Philippines, and sent to Julian Rogas in Oakland, California. The materials relating to the Legionarios del Trabajo document Julian's membership in the fraternal organization. The materials do not identify any information regarding Julian's personal details, Although, they document his time in Oakland, California during the 1930s. The series serves as a primary source for understanding the social, political, and cultural landscape as well as how people attempted to stay connected to people in another country during the 1930s. Materials are arranged in chronological order.