Julian S. Arofo
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content: Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Julian S. Arofo was born on December 12, 1899 in Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines. Records indicate that Arofo was a passenger aboard the S. S. Shinyo Maru that arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 1, 1924. It is assumed that he immigrated to Hawai'i to work for the Hawaiian Sugar Plantation Association, a common path for many Filipino immigrants at that time. Arofo later moved to Stockton, California and resided at the Daguhoy Lodge on 203 East Hazelton Avenue, as documented on his World War II draft card filed on February 14, 1942. Standing at five feet, two inches and weighing one hundred and forty pounds at the time of registration, he continued to live in Stockton after his military service, working as a laborer for modest wages. In addition, Arofo was a member of the fraternal organization, Legionarios del Trabajo Daguhoy Lodge number 528. On January 4, 1976, Julian S. Arofo passed away at the age of seventy-seven. He is interred at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery.

Sources:

National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60

Ancestry.com. United States, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Incorporated, 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

Ancestry.com. United States, City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Incorporated, 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

Social Security Administration; Washington DC, USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

Place: San Joaquin; Date: 4 January 1976; Social Security: 573264399

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, DC; Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, Hawai'i, circa 1900-circa 1952; Microfilm Series: A3407; Microfilm Roll: 2
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1515, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains material relating to the financial aspect of Arofo's life while in Stockton, California. Dating from 1950 the material is a savings account from the American Trust Company. It documents the withdrawal of money over a period of three years and provides details about the account holder's name and residential address. These materials serve as a primary source for understanding some of the banking practices in the 1950s.