Almost Americans
Subtitle: a quest for dignity
By: Patricia Justiniani McReynolds.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Red Crane Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Santa Fe
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: McReynolds, Patricia Justiniani, 1926-; Filipino Americans -- California -- Biography.; Norwegian Americans -- California -- Biography.; Racially mixed children -- California -- Biography.; Immigrants -- California -- Biography.; California -- Race relations.; California -- Biography.
Description: 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.