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Description
Group photo taken of 1st generation Filipino immigrants, all born and raised in the Phillipines. This photo was taken before WW II, 1930-1937, in the Los Angeles Harbor area. Romy Madrigal (top row, 2nd from right) raised a family in Los Angeles and became President of the Filipino community in the L.A. Harbor area. Dodo Zamorano (2nd from left) lived in the house. Bonifacio Libre (sitting in center) also a President of the Filipino community in the L.A. Harbor area. ? Arendien (sitting right) owned a restaurant called "Our Cafe", a Filipino restaurant on 6th Street and Beacon. All the men spoke the same common dialect of Cebu and worked in fish canneries located on Terminal Island.
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