Pinoytown Churches

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Back when Pinoytown was thriving on North Sixth Street, there were two main Filipino churches: the Filipino Community Presbyterian Church at 681 North Fifth Street and the Filipino Full Gospel Mission at 632 North Sixth Street. Isidoro “Izzy” Arevalo, Leo Escalante Jr., Sally Regala, Ben Villarruz, Helen Ragsac Sanchez, and Albert “Corky” Bueno share memories […]

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Shining Shoes

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Isidoro “Izzy” Arevalo, Leo Escalante Jr., Sally Regala, Ben Villarruz, Helen Ragsac Sanchez, and Albert “Corky” Bueno share of growing up in San Jose Japantown during the 1930s.

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