Carlos B- Module 5
it is the year when aurelio dionisio and paris left the philippines and went to america
1930
when did carlos arrive to seattle?
july 22, 1930 (shortly after the great depression)
nabulosan brothers intention why they left the philippines
to finish their education
to make their fortune
a severe global economic crisis that originated in the united states
great depression
when does great depression began
july 29, 1929 to 1939
what does the great depression caused
mass unemployment, bank failure, decline in trade, widespread poverty
panic selling began on______
Black Thursday, october 24,1929
immediate goal of carlos in america
to establish contact with his brother aurelio who was living in lumpoc, California
carlos' first job in america
dishwasher in lompoc's lane cafe
in america is in the heart what is lompoc's lane cafe
opal cafe
the four states where carlos lived in america
washington, arizona, california, oregon
is job in america was physically demanding, he worked in----
fisheries, canneries, and farming
it was a large trend among the pinoys and the usually traveled by train or taxi
migration
carlos moved up and down the
pacific coast: washington (mostly seattle)
california: (Sacramento, stockton, and los angeles)
Alaska
East(New Mexico)
the most noticeable health issues of carlos
weak legs
the most critical health issues of carlos
tuberculosis
carlos leg was cravely injured by ______ and a letter reveals his right hand was a smashed by ____________who tried to extract money from him.
white mob, white policeman
what is the most prominent episode of poor health of carlos
his admittance to the tuberculosis word at the los angeles county hospital
where he underwent three operations(thoracoplasty, removal of kneecap, and removal of lung)
stayed there for almost 2 years
(1936-1938)
after 14 years he admitted again to another the tuberculosis ward
seattle's firland sanatorium
for 2 years(1952-1954)
loss of hearing and internal bleeding with the medications he took while at firland
he underwent a total of 18 operations by 1954
bulosan's declassified fbi file states that he weighed ___
99 pounds when he was admitted to firland sanatorium, and 87 pounds by june 14, 1954
reasons why carlos became alcoholic (drinks whiskey)
which also causes his death in September 1956
to clear his mind from distractions, and could focus on his ideas.
to numb the pains from his various ailments.
how carlos was an insomniac
he would write in episode spanning several days fearing that he would lose his ideas if he slept
the legal heir of carlos bulosan
aurelio
why was he uncomfortable being seen with a woman in public, and he never mentioned this women outside of correspondence.
because his relationships were prone to prejudices, since he was a filipino
this sisters brought bulosan lifelong friendship, who wrote many letters and recommended many books to carlos
sanora and dorothy (the babb sisters)
sonora bob and bolosan originally came into contact when he was editor for______
The New Tide(a labor union newspaper to which she contributed)
letters written by her suggest that she and bulusan were married or at least in a deeply committed long distance relationship.
she was involved with the labor movement to an uncertain extent she found a job in connection with the Atomic Energy Commission which probably gave leads for the fbi
marjorie patton (1950-1953)
carlos bulosan papers at the university of washington have no copy of the marriage certificate but letters address to miss marjorie bulusan suggest that they were married by year
1950
bulusan may have kept the relationship quiet because of racism and prejudice
and he was a blacklisted author by this time, the fbi already began its surveillance on him the year before.
the relationship was ultimately and successful but records only indicate a separation not divorce
Marjorie and carlos
a white woman who was long involved in the labor movement
josephine patrick
josephine and carlos both members of the______
UNITED CANNERY, AGRICULTURAL, PACKING, AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA
(UCAPAWA)
bulosan and patrick met in
Seattle( 1952) at the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 37 Chapter
bolosan says: "I don't want to marry because I am a coward: i am actually afraid of the responsibilities attendant to marriage. it takes a man sometimes to marry. i have married my work, my dream, my hope for the future, no woman can take the place of my work; and all the women i have known realized it, and so in time they all went away." (Josephine Patrick)
a letter written to a friend in september 1947
bulosan's american colonial education promoted
freedom and equality
carlos dedicated his life in _____ and _____ _____to push for better conditions and civil rights for minority workers in the us and around the world.
writing and political activism
bulosans numerous injuries get him from performing physical labor and marching out on the front lines so he's written works where his attempts to advance civil and worker rights.
he sacrificed love and health for this impersonal ambitions