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Book Title: The Filipino Americans
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Barbara M. Posadas
Publication Name: Filipino Americans
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Series: The New Americans Ser.
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
