Who is Manuel Buaken from Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans and what is their importance? Strangers_from_a_Different_Shore:_A_History_of_Asian_Americans English & Literature Manuel Buaken | Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
Manuel Buaken immigrated from the Philippines. He arrived in Stockton to look for a job and found the city flooded with Filipinos. He found a job as a dishwasher.