Title:
Domingo Dela Rosa
Subject:
Domingo Dela Rosa
Filipino Americans
Description:
Domingo Dela Rosa, born in 1900 in Ilococos Sur, Philippines, was a former schoolteacher before he arrived in Seattle, Washington,
in 1927. Initially working in Alaska before settling in Oxnard in 1928, Dela Rosa was a pioneer, father figure, and advocate
for the early Filipinos in Oxnard. Dela Rosa translated, advocated, and intervened on behalf of Filipinos when disputes arose.
He was a farm laborer and entrepreneur and owned a dozen businesses in his lifetime, including the Plaza Restaurant at 301
South C Street, Shipside Cafe in Port Hueneme, a pool hall, a hamburger stand, bars, a barbershop, rental properties, and
gift shops, as well as multiple business incarnations at his storefront at 127 Enterprise Street in Oxnard.
Publisher:
California State University, Channel Islands, John Spoor Broome Library
Contributor:
Lisa and Domingo Dela Rosa Jr.
Date:
2012
2012
Type:
image
Identifier:
CACAMCUC_058
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Language:
eng
Relation:
Coverage:
Ventura County (Calif.)
Rights:
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