Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is the first episode in a four-part series that recounts the 2005 discovery of steamer trunks and other luggage by Antonio Somera, Grandmaster of Bahala Na Escrima and member of the Legionarios del Trabajo. Dillon Delvo, Executive Director of Little Manila Rising, reflects on the significance of these artifacts for Filipino Americans in Stockton’s historic Little Manila.
Learn more about Stockton’s Little Manila community in the exhibition “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories”:
https://apa.si.edu/exhibitions/filipino-american-stories/
This video was made possible through the generous support of the Panda CommUnity Fund. It also received federal funding from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
This is the first episode in a four-part series that recounts the 2005 discovery of steamer trunks and other luggage by Antonio Somera, Grandmaster of Bahala Na Escrima and member of the Legionarios del Trabajo. Dillon Delvo, Executive Director of Little Manila Rising, reflects on the significance of these artifacts for Filipino Americans in Stockton’s historic Little Manila.
Learn more about Stockton’s Little Manila community in the exhibition “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories”:
https://apa.si.edu/exhibitions/filipino-american-stories/
This video was made possible through the generous support of the Panda CommUnity Fund. It also received federal funding from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
