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Acknowledgments M Y DEEPEST THANKS go to my first and greatest teachers, Teodoro Magallion Gonzalves (1926–2001) and Salvación Francisco Gonzalves. This book is dedicated to them. The love and support of Rudy Gonzalves has sustained me throughout our journeys. Annabelle G. Cortez and the Cortez family have always made me feel welcome . The future of the funk is in the hands of Diego, Rosalí, and Julián. Over the years, I probably should have listened more to the advice of the following advisers: Olivia Fojas, Daniel Phil Gonzales, Linda Gonzales, Dean Grafilo, Marisa Viloria, Debra Belale, Allan Manalo, Joyce Juan Manalo , Edgar Dormitorio, Julpha Maniquis, Chris Ferreria, Carlos Villa, Karin Aguilar–San Juan, Dwight Hopkins, August Espiritu, and Anna Gonzalez. Special thanks go to my neighbors—Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, David A. M. Golberg, and Primo Salim Lagaso Goldberg—who have kept me afloat at one time or another with wonderful acts of friendship out here in the middle of the Pacific. Mahalo nui loa for your kindness and friendship : Jacquie Brown, John Castro, Melisa Casumbal, Kim Chanbonpin, Jennifer Chandler, Clark Cuadro, Mike Cueva, Rhodora Derpo, Jon-Jon Domingo, Cindy Franklin, Sonny Ganaden, Lesa Griffith, Emil Guillermo, Patricia Espiritu Halagao, A. J. Halagao, Gelareh Khoie, Rod Labrador, Charles Lawrence, Hung Le, Mari Matsuda, David Mayeda, Mandy Morris, Konrad Ng, Pati Poblete, Christine Quemuel, Joey Salazar, Scott Sato, Michelle Cruz Skinner, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Ben Tirnauer, Haunani Trask, and Paul Zarate. x • Acknowledgments My colleagues at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, have been generous with their encouragement and time. Maraming salamat po to my comrades in the Department of American Studies, especially Robert Perkinson, David Stannard, and Mari Yoshihara (whose recitals I look forward to each year). The administrative support of Gerry Uyeunten and the staff of Moore 324 has been a blessing. Sandy Enoki deserves my deepest gratitude for guiding me through the surprisingly dense thicket of paperwork in an office that aspires to become paperless. Her laughter heard on our wing of the floor is as instantly recognizable as it is infectious. It has been an honor to teach the following students: Constancio Arnaldo, Cheryl Beredo, Margaret Hay, Alicia Hultin, Maria Mehr, Lorenzo Perillo, Janeen Power, Vince Raboteau, Danny Simon, and Emilia Wiggins. My line of work has allowed me to learn from and collaborate with a wonderful network of scholars and writers. George Lipsitz deserves special thanks for reading several drafts of this manuscript. I have stolen some of my best lines from him. R. Bin Wong provided excellent support and asked all the right questions. Biting from Run-DMC, Gary Okihiro inspired a bunch of kids in Northern California’s South Bay to think about ethnic studies as our house. Robert A. Hill deepened my appreciation for the vocation of vindication. Lisa Lowe and Yen Le Espiritu welcomed me to La Jolla and gave me another intellectual home outside of the real O.C. Dorinne Kondo encouraged me to speak up when the going got rough. Scott Wong agreed to disagree, and we have been friends ever since. Raúl Fernandez turned me on to the music of Joe Bataan, whose tunes have never left heavy rotation in my house and car. Eugene van Erven kindly read an earlier version of this manuscript and offered helpful advice and encouragement. My partners in the field of Filipino/American and Asian American/ ethnic studies continue to inspire me. My warm thanks to Amy Agbayani, Dean Alegado, Ibrahim Aoude, Kim Alidio, Anna Alves, Christine Balance, Rick Baldoz, Nerissa Balce, Kiko Benitez, John David Blanco, Marivi Soliven Blanco, Rick Bonus (Barique Obonus), Eloisa Borah, Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns, Jeff Chang, Juliana Chang, Catherine Choy, Denise Cruz, Sharon Delmendo, Kale Fajardo, Candace Fujikane, Dorothy Fujita Rony, Vernadette Gonzalez, Vina Lanzona, Dawn Mabalon, Ruth Mabanglo, Martin Manalansan, Linda Maram, Franklin Odo, Jon Okamura, Rhacel Parreñas, Oscar Peñaranda, Liz Pisares, JoAnna Poblete-Cross, Barbara Posadas, Vicente Rafael, Eric Reyes, Lulu Reyes, Rowena Robles, Darlene Rodrigues, Dylan Rodriguez, Evelyn Rodriguez, Robyn Rodriguez, John Rosa, Sarita See, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, James Sobredo, Neferti Tadiar, Dana Takagi, Mary Talusan, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Tony Tiongson, Acknowledgments • xi Rowena Tomaneng, Ricardo Trimillos, Charlene Tung, Sunny Vergara, Oliver Wang, and Eric Wat. The research for this book was made possible by a U.S.Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, a Meet the Composer Award, grants from the University Research Council of the University of Hawai‘i, and a Florence T. Moeson Fellowship at the...

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