Barangay Mintal, Davao City: The Little Tokyo of Prewar Philippines, 1900-1942

  • Evelina E. Ayson University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Andrea V. Campado University of the Philippines Mindanao

Abstract

This paper is a modest attempt to chronicle the events in prewar Davao, focusing on Barangay Mintal. Essentially a sociohistorical study, this paper recounts local history as well as the social processes of migration, adaptation, and political economic transformation resulting from the activities of a foreign migrant group in the area—the Japanese. Accounts are largely based on available literature and the experiences of selected men and women who have lived through the said period.

Published
2015-09-23
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Articles