Stockton's Little Manila community was once home to 15,000 people and was the largest Filipino community outside the Philippines. Starting in the late 1960s the neighborhood was largely torn down to make way for the Crosstown Freeway. Residents scattered to the Bay Area and Sacramento, and by 1978, the Filipino-American population in Stockton dropped to just 5,000.
The 2017-2018 Pacific's Digital Delta Project engaged select students from history, graphic arts, and computer science collaborated to bring the lost landscape of Stockton’s Little Manila to life through digital mapping and 3D model reconstruction. These students worked with local Filipino community institutions, like the Little Manila Foundation and the Filipino American National Historical Society, and interviewed community members to tell the story of this community in a gaming environment.
In addition to the resources in this collection, researchers can visit: • An exhibit about Stockton’s Little Manila and the creation of project. • An an online digital collection of materials used for the project. • A collection of publicity surrounding the project. • The software program that was created for the project.
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Niraj Chaudhary Tweet
Niraj Chaudhary
Tweet by Niraj Chaudhary on collecting images and video via drone for the Little Manila Virtually Recreated project.
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College of the Pacific Tweet
College of the Pacific
Tweet by College of the Pacific about the 2018 Little Manila Virtually Recreated project.
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College of the Pacific Tweet
College of the Pacific
Tweet by College of the Pacific quoting former Little Manila Resident Minnie Liwanag on Pacific's Digital Delta VR project.
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Digital Delta fellows recreate lost Little Manila in virtual reality game
College of the Pacific
Blog post by College of the Pacific, the liberal arts and sciences school at University of the Pacific, about the project.
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Fox 40 News Facebook post
Fox 40 News
Facebook post by Fox 40 News linking to their article and video about the Little Manila Recreated Project.
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Fox 40 News Tweet
Fox 40 News
Twitter post by Fox 40 News leading to their article and video about the Little Manila Recreated project.
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"UOP Students Recreate Little Manila Neighborhood in Virtual Reality"
Pedro Rivera and Fox 40 News
Article and video on the Little Manila Recreated project by Fox 40 News, posted on their website and aired on TV.
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University of the Pacific Tweet
University of the Pacific
Tweet by University of the Pacific about Fox 40 News coming out to interview individuals involved in the Little Manila Virtually Recreated project.
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VIDEO: Digital Delta program brings Stockton's Little Manila to life
University of the Pacific
Article and video by University of the Pacific's Newsroom on the 2018 Little Manila Virtually Recreated project.
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VIDEO: Digital Delta Project creates virtual reality game around lost Little Manila neighborhood
University of the Pacific
Video of University of the Pacific's Digital Delta fellows creating a virtual reality game around Stockton's lost Little Manila neighborhood. Promotional video created by University of the Pacific personnel, interviewing several people involved in the project plus community members.
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WEBSITE: Little Manila Virtually Recreated
University of the Pacific
Home page for the 2018 Little Manila Virtually Recreated project. Includes information and videos about creating the software program.
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Kuulu post by Pacific Libraries
University of the Pacific Libraries
The 2018 Digital Deltas Summer Fellowship students designing Little Manila Recreated, a Virtual Reality museum exhibit for the Filipino-American National Historical Society (FANHS) Museum in Stockton.
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Digital Delta Project looks for summer fellows
Kaylee Webster and College of the Pacific
Blog post by College of the Pacific, the liberal arts and sciences school at University of the Pacific, looking for summer student fellows for the 2017 project.
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Little Manila being brought back to life
Almendra Carpizo and The Record
News article from The Record, a Stockton newspaper about the 2017 Little Manila video game project at University of the pacific
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Digital Delta Project combines art, history, technology to preserve community’s legacy
College of the Pacific
Blog post by College of the Pacific, the liberal arts and sciences school at University of the Pacific, about the 2017 Little Manila project.
