his countrymen paying their entire wages just to dance with women (Bulosan 105). During his second job, he seemed to have learned about how whites treated his kind in central Washington, suspicion at the least, murder at its worst (Bulosan 107). Carlos had to deal with untrustworthy and shifty Filipino bosses, while also fearing the white lynch mobs (Bulosan 107). After his second job, Carlos would take trains from here to there, never finding a place to call home, always being mistreated wherever he landed. He had finally met up with his brother in Las Angeles, and was still optimistic about the United States. However, neither his brother nor his brothers friends held the same belief, as they had been in the country longer (Bulosan 130).
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Before the National Industrial Recovery Act, there was virtually no protection for organized unions (Oakes 732-733). Before the act, many people struggled to form unions, to come together to form a voice to fight corporate abuse. Indeed, wherever Carlos Bulosan went, Filipino unions were in shambles, struggling to survive (Bulosan 194). Employers sought to bust unions by any means necessary, to include espionage, blackmail, and armed assault (Oakes 736). Carlos had encountered a person engaged in espionage in order to break down the Filipino unions, and her name was Helen (Bulosan 199-200). People were looking for a way to fight for basic rights in the work place, and the Communist Party of the United States of America sought to help organize labor (Oakes 733). Carlos had encountered communists throughout his journey on the west coast of America (Bulosan 267). The communist Filipinos that he had met required membership, and sought to, “unify minorities so that they might work effectively with the progressive organizations and the trade unions toward a national program of peace and democracy.” (Bulosan …show more content…
Throughout the 1920s, farming was rapidly expanding to meet consumer needs, however in the 1930s the market collapsed (Oakes 721). Many of the Filipinos were simple farmers, whose only skill was cultivating land. In fact, most of Carlos’ family were uneducated farmers. So when farmer’s income dropped by nearly two thirds, the unskilled labor force of Filipinos was also hurt. People would often rent a room with other family members in order to scrape up enough money to pay rent, although groups of people were still being evicted due to inability to pay rent (Oakes 721). Carlos, along with his brother and group of friends were often unable to pay rent, and were kicked out of places regularly (Bulosan
Before the National Industrial Recovery Act, there was virtually no protection for organized unions (Oakes 732-733). Before the act, many people struggled to form unions, to come together to form a voice to fight corporate abuse. Indeed, wherever Carlos Bulosan went, Filipino unions were in shambles, struggling to survive (Bulosan 194). Employers sought to bust unions by any means necessary, to include espionage, blackmail, and armed assault (Oakes 736). Carlos had encountered a person engaged in espionage in order to break down the Filipino unions, and her name was Helen (Bulosan 199-200). People were looking for a way to fight for basic rights in the work place, and the Communist Party of the United States of America sought to help organize labor (Oakes 733). Carlos had encountered communists throughout his journey on the west coast of America (Bulosan 267). The communist Filipinos that he had met required membership, and sought to, “unify minorities so that they might work effectively with the progressive organizations and the trade unions toward a national program of peace and democracy.” (Bulosan …show more content…
Throughout the 1920s, farming was rapidly expanding to meet consumer needs, however in the 1930s the market collapsed (Oakes 721). Many of the Filipinos were simple farmers, whose only skill was cultivating land. In fact, most of Carlos’ family were uneducated farmers. So when farmer’s income dropped by nearly two thirds, the unskilled labor force of Filipinos was also hurt. People would often rent a room with other family members in order to scrape up enough money to pay rent, although groups of people were still being evicted due to inability to pay rent (Oakes 721). Carlos, along with his brother and group of friends were often unable to pay rent, and were kicked out of places regularly (Bulosan