Little Manila After School Program
Serving our local high school students, the Little Manila After School Program (LMASP) is an Ethnic Studies program focused on Philippine & Filipino American history, culture, politics, art, community responsibility, and collegiate access.
Our students gain essential knowledge that is not taught in our local public schools. Students in our program graduate with a deeper understanding of their identity and their own place in history as they set out to build upon the sacrifice and achievements of generations past. Established at Edison High School by Little Manila co-founder Dillon Delvo and former LMASP teacher Alma Riego, LMASP extends Little Manila's mission to provide education to the community. Now in its eleventh year, the program operates at Edison High School and has served students all throughout Stockton. The program has helped numerous students attend prestigious universities, appreciate their history, and develop ways to help the community they love so dearly.
Students and teachers engage in dialogue around: pre and post-colonial cause and effects on Pin@ys psychologically and sociologically, pre and post-colonial performance, art and music, past and present forms of imperialism, the Philippine American War, Balagtasan, indigenous identities, Pin@y contributions to Hip Hop, to name a few.
From the beginning, the co-founders understood how education would play a major role in the historic preservation of Little Manila. It is through LMASP that Stockton's youth are empowered to know their history, know themselves, and understand the significance of Stockton in the larger fabric of American history.
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