Several local scholars worked to have the site recognized as a literary landmark by the American Library Association.

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This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: Manila House
Several local scholars worked to have the site recognized as a literary landmark by the American Library Association.
This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: Manila House

Manila House was purchased by the Visayan Circle in 1937. It served as a boarding house and gathering place for cab drivers, students, writers, musicians, soldiers, and Philippine government workers until the early 1960s. American Book Award…