Works, archives, and records behind this site — the scholarship on Filipino-American history that gives context to Kapatirang Pilipino, and the primary sources documenting PSU/KP at UCSB.
A scholarly synthesis prepared for this site draws the Filipino-American history that frames Kapatirang Pilipino. The report and every source that supports the timeline, map, and figures are listed here — each linked to the originating institution or publication.
AI-aided research. The Filipino-American history here draws on coursework in Asian American Studies at UCSB — including the Filipino-American Experience — and on continuing personal research and engagement with Asian-American and Filipino-American histories. It was also compiled with the help of AI deep research (Perplexity.ai); AI can introduce errors or hallucinations, so verify facts against the linked primary sources before relying on or citing them.
The report
Primary, government & archival sources
Kapatirang Pilipino at UCSB
Primary sources documenting PSU/KP's own history. Most of this record lives with the organization and its alumni — add citations here as they are gathered.
First-hand knowledge. The PSU/KP history on this site draws on my own association with the organizations at UCSB since 1991 — as a member, officer, and advisor — as well as personal dialogues with past and present members, alongside the records, rosters, and program archives gathered here.
Organizational records
Add PSU/KP sources here. Suggested primary sources: PCN programs and playbills, meeting minutes and constitutions, officer rosters, alumni oral histories, the UCSB Library Special Collections and the UCSB Department of Asian American Studies, El Congreso records, and the Daily Nexus archive. Edit the PSU_REFS array in references-data.js.
Filipino-American history
Scholarly books, archives, and reference works on the wider Filipino-American story — the context our chapter belongs to. Verify editions and page-level facts against the sources before citing.