LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Intermarriage and
Naturalization
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Application for Certificate of Naturalization of Manilaman Thomas
Puertollano, 1908
Courtesy of Kevin Puertollano.
Marriage certificate of Agostin Cadawas and Lavinia
Courtesy of Josephine David-Petero.
“We could say that we are descendants of each side [Filipino and
Aboriginal], you know… It was just like a
stigma, you know for men to be involved with an Aboriginal wife, so
that’s why they didn’t marry…”
– Ellen Puertollano
Manilamen descendant
Life in Australia
Racial Segregation
