A man Carlos meets when he first arrives in Stockton, California. He speaks Carlos’s dialect and takes him to a restaurant, where he prepares vegetable soup and chicken. Claro warns Carlos to stay away from the Chinese because they control all of Stockton’s various houses of vice. Later in the book, Carlos encounters Claro leading a workers’ strike and protesting against Japanese strikebreakers. He tells Carlos that the trade union movement in Manila is boycotting Japanese-made products.
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Claro Character Timeline in America Is in the Heart
The timeline below shows where the character Claro appears in America Is in the Heart. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15
...a Chinese man shoot and kill a Filipino. After fleeing, Carlos meets a man named Claro, who offers him food and shelter and tells him to stay away from Chinese-dominated Stockton...
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Chapter 39
Among the strikers, Carlos spots Claro carrying anti-Japanese placards. Claro explains that a Japanese woman has been strikebreaking in the area...
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