Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City is a 2009 non-fiction book by Benito Manalo Vergara and published by Temple University Press.
The most prominent newspaper for the community was The Philippine News, which served as a forum for resisting the dictatorial regime of Ferdinand Marcos; popular TV networks include The Filipino Channel (ABS–CBN); and Filipinas magazine is also headquartered in Daly City.
[4] [5] [6] Vergara talks about the class divisions within the community and reported that in Daly City there were many Filipinos who had found employment in low-paying and working-class roles that were beneath their educational attainments.
[14] Writing for Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, John A. Peterson called the work "an intriguing and empathic study of Filipinos in Daly City".
[16] She further points out that the word Capital used in the book's title might possibly have two meanings; one referring to Daly City as an ideal destination for emigrating Filipinos and the other being the economic benefits to the Philippines from these migrants.
[11] Ignacio praised the book by calling it "rich in empirical material meticulously situated and adeptly analyzed" and an "important contribution to sociological studies" on topics ranging from nationalism to ethnicity.