Claire Prentice

The Igorrotes sitting around a campfire, and playing up for the camera, at Coney Island in the summer of 1905.

A tale of sex, greed and Filipinos on Coney Island

October 10, 2014Books

In 1905, a small tribe from the Philippines appeared at Coney Island as a “human exhibit.” Journalist Claire Prentice chronicles their experiences in her latest book, “The Lost Tribes of Coney Island,” which we’ve excerpted here.

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