Some help on "Smokey's Getting Old"

So I read the poem “Smokey’s Getting Old” and couldn't understand it the first time around. Yes I am ignorant. Fortunately there is the internet…. Anyway here are some references I was confused on. Admittedly, many of the references are from Wikipedia, but this is for just a general understanding people and the places the Jessica Hagedorn alludes to, so I hope this is useful.

Nellie: I think this is referencing the song "Hey Nellie Nellie" see lyrics here: http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/h/heynelly.html
Significantly these lines at the end:

"I see white folks and colored walkin' side by side

They're walkin' in a column that's a century wide

It's still a long and a hard and a bloody ride

in 1963"

1959: Second wave of Filipino immigration was between 1946-1959. This occurred after the Naturalization Act in 1946, which allowed Filipinos to gain U.S. Citizenship.

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning “neighborhood”

Quiapo market is a market that is located in Manila, the second largest city in the Philippines Here’s a picture of Quiapo Market:

Stockton (In California): “the gathering place for Filipinos as they came to America” (Takaki 316)

Poly High was a high school in San Fransisco that closed in the 1970’s. It had a reputation for diversity, but I could not find much else on it.

Woolworth is a tower in New York city that overshadows China Town. Here’s a good picture. It’s the oldest skyscraper in the U.S. and Woolworth company (a retail company) owned it for about 85 years.

<-- The Tower is centered in the middle here. It's the one lit up.

Smokey Robinson was a light skinned African American R&B singer. “Smokey” referred to a dark skinned black man, and was given as a nickname to the artist by his uncle to remind him where "he came from." The Cow & Palace, I think, was a place he performed at.

“Be My Baby”: Here are the lyrics, but the title basically says it all: http://www.metrolyrics.com/be-my-baby-lyrics-the-ronettes.html

The Ronnettes were a girls group. The three singers were related (two sisters and their cousin) and were of African American, Native American, and White descent. They were also considered the first “bad girls” of rock in the 60’s.

The Jackson Five was an African American family music group… you know… Michael Jackson.

The lyrics at the end are from Smokey Robinson’s song “You Really Got a Hold on Me.” They are not the exact lyrics, but bits and pieces of them strung together.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/smokeyrobinson/youreallygotaholdonme.html

Hope this helps!