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SJPL Picks: Filipino American Voices

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October is Filipino American Heritage Month, and what better way to celebrate than with works written by Filipino Americans. This list features fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and a graphic novel by authors identifying as part of the Filipino American community. Selected and curated by SJPL Librarians.

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Horse Barbie

Horse Barbie

A Memoir

by Rocero, Geena

Book - 2023

The memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City and later found self-acceptance by embracing her true self. The memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City and later found self-acceptance by embracing her true self. Show less

The memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City and later found self-acceptance by embracing her true self. The memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City and later found self-acceptance by embracing her true self. Show less

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You're That Bitch

You're That Bitch

& Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself : A Gay Cinderella Story

by Rock, Bretman

Book - 2023

Celebrating self, identity, queerness and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and internet darling presents this funny and fabulous c...Show more Celebrating self, identity, queerness and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and internet darling presents this funny and fabulous collection of essays, drawings, recipes, how-tos and never-before-seen photos that draw you into his world - and go beyond what we know of him from social media. Show less

Celebrating self, identity, queerness and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and internet darling presents this funny and fabulous c...Show more Celebrating self, identity, queerness and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and internet darling presents this funny and fabulous collection of essays, drawings, recipes, how-tos and never-before-seen photos that draw you into his world - and go beyond what we know of him from social media. Show less

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Blackmail and Bibingka

Blackmail and Bibingka

by Manansala, Mia P.

Book - 2022

Tita Rosie's Kitchen is an own voices cozy culinary mystery set in a fictional town in Illinois where amateur sleuth and restaurant worker Lila investigat...Show more Tita Rosie's Kitchen is an own voices cozy culinary mystery set in a fictional town in Illinois where amateur sleuth and restaurant worker Lila investigates suspicious murders in her Filipino American community. This engaging and upbeat gentle reads series tackles serious issues, but serves it delightfully with a dash of romance, strong sense of family, and scrumptious Filipino food. Show less

Tita Rosie's Kitchen is an own voices cozy culinary mystery set in a fictional town in Illinois where amateur sleuth and restaurant worker Lila investigat...Show more Tita Rosie's Kitchen is an own voices cozy culinary mystery set in a fictional town in Illinois where amateur sleuth and restaurant worker Lila investigates suspicious murders in her Filipino American community. This engaging and upbeat gentle reads series tackles serious issues, but serves it delightfully with a dash of romance, strong sense of family, and scrumptious Filipino food. Show less

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Once Upon A Sunset

Once Upon A Sunset

by Marcelo, Tif

Book - 2020

Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief ...Show more Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny’s death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in with her. But when she makes a medical decision that disparages the hospital, she is forced to go on a short sabbatical. Never one to wallow, Diana decides to use the break to put order in her life, when her mother, Margo, stumbles upon a box of letters from her grandfather, Antonio Cruz, to her grandmother from the 1940s. The two women always believed that Antonio died in World War II, but the letters reveal otherwise. When they learn that he lived through the war, and that they have surviving relatives in the Philippines, Diana becomes determined to connect with the family that she never knew existed, though Margo refuses to face her history. But Diana pushes on, and heads on a once-in-a-lifetime trip that challenges her identity, family history, and her idea of romantic love that could change her life forever. Show less

Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief ...Show more Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny’s death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in with her. But when she makes a medical decision that disparages the hospital, she is forced to go on a short sabbatical. Never one to wallow, Diana decides to use the break to put order in her life, when her mother, Margo, stumbles upon a box of letters from her grandfather, Antonio Cruz, to her grandmother from the 1940s. The two women always believed that Antonio died in World War II, but the letters reveal otherwise. When they learn that he lived through the war, and that they have surviving relatives in the Philippines, Diana becomes determined to connect with the family that she never knew existed, though Margo refuses to face her history. But Diana pushes on, and heads on a once-in-a-lifetime trip that challenges her identity, family history, and her idea of romantic love that could change her life forever. Show less

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The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata

The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata

by Apostol, Gina

Book - 2021

A sight-impaired, avid reader traces his Manila childhood and revolutionary activities at the side of Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal against a backdrop of Spanish colonial-era violence. A sight-impaired, avid reader traces his Manila childhood and revolutionary activities at the side of Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal against a backdrop of Spanish colonial-era violence. Show less

A sight-impaired, avid reader traces his Manila childhood and revolutionary activities at the side of Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal against a backdrop of Spanish colonial-era violence. A sight-impaired, avid reader traces his Manila childhood and revolutionary activities at the side of Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal against a backdrop of Spanish colonial-era violence. Show less

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The Galleons

The Galleons

Poems

by Barot, Rick

eBook - 2020

eBook only (always available). For almost twenty years, Rick Barot has been writing some of the most stunningly crafted lyric poems in America, paying car...Show more eBook only (always available). For almost twenty years, Rick Barot has been writing some of the most stunningly crafted lyric poems in America, paying careful, Rilkean attention to the layered world that surrounds us. In The Galleons, he widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American parents in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism. Show less

eBook only (always available). For almost twenty years, Rick Barot has been writing some of the most stunningly crafted lyric poems in America, paying car...Show more eBook only (always available). For almost twenty years, Rick Barot has been writing some of the most stunningly crafted lyric poems in America, paying careful, Rilkean attention to the layered world that surrounds us. In The Galleons, he widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American parents in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism. Show less

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The Farm

The Farm

A Novel

by Ramos, Joanne

Book - 2019

Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world. Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world. Show less

Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world. Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world. Show less

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The Body Papers

The Body Papers

A Memoir

by Talusan, Grace

eBook - 2019

eBook only (always available). Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she con...Show more eBook only (always available). Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather’s nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified, and she learns to build a protective wall of silence that maps onto the larger silence practiced by her Catholic Filipino family. Talusan learns as a teenager that her family’s legal status in the country has always hung by a thread—for a time, they were “illegal.” Family, she’s told, must be put first. The abuse and trauma Talusan suffers as a child affects all her relationships, her mental health, and her relationship with her own body. Later, she learns that her family history is threaded with violence and abuse. And she discovers another devastating family thread: cancer. In her thirties, Talusan must decide whether to undergo preventive surgeries to remove her breasts and ovaries. Despite all this, she finds love, and success as a teacher. On a fellowship, Talusan and her husband return to the Philippines, where she revisits her family’s ancestral home and tries to reclaim a lost piece of herself. Show less

eBook only (always available). Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she con...Show more eBook only (always available). Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather’s nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified, and she learns to build a protective wall of silence that maps onto the larger silence practiced by her Catholic Filipino family. Talusan learns as a teenager that her family’s legal status in the country has always hung by a thread—for a time, they were “illegal.” Family, she’s told, must be put first. The abuse and trauma Talusan suffers as a child affects all her relationships, her mental health, and her relationship with her own body. Later, she learns that her family history is threaded with violence and abuse. And she discovers another devastating family thread: cancer. In her thirties, Talusan must decide whether to undergo preventive surgeries to remove her breasts and ovaries. Despite all this, she finds love, and success as a teacher. On a fellowship, Talusan and her husband return to the Philippines, where she revisits her family’s ancestral home and tries to reclaim a lost piece of herself. Show less

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America Is Not the Heart

America Is Not the Heart

by Castillo, Elaine

Book - 2018

How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero de Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already o...Show more How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero de Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about her past. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. Only their daughter, Roni, asks Hero why her hands seem to constantly ache. Illuminating the violent political history of the Philippines in the 1980s and 1990s and the insular immigrant communities that spring up in the suburban United States with an uncanny ear for the unspoken intimacies and pain that get buried by the duties of everyday life and family ritual, Castillo delivers a powerful, increasingly relevant novel about the promise of the American dream and the unshakable power of the past. Show less

How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero de Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already o...Show more How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero de Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about her past. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. Only their daughter, Roni, asks Hero why her hands seem to constantly ache. Illuminating the violent political history of the Philippines in the 1980s and 1990s and the insular immigrant communities that spring up in the suburban United States with an uncanny ear for the unspoken intimacies and pain that get buried by the duties of everyday life and family ritual, Castillo delivers a powerful, increasingly relevant novel about the promise of the American dream and the unshakable power of the past. Show less

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Insurrecto

Insurrecto

by Apostol, Gina

Book - 2018

While on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war. While on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war. Show less

While on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war. While on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war. Show less

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Dear America

Dear America

Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

by Vargas, Jose Antonio

Book - 2018

The journalist and immigration-rights activist presents a memoir relating how he was sent from the Philippines to the U.S. as a child, his discovery of hi...Show more The journalist and immigration-rights activist presents a memoir relating how he was sent from the Philippines to the U.S. as a child, his discovery of his undocumented status as a teenager, and his decision to reveal his immigration status publicly in 2011. Show less

The journalist and immigration-rights activist presents a memoir relating how he was sent from the Philippines to the U.S. as a child, his discovery of hi...Show more The journalist and immigration-rights activist presents a memoir relating how he was sent from the Philippines to the U.S. as a child, his discovery of his undocumented status as a teenager, and his decision to reveal his immigration status publicly in 2011. Show less

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In the Country

In the Country

Stories

by Alvar, Mia

Book - 2015

In these rich, layered short stories, Alvar gives voice to the immigrant experience of Filipinos. Living in Boston or New York City, the emigrants are sti...Show more In these rich, layered short stories, Alvar gives voice to the immigrant experience of Filipinos. Living in Boston or New York City, the emigrants are still deeply tied to their native country, religiously sending back money and, in some cases, supporting whole villages as they toil in low-wage jobs and long for home. Hoping to ease his mother’s burden, a man smuggles pain-killing drugs from his pharmacy in New York and brings them to Manila for his dying, abusive father, but what he learns about his mother’s devotion upends his world. A special-education teacher living in Bahrain is paid handsomely to tutor a severely disabled young girl but soon realizes that her true mission is to deceive the student’s mother about her child’s “bright future.” In the title novella, a journalist and a nurse meet during a labor strike in Manila and marry, committing themselves to a life of activism only to discover that the country they’ve dedicated themselves to “gave them everything and then took it away.” These stories are stunning in their insight, compelling for their precise and nuanced detail, and provocative for the way they blur class lines. Show less

In these rich, layered short stories, Alvar gives voice to the immigrant experience of Filipinos. Living in Boston or New York City, the emigrants are sti...Show more In these rich, layered short stories, Alvar gives voice to the immigrant experience of Filipinos. Living in Boston or New York City, the emigrants are still deeply tied to their native country, religiously sending back money and, in some cases, supporting whole villages as they toil in low-wage jobs and long for home. Hoping to ease his mother’s burden, a man smuggles pain-killing drugs from his pharmacy in New York and brings them to Manila for his dying, abusive father, but what he learns about his mother’s devotion upends his world. A special-education teacher living in Bahrain is paid handsomely to tutor a severely disabled young girl but soon realizes that her true mission is to deceive the student’s mother about her child’s “bright future.” In the title novella, a journalist and a nurse meet during a labor strike in Manila and marry, committing themselves to a life of activism only to discover that the country they’ve dedicated themselves to “gave them everything and then took it away.” These stories are stunning in their insight, compelling for their precise and nuanced detail, and provocative for the way they blur class lines. Show less

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The Descartes Highlands

The Descartes Highlands

A Novel

by Gamalinda, Eric

Book - 2014

Two men, each unaware of the other, share a common family they were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippin...Show more Two men, each unaware of the other, share a common family they were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippines. Three alternating stories interweave the experiences of father Andrew Breszky and the two sons who try to connect and piece together the puzzle of their reckless, impulsive father. One lives in New York and the other grows up in the south of France, later traveling all over Asia as a documentary filmmaker. Both will discover that their relationships somehow echo that of the young man whose history eludes them. Celebrated Filipino writer Eric Gamalinda's international debut novel is a contemporary work of ideas that combines mystery, film noir, and existential philosophy. Highly intricate and written in a style reminiscent of the maverick narrative techniques of such filmmakers as Andrei Tarkovsky and Béla Tarr, and with some of the philosophical underpinnings of Michel Houellebecq or Javier Marías. Named after the region of the moon where Apollo 16 landed in the same year these men were born, The Descartes Highlands demonstrates that for lives marked by unrelieved loneliness, the only hope lies in the redemptive power of love. Show less

Two men, each unaware of the other, share a common family they were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippin...Show more Two men, each unaware of the other, share a common family they were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippines. Three alternating stories interweave the experiences of father Andrew Breszky and the two sons who try to connect and piece together the puzzle of their reckless, impulsive father. One lives in New York and the other grows up in the south of France, later traveling all over Asia as a documentary filmmaker. Both will discover that their relationships somehow echo that of the young man whose history eludes them. Celebrated Filipino writer Eric Gamalinda's international debut novel is a contemporary work of ideas that combines mystery, film noir, and existential philosophy. Highly intricate and written in a style reminiscent of the maverick narrative techniques of such filmmakers as Andrei Tarkovsky and Béla Tarr, and with some of the philosophical underpinnings of Michel Houellebecq or Javier Marías. Named after the region of the moon where Apollo 16 landed in the same year these men were born, The Descartes Highlands demonstrates that for lives marked by unrelieved loneliness, the only hope lies in the redemptive power of love. Show less

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Big Little Man

Big Little Man

In Search of My Asian Self

by Tizon, Alex

Book - 2014

lex Tizon's family emigrated from the Philippines when he was four. He quickly learned to be ashamed of his face, his color, his physical size. In movies ...Show more lex Tizon's family emigrated from the Philippines when he was four. He quickly learned to be ashamed of his face, his color, his physical size. In movies and on television he saw Asian men as 'servants, villains, or geeks, one-dimensional, powerless, sneaky little men.' His fierce and funny observations of sex and the Asian American male include the story of his own college life in the 1980s, a tortured tutorial on just how little sex appeal accrued to the Asian man. Show less

lex Tizon's family emigrated from the Philippines when he was four. He quickly learned to be ashamed of his face, his color, his physical size. In movies ...Show more lex Tizon's family emigrated from the Philippines when he was four. He quickly learned to be ashamed of his face, his color, his physical size. In movies and on television he saw Asian men as 'servants, villains, or geeks, one-dimensional, powerless, sneaky little men.' His fierce and funny observations of sex and the Asian American male include the story of his own college life in the 1980s, a tortured tutorial on just how little sex appeal accrued to the Asian man. Show less

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Witches of East End

Witches of East End

by De la Cruz, Melissa

Book - 2011

Engaged to Bran, the heir to Fair Haven and Gardiners Island, Freya, a bartender and witch who has a potion to cure every kind of heartache, finds her lif...Show more Engaged to Bran, the heir to Fair Haven and Gardiners Island, Freya, a bartender and witch who has a potion to cure every kind of heartache, finds her life spiraling out of control when she is drawn to Bran's brother and a young girl goes missing after taking one of her irresistible cocktails. Show less

Engaged to Bran, the heir to Fair Haven and Gardiners Island, Freya, a bartender and witch who has a potion to cure every kind of heartache, finds her lif...Show more Engaged to Bran, the heir to Fair Haven and Gardiners Island, Freya, a bartender and witch who has a potion to cure every kind of heartache, finds her life spiraling out of control when she is drawn to Bran's brother and a young girl goes missing after taking one of her irresistible cocktails. Show less

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Leche

Leche

A Novel

by Linmark, R. Zamora

Book - 2011

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One Hundred Demons

One Hundred Demons

by Barry, Lynda

Book - 2005

In this graphic novel that's part memoir and part creativity primer, Lynda Barry serves up comics that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, ...Show more In this graphic novel that's part memoir and part creativity primer, Lynda Barry serves up comics that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, adolescence, race, and the hood. Name that Demon!!! Freaky boyfriends! Shouting Moms! Innocence betrayed! These are some of the pickled demons you'll meet as Lynda Barry mixes the true and the un-true into something she calls "autobificitionalography." From her nattering and intolerant/loving Filipina grandmother to the ex-boyfriend from hell who had lice, Lynda Barry's demons jump out of these pages and double-dare you to speak their names. Show less

In this graphic novel that's part memoir and part creativity primer, Lynda Barry serves up comics that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, ...Show more In this graphic novel that's part memoir and part creativity primer, Lynda Barry serves up comics that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, adolescence, race, and the hood. Name that Demon!!! Freaky boyfriends! Shouting Moms! Innocence betrayed! These are some of the pickled demons you'll meet as Lynda Barry mixes the true and the un-true into something she calls "autobificitionalography." From her nattering and intolerant/loving Filipina grandmother to the ex-boyfriend from hell who had lice, Lynda Barry's demons jump out of these pages and double-dare you to speak their names. Show less

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Babaylan

Babaylan

An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers

Book - 2000

As the first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States, Babaylan reflects the complex history of a people whose roots hav...Show more As the first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States, Babaylan reflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe. The voices represented in this collection offer a broad and varied perspective on the Filipina writer whose diasporic existence is a living, breathing bridge, not only between countries but also generations, as strong voices from the past fuel realities of the future. As a result, vibrant and original art, the trademark of Filipina writers perpetually emerges and evolves. With contributions from over 60 writers-both Filipina and Filipina American-Babaylan provides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging. Innovative. Fierce and reflective. Somber and funny. No one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. Show less

As the first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States, Babaylan reflects the complex history of a people whose roots hav...Show more As the first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States, Babaylan reflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe. The voices represented in this collection offer a broad and varied perspective on the Filipina writer whose diasporic existence is a living, breathing bridge, not only between countries but also generations, as strong voices from the past fuel realities of the future. As a result, vibrant and original art, the trademark of Filipina writers perpetually emerges and evolves. With contributions from over 60 writers-both Filipina and Filipina American-Babaylan provides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging. Innovative. Fierce and reflective. Somber and funny. No one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. Show less

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Scent of Apples

Scent of Apples

A Collection of Stories

by Santos, Bienvenido N.

Book - 1979 1967

This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience. Bienvenido N. Santos...Show more This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience. Bienvenido N. Santos first came to the United States in 1941, and... lived intermittently here and in the Philippines, writing in English about his experiences. Show less

This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience. Bienvenido N. Santos...Show more This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience. Bienvenido N. Santos first came to the United States in 1941, and... lived intermittently here and in the Philippines, writing in English about his experiences. Show less

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America Is in the Heart

America Is in the Heart

A Personal History

by Bulosan, Carlos

Book - 1973

First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years...Show more First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. Bulosan does not spare the reader any of the horrors tha accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiet, stoic voice is the most convincing witness to the terrible events he witnessed. Show less

First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years...Show more First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. Bulosan does not spare the reader any of the horrors tha accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiet, stoic voice is the most convincing witness to the terrible events he witnessed. Show less

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