Friday, October 9, 2015

Some Filipino and Filipino American Books and Journal to Read


Here are some books on my Reading Pile:

Front l-r:  

 Jaime Alonso Yrastorza's From Fire to Freedom: Childhood in Colonial Philippines to Post-WWII Adulthood in America, Tate Publishing, 2015:

"From Fire to Freedom narrates an insight into the tapestry of the life of Dr. Jaime Alonso Yrastorza. His weave of reminiscences begins in his idyllic upbringing in the Philippines. He reflects on the legacies that centuries of turbulent Spanish and American colonial overlords had influenced the mores and traditions of the present-day Filipinos..."

Lisa Suguitan Melnick's #30 Collantes Street, Carayan Press, 2015: 

"In #30 Collantes Street, author Lisa Suguitan Melnick experiences unexpected takes on both the foreign and the familiar of her ancestral roots. The stories reflect astute observations and discoveries and experiences in Cebu, Negros, Mindanao, Palawan, and Bohol. Melnick's pieces also represent rites of passage gently evocative of the author's childhood...."


Back l-r:

Maganda Magazine, a journal published by the University of California Berkeley

"Maganda aims to foster critical dialogue within and across our communities through arts, literature, and education. We come from a heritage of Pilipino/American artists, writers, and cultural historians..."

Eric Gamalinda's The Descartes Highlands, Akashic 2014:

"Two men, each unaware of the other, show a common family secret: they were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippines. Their alternating stories interweave as the two separately attempt to piece together the puzzle of their lives...."

Daniel C. Roddick's Four Sparrows, 2015:

"In 1850, Tomas travels from the Philippines to strike it rich in the California gold rush as a subconscious way to overcome racial barriers. In his struggle to gain legitimacy he progresses through various stages of racial identity development. He is not alone in this regard. John, an American, has remained in California after the Mexican War to police the camps ..."

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Read also:
The Halo-Halo Review and the Mangozine
      This is all for now,
      Cecilia



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