On Becoming Filipino: Selected Writings of Carlos Bulosan (Asian American History & Cultu)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566393108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
edits an excellent collection of writings which probes issues of displaced Filipino communities and literary issues alike. San Juan, Jr. -- Midwest Book Review. This is the first collection of Bulosan's short stories, essays, poetry and correspondence, which focuses on the Filipino-American experience. E
A collection of Carlos Bulosan's short stories, essays, poetry, and correspondence.
Robert L. Anderson said Grips the Heart. This book grips the heart and pulls on all the strings. It brings out the Filipino experience for the "Manongs" as no other book that I have read. This collection of short stories, essays, poems, and correspondance lets Carlos Bulosan bring out the total message. A must have book. Gripping Epic! This reading should be considered one of Filipino-America's (and Asian America's) best literary works as of yet. There is no other writer prior to the cliche' "Amy Tan-esque" era that has made a lasting impact on American literature. The novel is (r)evolutionary in its attempt to educate generations of literature afficionados. What better way to pay tribute to equal rights activists than Bulosan's magnum opus? Bulosan is the next Walt Whitman and then some, beginning with his incip. "Potent" according to fel05109@acad.suffolk.edu. Powerful works. Bulosan is poetic, honest and down-to-earth, and very vivid and lyrical in his descriptions of the atrocities he suffered as a Filipino living in America.