Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults
Title: Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults
Author: Collected and Edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Description:
This collection of 27 stories - of growing up Filipino in the Philippines, in the United States, in Canada - presents adolescents grappling, with some confusion and anxiety, about their place as affected by social and cultural mobility that separate and also enclose them. These are stories of discoveries about the young self at the brink of adulthood; of longing for a once-comfortable past, of fears arising from present economic hardships which threaten the future, of loneliness in the family gatherings in school, of racism, of single parenthood. . . These are impeccable stories in range of subject matter and modes of narration: part of the story of the Philippines and wherever Filipinos live; part of the world's history. -Linda Ty-Casper, Novelist
Every story in this collection authentically captures the interdependence of society-at-large and some individual's growth, within extended families, both natural and ritual. -Leonard Casper, Professor Emeritus, American Studies, Boston College
When read collectively, these stories become an embodiment of the Philippine mosaic, to highlight the fluidity of Filipino/American identity. -Ricio G. Davis, Associate Professor of American Literature, University of Navarre
ISBN: 978-0-9719458-3-8
Price: US$22.95
$22.95 |
