| Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults Contributor(s): Brainard, Cecilia Manguerra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0971945802 ISBN-13: 9780971945807 Publisher: PALH OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: In this fine short-story collection, 29 Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges of adolescence from the unique perspectives of teens in the Philippines or in the U.S. Organized into five sections--Family, Angst, Friendship, Love, and Home--all the stories are about growing up and what the introduction calls "growing into Filipino-ness, growing with Filipinos, and growing in or growing away from the Philippines...." The stories are delightful! (Booklist) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002104406 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.58" W x 8.55" (0.87 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Growing Up Filipinos: Stories for Young Adults is the acclaimed collection of stories about the experience of growing up Filipino. Emerging and established award-winning writers are the authors of this fine collection of 29 short stories about what it means to be young and Filipino in the Philippines and the United States. Filipinos in America are the second largest in the umbrella group of Asian Americans, yet there is a scarcity of books by and for Filipinos. This impressive array captures the complexities of both the culture and history and the realities of the lives of young adults no matter what their ethnic affiliation. Each story is assigned to one of five universal themes: family, angst, friendship, love, and home. Each story is introduced by a thumbnail sketch of the author and a paragraph or two about some element of Filipino culture or history that is relevant to the story. Authors include those born and continuing to live in the Philippines, emigres, and American-born Filipinos. The book was in the National Geographic Summer Reading List for 2020; it was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award, Philippines. |