America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks)
America Is In The Heart. 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...
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America Is In The Heart. 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 that accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiet, stoic voice is the most convincing witness to the terrible events he witnessed.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780295952895 (029595289X)
Publish date: January 1st 1973
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Pages no: 327
Edition language: English
This could have been a classic which is read for ages, but the poor writing and horrendous editing kill a good story. Bulosan's experience is one worth hearing, especially since many of us (e.g. me) are not familiar with the Filipino migration to the U.S. The racism, the economic struggles, the poli...
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