Filipino author Elaine Castillo’s debut novel about Filipino migrants living in America has earned a rave review from London’s The Guardian which described it as a “blazingly fearless debut novel.” “America Is Not the Heart,” recently recommended by Asian Journal as one of the top 5 Fil-Am books, is the story about Hero – a […]
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Asian Journal recommends 5 books by Fil-Am Authors
Good news for Filipino book lovers! Asian Journal has released a list of recommended books authored by Filipino-American writers. In the list is a variety of great reads from historical fiction, children’s books to several cook books with a twist. 1. “Insurrecto” by Gina Apostol is a story about two women, American filmmaker Chiara Brasi […]
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Penguin Classics Edition of Filipino novel ‘America Is in the Heart’ to be released in early 2019
In celebration of Asian-American Heritage Month, Penguin Classics will release four books including Filipino novelist and poet Carlos Bulosan’s America Is in the Heart which was first published in New York in 1946 and later republished by University of Washington Press. The novel is about an Asian immigrant’s perspective on the labor movement in America […]
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