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Capozzola, Christopher DeParle, Jason Maurer, Gretchen Soriano, Jen Tope, Lily Rose R.Maurer, Gretchen
Summary: Looks into the lives, challenges, and successes of Filipino immigrants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 MAUDeParle, Jason
Summary: "When Jason DeParle moved in with Tita Comodas in the Manila slums thirty years ago, he didn't expect to make a lifelong friend. Nor did he expect to spend decades reporting on her family--husband, children, and siblings--as they came to embody the stunning rise of global migration. In A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves, DeParle paints an intimate portrait of an unforgettable family across three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.899 DEPCapozzola, Christopher
Summary: "Tens of thousands of Filipino soldiers and sailors fought and died under the American flag in the Pacific during the Second World War. Yet Americans know little about these casualties, because they know little about America's long history in the Philippines -- or about Filipinos' long history in the US armed forces. Since US Marines first occupied the islands in 1898, war and military service...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 CAPSoriano, Jen
Summary: The power of quiet can haunt us over generations, crystallizing in pain that Jen Soriano views as a form of embodied history. In this searing memoir in essays, Soriano, the daughter of a neurosurgeon, journeys to understand the origins of her chronic pain and mental health struggles. By the end, she finds both the source and the delta of what bodies impacted by trauma might need to thrive. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SORIANO, JEN SORTope, Lily Rose R.
Summary: "The Southeast Asian nation of the Philippines is made up of thousands of islands and is one of the most populous countries in the world. What is life like for the millions of people who live on these islands? Readers find out as they explore the unique culture of the Philippines. Through focused chapters that detail the nation's geography, history, arts, festivals, food, and more, they broaden...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023