DeParle, 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 DEP

Soriano, 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 SOR

Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Summary: "The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Larry "Seven Fingers" Itliong, a Filipino American labor organizer, in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions including immigrants and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ITL