{"title":"x-FILIPINO AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u0026 FILIPINOS IN THE DIASPORA - Male Authors (Peter Bacho)","description":"\u003cp\u003ecomplete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"entrys-by-peter-bacho","title":"Entrys by Peter Bacho","description":"\"After being wounded in Vietnam, nineteen-year-old Rico Divina is sent home to a string of low-paying jobs and shabby apartments while trying to cope with the demons inside him. As an “Indipino” (half Yakima, half Filipino), Rico has come up against obstacles all his life–those of race, culture, nationality, and now the experience of war–that have left him without hope. In time he embarks on a course that is self-destructive and increasingly violent. People and situations present themselves, offering him the chance to turn his life around, but Rico, whether from lack of faith or pride, rejects them. The only thing that sustains him is writing his own story with a happy ending–something he has long suspected he will never have. \" -Excerpts from the publisher's website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Item Weight : 12 ounces\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 340 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 082482945-X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 978-08-2-482945-2\u003cbr\u003eDimensions : 5.98 x 0.55 x 9.02 inches\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : University of Hawaii Press (July 31, 2005)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567912763558,"sku":"SKU-2177","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/fea9554eca484116d1f4c708e6b29634.jpg?v=1616554020"},{"product_id":"cebu-by-peter-bacho","title":"Cebu by Peter Bacho","description":"\"This remarkable first novel follows the struggle of Ben Lucero, a young Filipino American priest who must come to terms with his bifurcated notion of home as well as his own religious commitment. Ben’s first visit to the city of Cebu in the Philippines, for his mother’s burial, becomes the occasion of his corruption when he is confronted with the manipulative wiles of two enigmatic women, his powerful Aunt Clara and her glamorous young business associate, Ellen. Ben is inherently corruptible, but his moment of truth is advanced by what he sees as a perversion of Catholicism, namely the crucifixion as a means of bargaining with God. Despair, guilt, and their religious corollary, the need for redemption, follow Ben back to Seattle, where he attempts to unravel his existential dilemma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBacho’s vision is darkly comic, and he refuses to sentimentalize his demanding material. He conveys his vision well, balancing aphoristic meditations with the oblique revelations of funny, vivid, believable dialogue. His complex and timely message is underscored with skillful irony; even the denouement has an ambiguous twist, raising as many questions as answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fiction of Carlos Bulosan and Bienvenido N. Santos has long been valued for its depiction of the lives of Filipino immigrants; this book tells the story of those immigrants’ American-born sons and daughters. Bacho’s dramatization of the conflict between Filipino and Filipino American cultures conveys the concerns of the post-World War II generation with boldness and skill.\" - Excerpts from the publisher's website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : University of Washington Press (September 1, 1991)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage : English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 212 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 029597132-0\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 978-02-9-597132-2\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight : 12.8 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions : 8.97 x 6.03 x 0.64 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC.E.","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39568096886950,"sku":"1065","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/1a0e73a863d2c3a7eb6983acf9fd6b38.jpg?v=1616555095"},{"product_id":"uncle-ricos-encore-mostly-true-stories-of-filipino-seattle-by-peter-bacho","title":"Uncle Rico's Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle by Peter Bacho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the 1950s through the 1970s, blue-collar Filipino Americans, or Pinoys, lived a hardscrabble existence. Immigrant parents endured blatant racism, sporadic violence, and poverty while their US-born children faced more subtle forms of racism, such as the low expectations of teachers and counselors in the public school system. In this collection of autobiographical essays, acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Peter Bacho centers the experiences of the Pinoy generation that grew up in Seattle’s multiethnic neighborhoods, from the Central Area to Beacon Hill to Rainier Valley. He recounts intimate moments of everyday life: fishing with marshmallows at Madison Beach, playing bruising games of basketball at Madrona Park, and celebrating with his uncles in Chinatown as hundreds of workers returned from Alaska canneries in the fall. He also relates vivid stories of defiance and activism, including resistance to the union-busting efforts of the federal government in the 1950s and organizing for decent housing and services for elders in the 1970s. 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We meet characters who reappear throughout the stories: Vince, the tough but charming union foreman and \"big shot\" father to Buddy, our American-born narrator; Chris, the battle-scarred union president targeted by McCarthyism; Rico, the spirited young king of the neighborhood who will fall victim to Vietnam; Stephanie, the beautiful mestiza who marrie up; and many others who age and change in ironic counterpint to persistent themes of loyalty, fierce ethnic pride, and a willingness to struggle against hostile forces in society. There are wry twists of humor and surprising turns of plot; a long-lost love is renewed; a long-hidden family secret is revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe encounter the inevitable aging and passing of the Manong generation, but we sense as well the arrival of its vision. Babies are born. The migrant fisheries worker gets a nine-to-five job, and his children go to college. The conclusion builds to a quiet power that is essentially elegiac; an era closes, but the voices of the older generation are shouldered by the younger, to keep the history to retell the stories, and to pay homage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ University of Washington Press (October 1, 1997)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0295976373\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0295976372\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.9 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.46 x 5.6 x 0.39 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385647751334,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/51S57WPQXSL.jpg?v=1715985174"},{"product_id":"leaving-yesler-by-peter-pacho","title":"Leaving Yesler by Peter Pacho","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeaving Yesler features a sensitive, mixed race (Puerto Rican and black) protagonist (Bobby). Bobby’s life is difficult – in short order, he lost his mom to cancer and his older protective brother to Vietnam. His Filipino stepfather is old and not long for the world. The plot, which takes place in the politically tumultuous year of 1968, follows him from his last days in the Yesler Terrace housing project in Seattle to just short of his first day in college. Not only must he survive the dangers within the projects, he must also come to terms with questions about his ethnic identity and his sexuality. The novel is set within the literary realm of magical realism. The ghosts of Bobby’s mother and older brother continuously reappear to comfort and advise him. It could be classified as Young Adult, although it is clearly not limited to such an audience. Essentially, this is a coming-of-age novel set in an urban environment, and it deals with serious issues in a young man’s growth and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press; First Edition (March 1, 2010)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 290 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1929355572\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1929355570\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.66 x 9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Pleasure Boat Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385650733222,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/817tdE1gwZL._SL1360.jpg?v=1715985675"}],"url":"https:\/\/philippine-bookshop.myshopify.com\/collections\/filipino-american-experience-filipinos-in-the-diaspora-male-authors-peter-bacho.oembed","provider":"Philippine  Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}