The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor by Bienvenido N. Santos
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The story is about a Filipino immigrant named Solomon King, a man who was born in Sulucan, a town in the Philippines. Moving to the United States, he lived by himself in Chicago for thirty years. While in America, although he kept mementos from his Philippine hometown, he felt alienated and ignored while surrounded by Polish people living in Chicago. Aging as he was, he decided to travel to Washington, D.C. to search for earlier acquaintances. He, together with other Filipinos of his generation, became further estranged by "better educated" Filipinos he encountered along the way, adding to his bitterness in experiencing a weakening in the "spirit of ethnic unity".
Publisher : New Day Publishers (January 1, 1983)
Language : English
Paperback : 175 pages
ISBN-10 : 9711000970
ISBN-13 : 978-9711000974
Item Weight : 6.4 ounces