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• Dear America

  Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

  Vargas, Jose Antonio,

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  Following an undocumented Filipino immigrant in America, this memoir explores, freedom, citizenship, and "psychological homelessness." Political, personal, and insightful, Jose Antonio Vargas highlights the legal and emotional complexities behind…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mixed Plate

  Chronicles of An All-American Combo

  Koy, Jo,

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  Comedian Jo Koy hits the mark in this honest, sometimes heartbreaking, and often hilarious memoir. For more Jo Koy humor, be sure to check out his feature movie "Easter Sunday" about a Filipino American family gathering for the holiday, with all the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Country

  Stories

  Alvar, Mia, 1978-

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  This amazing debut collection of short stories explores the Filipino emigrant experience. All the stories are beautifully written, though I was particularly moved by those that take place in the Middle East, where issues of displacement and class…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• America Is Not the Heart

  Castillo, Elaine,

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  Complicated family dynamics and the deeper meanings we assign to food both feature in this novel about Filipino immigrants from many walks of life sharing the same American suburb. So do identity, assimilation, and the small acts of self-expression…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Arsenic and Adobo

  Manansala, Mia P.,

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  Much to Lila Macapagal’s distress, the landlord wants to close down her family's Filipino restaurant. Of course, a murder thickens the plot and she is the prime suspect. This gentle mystery, the first in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen series, is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dauntless

  Bonnin, Elisa A.,

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  A lovely Filipino mythology-inspired adventure packed with fantastical creatures and important messages about colonization and the rights of Indigenous groups. Suggested by Amber.

• A Thousand Cuts

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  Exploring a subject more relevant than ever, documentary filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz follows Filipino American journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of the Philippine online news site Rapple. Under attack from the government and combating fake news, Ressa’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Rainbow Goddess Wept

  Brainard, Cecilia Manguerra

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  Filipino myths and legends give one family the courage they need to face the losses that WWII brings to them and to their country. The family, like the Philippines itself, emerges stronger for their trials in this unique story. Suggested by Lynnanne.

• Yellow Rose

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  Rose is an undocumented Filipina teen living in Texas, and her dream is to become a country music singer. However, when her mother is picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rose has to figure out a different path. A totally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  After his Filipino cousin is murdered due to President Duterte's war on drugs, seventeen-year-old Jay travels from America to the Philippines to learn more about what happened. This coming-of-age novel shows what it's like to explore your culture…Read moreRead more of this annotation