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A short (and incomplete) list of smart books on Filipino American history and politics for #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth @fanhs_national @fanhs_seattle @joseiswriting @NBCAsianAmerica @yongchavezLA @ortile @LouDPhillips @balitangamerica @nicosantos
@drdawnbm's 'Little Manila is in the Heart' examines the complicated texture of Stockton CA's Filipino community focusing on how Filipinos' struggle for unity was complicated by competing class, cultural and generational differences. dukeupress.edu/Little-Manila-…
@CCenizaChoy's investigates the intertwined histories of US colonialism, Filipino nurse migration, and gender politics. Explains why there are so many Filipinos medical professionals in the US. dukeupress.edu/Empire-of-Care/
Do you teach Gatsby, Raisin, any American Lit and/or the “American Dream”? Here’s a #DisruptTexts source for you... npr.org/2018/10/01/649…
Also recommend this paired text—Carlos Bulosan’s America is in the Heart—especially in light of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth. “We are the living dream of the dead. We are the living spirit of the free.” #DisruptTexts
And look—made you a printer friendly copy of the excerpt for close reading with Ss. :) #DisruptTexts #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth docs.google.com/document/d/1Mb…
