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• In the Country

  Stories

  Alvar, Mia, 1978-

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  Mia Alvar's In the Country is a powerful debut short story collection that vividly portrays the lives of Filipinos navigating exile, displacement, and identity across the globe, from Manila to the Middle East to the U.S. Through richly drawn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Filipinx

  Heritage Recipes From the Diaspora

  Dimayuga, Angela,

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  In her debut cookbook Filipinx, chef Angela Dimayuga shares 100 personal and flavorful recipes that celebrate Filipino cuisine and reflect her journey from growing up in a California immigrant family to training in New York’s fine dining scene.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear America

  Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

  Vargas, Jose Antonio,

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  Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen is a powerful, personal memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who reveals his experience living as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. and challenges conventional ideas of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• America Is in the Heart

  Bulosan, Carlos,

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  Bulosan's semi-autobiographical novel begins with the narrator's rural childhood in the Philippines and the struggles of land-poor peasant families affected by US imperialism after the Spanish American War of the late 1890s. Carlos's experiences…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hand Over Hand

  Fullerton, Alma,

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  Who says girls can't fish? When Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer is always the same: "A boat is not the place for a girl." But Nina is determined to go. She knows that if her lolo will show her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sari-Sari Summers

  Bontigao, Lynnor,

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  Nora cherishes summer days helping her Lola at the sari-sari store, which is filled with treats and trinkets. When a heat wave drives customers away, Nora comes up with a clever idea using ripe mangoes to create something refreshing that brings the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  Jay Reguero learns that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened. He travels to the Philippines, hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bibliolepsy

  Apostol, Gina,

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  Gina Apostol's debut novel follows Primi Peregrino, a young woman navigating life under the Marcos dictatorship in 1980s Philippines, torn between political unrest and her obsession with books and their authors. As revolution brews around her, Primi…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Heart Underwater

  Fantauzzo, Laurel Flores,

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  Reeling from her father's coma and kissing a female teacher, seventeen-year-old Corazon suddenly finds herself in the Philippines with a half-brother she had never met.

• Body Papers /

  Talusan, Grace

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  Grace Talusan’s memoir The Body Papers traces her journey as a Filipino immigrant navigating childhood abuse, racism, undocumented status, and a hereditary cancer diagnosis, all while learning to survive and reclaim her voice. Through a powerful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forgiving Imelda Marcos

  Go, Nathan,

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  Lito Macaraeg, a former chauffeur for Philippine president Corazon Aquino, reaches out to his estranged journalist son from his nursing home in Manila, offering him a scoop about a secret meeting between Imelda Marcos and Aquino, whose husband was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Right Notes

  Lim, Dominic, 1974-

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  Quito Cruz, a talented but struggling composer, has lost his creative spark ever since a college night with now-famous actor Emmett Aoki. When he's roped into organizing a charity performance that requires convincing Emmett to join, old sparks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• La Tercera

  a Novel

  Apostol, Gina,

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  In La Tercera, Filipina novelist Rosario Delgado delays returning home after her mother's death by delving into a tangled investigation of family secrets and a mysterious inheritance. As she unearths generations of complex history, blending personal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blackmail and Bibingka

  Manansala, Mia P.,

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  In this holiday mystery by Mia P. Manansala, Lila Macapagal’s Christmas is disrupted when her long-lost, troublemaking cousin Ronnie returns to Shady Palms, and is quickly accused of murder. As secrets surrounding Ronnie and his new winery emerge,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Karankawas

  a Novel

  Garza, Kimberly, 1985-

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  The Last Karankawas is a powerful debut that weaves together the lives of Mexican and Filipino families on the Texas coast, exploring themes of identity, inheritance, and resilience amid ecological and personal upheaval. As Hurricane Ike approaches,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monsoon Mansion

  a Memoir

  Barnes, Cinelle,

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  Monsoon Mansion is a lyrical and haunting memoir in which Cinelle Barnes recounts her transformation from a privileged child in a lavish Filipino estate to a survivor of abandonment, abuse, and instability after her family's downfall. Amid betrayal…Read moreRead more of this annotation