Growing Up Filipino
by Brainard, Cecilia ManguerraFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): Philippine Amer Literary House
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Summary
In this fine short-story collection, 29 Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges of adolescence from the unique perspectives of teens in the Philippines or in the U.S. Organized into five sections--Family, Angst, Friendship, Love, and Home--all the stories are about growing up and what the introduction calls "growing into Filipino-ness, growing with Filipinos, and growing in or growing away from the Philippines...." The stories are delightful! (Booklist)
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Family | |
| Lola Sim's Handkerchief | p. 3 |
| Tea and Empathy | p. 9 |
| Lolo's Bride | p. 13 |
| Grandmother | p. 21 |
| In Place of Trees | p. 27 |
| Deaf Mute | p. 39 |
| Blue Frangipanis | p. 47 |
| Houseboy | p. 53 |
| Angst | |
| Voice in the Hills | p. 69 |
| Manny's Climb | p. 83 |
| Day of the Butterfly | p. 89 |
| American Son Epilogue | p. 105 |
| Indian-Giver | p. 117 |
| San Prancisco | p. 125 |
| Friendship | |
| The Purpose of Malls | p. 141 |
| The Eye of a Needle | p. 149 |
| The Magic Glasses | p. 159 |
| The Slumbering State | p. 165 |
| It's a Gruen | p. 177 |
| Love | |
| Her Wild American Self | p. 193 |
| The Last Moon-Game of Summer | p. 207 |
| The Curfew | p. 213 |
| Sweet Grapes, Sour Grapes | p. 219 |
| Short Answer | p. 231 |
| Home | |
| Flooded | p. 237 |
| The Boundary | p. 245 |
| The Spirits of Kanlanti | p. 253 |
| Below the Belt | p. 261 |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | p. 273 |
| Glossary of Words and Phrases | p. 279 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 285 |
| Contributors' Additional Information | p. 287 |
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