Growing Up Filipino

Growing Up Filipino
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Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0971945802
ISBN-13 : 9780971945807
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Book Synopsis Growing Up Filipino by : Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Download or read book Growing Up Filipino written by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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)


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