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Filipino American Lives Pb (Asian American History and Cultu)
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by Yen Espiritu
Sales Rank: 788477
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List Price: $24.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 232 pages
Published by: Temple University Press March 23, 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1566393175
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566393171
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Product Review
"a useful means of understanding ethnic identity and Filipino American history." --The Diversity Factor "Filipino American Lives offers a collection of 13 life stories as told by the people who lived them [F]rom these disparate backgrounds, a Filipino American identity emerges and Espiritu does an great job of letting the reader see its complexity." --Pacific Reader
Product Description
Filipino Americans are now the second largest group of Asian Americans as well as the second largest immigrant group in the United States. As reflected in this collection, their lives represent the diversity of the immigrant experience and their narratives are a way to understand ethnic identity and Filipino American history. Men and women, old and young, middle and working class, first and second generation, all openly discuss their changing sense of identity, the effects of generational and cultural differences on their families, and the role of community involvement in their lives. Pre- and post-1965 immigrants share their experiences, from the working students who came before WWII, to the manongs in the field, to the stewards and officers in the U.S. Navy, to the "brain drain" professionals, to the Filipinos born and raised in the United States. As Yen Le Espiritu writes in the Introduction, "each of the narratives reveals ways in which Filipino American identity has been and continues to be shaped by a colonial history and a white-dominated culture. It is through recognizing how profoundly race has affected their lives that Filipino Americans forge their ethnic identities - identities that challenge stereotypes and undermine practices of cultural domination." Yen Le Espiritu is Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of "Asian American Panethnicity: Bridging Institutions and Identities" (Temple).
Reader Reviews
Filipino Americans have often fought to have their stories heard. The histories of their ancestors have been written from the perspectives of everyone but actual Filipino Americans. The book Filipino American Lives, by Yen Le Espiritu is just a stepping-stone toward developing the true history of Filipino Americans. The book tries to give an overview of Filipino American life, as the title reveals. The introduction is a brief outline of the main events that occurred throughout Filipino American history. Yen Le Espiritu is a well renowned author and professor. She teaches at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Ethnic Studies. Her encounters with Filipino Americans and their hunger for information about their identities prompted her to begin a study on Filipino Americans. Espiritu's first intention was to understand the multiple facets of Filipino American identities, paying particular attention to regional, generational, gender, and class differences. She planned to use the life-history method as the main tool of research, tracing the connections between the life experiences of Filipino Americans and their changing sense of identities. It was during her interviews when she took a different approach toward writing this book. Espiritu realized the importance of presenting some of these accounts in full- not only because they are rich and compelling, but also because the narrators desire to see their life stories in print. And that is what this book as developed into. It is a book that brings to life the stories of many Filipino Americans from a span of three generations. Topics include family and immigration history, ethnic identity and practice, and community development among San Diego's Filipinos. These are the stories of those interviews. This is the history that is yet to be exposed to all of America. After reading some of the few books about Filipino Americans, I believe this book is a great book to have as a class textbook, as a leisure reading book, or even as a bedtime story to read to the children; our future Filipinos of America. It is very accurate, as accurate as first hand stories go. You cannot get any more accurate then this book shows. The best way to present, teach a history subject is by showing the first hand stories. These stories are what make history books into books of facts. What history books need to model is Espiritu's book because this book gives details that no one else could give unless they were right there at the same event at the same time. I feel this book could catch anyone's attention. It is the stories of these Filipino Americans that will stick in my mind. How can someone learn history and remember history by just reading the facts? Filipino American Lives gives narrative after narrative of different stories, similar stories. And these are the stories that will help me to remember what happened during the days of racism and anti-miscegenation laws, of Navy years and 2nd generation history. I recommend this book, and I hope that many people in the future pick up this book to read even if it is not for a class. These are one of the only Filipino American books that have been co-written by actual Filipino Americans. This is what history is all about, finding out the facts from the actual people who experience it. By reading this book, we are fighting the long battle that many Filipino Americans have. For once, our stories will be told and written. For once, the writer will not be a person with any relation to this ethnic group. The battle is not over yet, but Filipino American Lives is a great stepping-stone toward our goals for us and for our future generations.
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