Michelle Penaloza
An immersive Filipino American family memoir grapples with U.S. immigration and colonialism
Albert Samahaâs memoir, Concepcion: Conquest, Colonialism, and an Immigrant Familyâs Fate, is an exceedingly readable work of nonfiction that weaves together intimate family history with a macro-view of world history. That Samaha is an...
Jane Wong discusses her latest poetry collection, âHow To Not Be Afraid of Everythingâ
Jane Wongâs highly anticipated second collection, How To Not Be Afraid Of Everything debuts this October. Jane Wong, alongside also-not-to-be-missed co-readers Anastacia Rene and Chen Chen, will celebrate her bookâs launch at 6 PM...
Two Filipina-American writers grapple with the legacies and consequences of colonialism, late-state capitalism,...
Iâll say immediately that is a strange time to be writing book reviews, not because books are less important or because folks read less but because when I said yes to reviewing these books,...
Rick BarotâClaiming space beyond this corner of the world
Rick Barot was born in the Philippines, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Wesleyan University and The Writersâ Workshop at the University of Iowa. He is the author of three...