Uncle Rico's Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle - Couverture rigide

Bacho, Peter

 
9780295749778: Uncle Rico's Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle
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ISBN 10 : 0295749776 ISBN 13 : 9780295749778
Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2022

Synopsis

A love note to the city and its once vibrant Pinoy community From the 1950s through the 1970s, blue-collar Filipino Americans, or Pinoys, lived a hardscrabble existence. Immigrant parents endured blatant racism, sporadic violence, and poverty while their US-born children faced more subtle forms of racism, such as the low expectations of teachers and counselors in the public school system. In this collection of autobiographical essays, acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Peter Bacho centers the experiences of the Pinoy generation that grew up in Seattle’s multiethnic neighborhoods, from the Central Area to Beacon Hill to Rainier Valley. He recounts intimate moments of everyday life: fishing with marshmallows at Madison Beach, playing bruising games of basketball at Madrona Park, and celebrating with his uncles in Chinatown as hundreds of workers returned from Alaska canneries in the fall. He also relates vivid stories of defiance and activism, including resistance to the union-busting efforts of the federal government in the 1950s and organizing for decent housing and services for elders in the 1970s. Sharing a life inextricably connected to his community and the generation that came before him, this memoir is a tribute to Filipino Seattle.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies Program at the Evergreen State College and is the author of several books, including Cebu (UWP, 1991; winner of American Book Award), Dark Blue Suit (UWP, 1996; winner of Washington State Book Award), Entrys (U Hawaii Press, 2005), and Leaving Yesler (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2010).

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Éditeur
University of Washington Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0295749776
ISBN 13 
9780295749778
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780295754161: Uncle Rico's Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle

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ISBN 10 :  0295754168 ISBN 13 :  9780295754161
Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2025
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