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America Is in the Heart: A Personal History

by Carlos Bulosan · 1946

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AMERICA IS IN THE HEART. First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. Bulosan does not spare the reader any of the horrors tha accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiet, stoic voice is the most convincing witness to the terrible events he witnessed.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisimmigrationimmigrationMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of thiscolonialismcolonialismMore like thisLess of thissocial justicesocial justiceMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisPhilippinesPhilippinesMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 327 pages

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