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- F. Sionil Jose
- Gina Apostol
- Joanne Ramos
- Malaka Gharib
Born in the Philippines in a small farming village called Mangusmana, Carlos Bulosancame from a family who struggled to make ends meet. Determined to help his family and improve his education, Bulosan emigrated to the United States at the age of 17. He started working low-paying jobs while facing racism and illness until he finally learned how to w...
Born in 1949 in Manila, Jessica Hagedorn is a modern playwright, poet and writer. She came to the United States in 1963 to get her education at the American Conservatory Theater training program. She lives in New York City and has won an American Book Award and the Lucille Lotel Foundation fellowship. Hagedorn has many famous works to her name, but...
Jose Rizal came from a wealthy Filipino family He was well-educated and spent much of his time as a young adult traveling Europe to discuss politics. He also studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and pushed for Filipino reforms under the Spanish authorities. His execution at the age of 36 put a fast end to his writing career. Rizal wrote...
Randy Ribay is a Filipino authorwho writes middle-grade and young-adult fiction. Though he was born in the Philippines, he was raised in the United States and majored in English literature at the University of Colorado with a graduate degree from Harvard. In addition to writing, he teaches English in San Francisco. Ribay’s first works were poetry, ...
Poet and author Barbara Jane Reyeswas born in Manila and moved to the United States as a child. She studied literature and writing in California before launching her award-winning career. She now serves as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. Reyes’s published works include full-length poetry collections and chapbooks. Gravities...
Elaine Castillois an American writer who is of Filipino descent. She studied at the University of California Berkeley and the University of London. She is passionate about equality for the people of the Philippines, and that comes out in her work. In 2018 Castillo published her first novel America is Not the Heart. Though this is the only publicati...
Francisco Sionil Jose was a Filipino writer who is one of the most widely read in the English language. He writes about the social struggles of his culture, and his books and short stories have a huge following. He was born in Pangasinan and attended the University of Santo Tomas before starting his journalism and writing career. Jose has many nove...
Gina Apostolis a modern Filipino author who was born in Manila and attended Devine World College and the University of the Philippines before coming to the United States to earn her master’s degree at Johns Hopkins University. Apostol’s first book, Bibliolepsy, recently received republication. She also wrote The Revolution According to Raymundo Mat...
Born in the Philippines, Joanne Ramos moved to Wisconsin when she was just six years old. She attended Princeton University, where she received a bachelor’s degree. She worked in investment banking and private investing before becoming a staff writer for The Economist. In 2019 Ramos published The Farm, her first novel. It tells the tale of a facili...
Malaka Gharib works for NPR as the digital strategistand deputy editor for their global health and development team. She started this position in 2015, and before that worked with the Malala Fund, which raises money for educational charities. Gharib is the author of the graphic novel I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir. It talks about what...
May 30, 2018 · Jose Rizal. The Philippines’ national hero was also a prolific writer, poet, and essayist. Jose Rizal’s two novels, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo were social commentaries that sharply revealed the injustices of Spanish colonization while praising the Filipino in his most natural state. The novels, which are surprisingly wry and ...
Mar 16, 2022 · Meet some of the most legendary and iconic authors from the Philippines below and a few of their masterpieces: Jessica Hagedorn. She wrote the 1990 novel Dogeaters which won the American Book Award and was declared a finalist for the National Book Award. She also created the play Mango Tango which happened to be her first-ever play. Sionil Jose.
Nov 25, 2018 · State of War is the first novel written in 1988 by American Book Award recipient, feminist, author, journalist, human rights activist, and Filipino author Ninotchka Rosca. It was described as a political novel that recreated the diverse culture of the Philippines through the presentation of an allegorical Philippine history.
Aug 18, 2020 · Join the Filipina Authors Book Club. If you’re looking to build community and are seeking accountability in your reading journey as a Filipino/a/x reader or ally, join the Filipina Authors Book Club on Facebook! With over 600 members, monthly discussions, and engaging community threads, this is a safe space for those interested in learning ...
