Description: Manette Trogani Snow always wondered why her father, Martin "Pop" Trogani punished his children by forcing them to kneel on raw rice, arms outstretched, with a stack of books piled high on their hands. In a quest to understand why Pop treated Manette and her eleven siblings so horribly, she unearthed not only her own family's hidden histories, but also a previously unknown chapter in US history about racism, immigration, and war. In a fascinating memoir created from a twenty-five-year mission to excavate information from archives, articles, books, and interviews, Manette chronicles her journey through a childhood darkened by fear, brutality, secrets, and lies while detailing the story of her father's family's experiences as the only known survivors-despite being starved and tortured during the Japanese occupation of World War II-of an orchestrated campaign to expel them from the United States under the Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935. Included throughout are a treasure trove of personal and historic images, as well as additional insights obtained after the completion of Manette's extensive research. American Aswang intertwines the true story of a Filipino-American girl's challenging coming-of-age journey with the often horrific experiences of her father's family as they were repatriated to the Philippines.
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EAN: 9781665745635
UPC: 9781665745635
ISBN: 9781665745635
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 500 pages
Author: Manette Trogani Snow
Book Title: American Aswang: Uncovering the truth about my Fil
Item Height: 2.8 cm
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.73 kg
Item Width: 15.2 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Archway Publishing
