America is not the heart

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Elaine Castillo: America is not the heart (2018)

408 pages

English language

Published April 21, 2018

ISBN:
978-0-7352-2241-0
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OCLC Number:
1029544725

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After fleeing the Philippines, Hero De Vera arrives at her uncles where she is given a fresh start. He asks no questions about her disturbing political past, but his daughter, the first American-born family member, is unable to resist her curiosity especially about her cousin's damaged hands.

4 editions

Subjects

  • Family secrets
  • Immigrants
  • Filipino American women
  • Fiction
  • Filipinos
  • American Dream
  • Filipino American families
  • Identity (Psychology)

Places

  • United States
  • San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)