Book

When the hibiscus falls

Call Number

  • FICTION GALA (CEN)

Publication Information

Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2023.

Physical Description

237 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"M. Evelina Galang's stories center on the experiences of Filipina women and families and interweave Filipino folklore and Tagalog, quietly but insistently challenging racialized capitalism and the exclusion of the Filipino American experience from racial discourse in the U.S. while also making clear the role of ancestry and ancestors on younger generations."--

Notes

"Stories"--Cover.

Contents

  • Strength is the woman
  • I. America, still beautiful ; Drowning ; The Typhoon is a hurricane ; The Esguerra sisters ; When the hibiscus falls
  • II. Foodie in the Philippines ; Hilot of Parañaque ; Loud girl ; Holy Thursday ; Hot mommies
  • III. Deflowering the Sampaguita ; Fighting Filipina ; The Kiss ; Imelda's lullaby ; Labandera
  • Isla of the Babaylan.

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