Manette Trogani Snow

AMERICAN ASWANG (eBook, ePUB)

Uncovering the truth about my Filipino American family's repatriation to the Philippines

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archway Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781665745611
• Artikelnr.: 69302073

Autorenporträt

Manette Trogani Snow is a leading historian on the Filipino Repatriation Act. She speaks on the subject of repatriation, including lectures at various universities and the Filipino American National Historical Society. She is an award-winning writer, contributor to the National Pinoy Archives and a certified researcher for the National Archives. She and her husband, Andy live in Colorado with their two daughters, Lucy and Megan, along with Meg's husband Zach and their granddaughter, Winter.