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Bulosan was born to Ilocano parents in the Philippines in Binalonan, Pangasinan.There is considerable debate around his actual birth date, as he himself used several dates. 1911 is generally considered to be the most reliable answer, based on his baptismal records, but according to the Lorenzo Duyanen Sampayan, his childhood playmate and nephew, Bulosan was born on November 2, 1913.
One of Bulosan's most important themes as a writer was the importance to find one's identity in America. Bulosan reveals his faith and love for America in the end of America Is in the Heart. This sentiment is repeated in an essay entitled Be American, where Bulosan described American citizenship as a “most cherished dream”. [16]
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Carlos Bulosan – author of America Is in the Heart [21] Regie Cabico – Slam poet and performer [22] Elaine Castillo – author, America Is Not the Heart; Gilbert Luis R. Centina III – novelist and award-winning poet; Melissa de la Cruz – author of teen lit series The Au Pairs, The Ashleys, and Blue Bloods
Francisco Arcellana; Francisco Balagtas; Lualhati Bautista; Louis Bulaong; Carlos Bulosan; Cecilia Manguerra Brainard; Ian Casocot; Linda Ty Casper; Gilbert Luis R. Centina III
Other prominent writers during the mid-20th century were Carlos Bulosan, Nick Joaquin, Bienvenido Santos, Lualhati Bautista, and Rolando S. Rinio. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Carlos Bulosan, in particular, published the novel America Is In The Heart (1946), which became one of the earliest glimpses and representations of the life of Asian-American immigrants ...
America Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan published. [98] Filipino Naturalization Act allows naturalization of Filipino Americans, [99] granted citizenship to those who arrived prior to March 1943. [100] 1948, Vicki Draves wins two Olympic gold medals; as of 2010 is the only Filipino to have won a gold medal. [101]
An Anthology of Asian-American Writers, there was a push for the surfacing of old and new Asian American writers. Some key Asian American authors include: Carlos Bulosan