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 1973 edition | |
| Author | Carlos Bulosan |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-295-95289-X |
America Is in the Heart, sometimes subtitled A Personal History, is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel written by Filipino American immigrant poet, fiction writer, short story teller, and activist, Carlos Bulosan.[1][page needed] The novel was one of the earliest published books that presented the experiences of the immigrant and working class based on an Asian American point of view and has been regarded as "[t]he premier text of the Filipino-American experience."[1] In his introduction, journalist Carey McWilliams,[1] who wrote a 1939 study about migrant farm labor in California (Factories in the Field), described America Is in the Heart as a “social classic” that reflected on the experiences of Filipino immigrants in America who were searching for the “promises of a better life”.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d "America Is in the Heart: A Personal History" by Carlos Bulosan (Introduction by Carey McWilliams) Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, University of Washington Press, washington.edu
- ^ America Is in the Heart, Part 1, loc.gov