America is not the heart
By: Elaine Castillo
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780735222410
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Family secrets; Immigrants; Filipino American women; Fiction; Filipinos; American Dream; Filipino American families; Identity (Psychology)
Description: 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.