Filipino-American Narratives Doing Battle
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 7, 2019
Gina Apostol, award-winning writer, explores the history of the U.S. in the Philippines in her new novel, Insurrecto (Soho Press, 2018).
Tune in now: @GinaApostol, author of "Gun Dealers' Daughter," joins us now to discuss her new book, "Insurrecto" and the Rodrigo Duterte era in the Philippines. https://t.co/JE6GnVgu5p pic.twitter.com/ch889Jg4jC
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"I speak English, I grew up speaking English but it’s a sign of trauma, it’s a sign of historic wounds," says @GinaApostol, author of "Insurrecto," on life as a Filipino expat living in the United States.
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