Uncle Rico's encore : mostly true stories of Filipino Seattle / Peter Bacho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacho, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bacho, Peter.

Filipino American authors--20th century--Biography.

Filipino American authors.

Filipino Americans--Biography.

Filipino Americans.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

212 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2022]

Summary:

"From the 1950s through the 1970s, blue-collar Filipino Americans, or Pinoys, lived a hardscrabble existence. Immigrant parents endured blatant racism, sporadic violence, and poverty while their US-born children faced more subtle forms of racism, such as the low expectations of teachers and counselors in the public school system. In this collection of autobiographical essays, acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Peter Bacho centers the experiences of the Pinoy generation that grew up in Seattle's multiethnic neighborhoods, from the Central Area to Beacon Hill to Rainier Valley. He recounts intimate moments of everyday life: fishing with marshmallows at Madison Beach, playing bruising games of basketball at Madrona Park, and celebrating with his uncles in Chinatown as hundreds of workers returned from Alaska canneries in the fall. He also relates vivid stories of defiance and activism, including resistance to the union-busting efforts of the federal government in the 1950s and organizing for decent housing and services for elders in the 1970s. Sharing a life inextricably connected to his community and the generation that came before him, this memoir is a tribute to Filipino Seattle"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Lay Of The Land

Map 1

Map 2

Map 3

Map 4

Map 5

Map 6

Was It That Long Ago?

The Ship On Temple Street

Bad Attitude

Gabriel

Not Quite Camelot

The Fishing Man

The Curve

Uncle Rico's Encore

The Debt

September 20, 1968

Irma

Guilt

On Boxing, Mother, Violence, And Writing

Van The Man

One October Day

Arnaud

Anugon

Just Before Noon

A Note On Bienvenido Santos

A Close Call, Memories, A Last Goodbye

Heart Attack

Map 7

Postscript To A Heart Attack.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Bacho, Peter. Uncle Rico's encore

ISBN:

9780295749778

0295749776

OCLC:

1274232450