Cebu (novel), the Glossary
Cebu is a 1991 novel by Filipino American author Peter Bacho the "most visible figure" of second-generation, native-born Filipino American writing and one of several Seattle novelists in the 1990s to explore the racial history and sociology of Seattle.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: America Is in the Heart, American Book Awards, Before Columbus Foundation, Carlos Bulosan, Catholic Church, Cebu, Cebu City, Dogeaters, Filipino Americans, Jessica Hagedorn, Manila, Novel, Peter Bacho, Priest, Seattle, The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, World War II.
- American Book Award-winning works
- Culture of Cebu
- Filipino-American novels
- Novels set in Seattle
America Is in the Heart
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. Cebu (novel) and America Is in the Heart are Filipino-American novels and novels set in the Philippines.
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American Book Awards
The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement".
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Before Columbus Foundation
The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, "dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature".
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Carlos Bulosan
Carlos Sampayan Bulosan (November 24, 1913 – September 11, 1956) was a Filipino American novelist and poet who immigrated to the United States on July 1, 1930.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Cebu
Cebu (Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu (Lalawigan sa Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets.
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu (Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Dakbanwa sang Cebu; Lungsod ng Cebu), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.
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Dogeaters
Dogeaters is a novel written by Jessica Hagedorn and published in 1990. Cebu (novel) and Dogeaters are American Book Award-winning works.
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Filipino Americans
Filipino Americans (Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry.
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Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born May 29, 1949) is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist.
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Manila
Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City.
Novel
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.
Peter Bacho
Peter Bacho is a writer and teacher best known for his book Cebu which won the American Book Award.
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Priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
Seattle
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.
The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) is a scholarly society established in 1974.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
American Book Award-winning works
- A Brief History of Seven Killings
- A Different Mirror
- A Woman in Amber
- Beloved (novel)
- Black Athena
- Black Noise (book)
- Can't Stop Won't Stop (book)
- Cebu (novel)
- Ceremony (Silko novel)
- Dogeaters
- Eva Luna
- Fools Crow
- Griever: An American Monkey King in China
- Lakota Woman
- Lies My Teacher Told Me
- Love Medicine
- Marked by Fire
- Maus
- Miles: The Autobiography
- Native Speaker (novel)
- Obasan
- Praisesong for the Widow
- Reservation Blues
- Shell Shaker
- Slavery by Another Name
- The Chickencoop Chinaman
- The Chinaman Pacific and Frisco R.R. Co.
- The House on Mango Street
- The Light People
- The Moor's Account
- The Orchardist
- The Salt Eaters
- The Signifying Monkey
- The Year of the Dragon (play)
- This Bridge Called My Back
- Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
- Underworld (novel)
Culture of Cebu
- Binibining Cebu
- Cebu (novel)
- Cebuano culture
- Mabuhi!
- Mantawi Festival
- Otap (food)
- Sibonga
- Sugbo (hymn)
- Tuslob buwa
Filipino-American novels
- Always Hiding
- America Is in the Heart
- Cebu (novel)
- Hello, Universe
- The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor
- When the Elephants Dance
Novels set in Seattle
- Armageddon's Children
- Boneshaker (novel)
- Capture the Saint
- Cebu (novel)
- City at the End of Time
- Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian
- Diary (novel)
- Dora: A Headcase
- Fifty Shades (novel series)
- Fifty Shades Darker
- Fifty Shades Freed
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Flight (novel)
- Freaky Green Eyes
- Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
- I'm Down (book)
- Indian Killer
- Invisible Monsters
- Jitterbug Perfume
- Murder on the Fourth of July
- Never Mind Nirvana
- No-No Boy
- Reamde
- Regina's Song
- SLAY (novel)
- Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans
- Seveneves
- The Art of Racing in the Rain
- The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
- The Howling II (novel)
- The Silver Kiss
- The Son of Neptune
- Today Will Be Different
- Villa Incognito
- Waxwings (novel)
- Wizard of the Pigeons
- Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection