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Reading the Unwritten: Laughter and Other Non-Verbal Cues in Carlos Bulosan's The Laughter of My Father

Panel: 
Asian American Literature II
Abstract: 

Non-verbal cues in Carlos Bulosan's The Laughter of My Father evoke the difficulties of being Filipino in a foreign land, of desiring to simultaneously live within the American framework as well as critique the colonial activities taking place in the Philippines.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Ayra
Last Name: 
Laciste
Institution: 
University of California, Riverside