![]() ![]() Despite coming from two different backgrounds, the two women find themselves returning to the same Philippine hometown, where they must reckon with their intertwined scandal, tragedy, secrets and ghosts. *This was originally written for Alserkal.Online in celebration of Emirates Literature Festival in 2021.Ī Filipino-Chinese author and academic, Caroline Hau explores the notions of homecoming, migrant labor, power dynamics, and the complex culture of servitude through the lives of two Filipino women in Singapore. ![]() From exploring person-of-color femininity in a digital age, to navigating migration and duality of identities, these books capture the beautiful complexity of what it means to be Filipino in the diaspora. CONTEMPORARY FILIPINO BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* By Anna Bernice delos ReyesĪ growing list of contemporary Filipino authors and books from the Sa Tahanan Collective community. ![]()
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