Fiction. Asian American Studies. With contributions from over 60 writers -- both Filipina and Filipina American -- BABAYLAN provides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging. Innovative. Fierce and reflective. Somber and funny. No one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. BABAYLAN brings to the concert halls of the United States a full-bodied chorus of Filipino women's voices -- Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz.

About the author: Eileen Tabios (born 1960) is an award-winning Filipino-American poet[1], fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic, and publisher. Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Tabios moved to the United States at the age of ten. She holds a B.A. in political science from Barnard College and an M.B.A. in economics and international business from New York University Graduate School of Business. Her last corporate career was involved with international project finance. She began to write poetry in 1995. In spring 2009, Tabios adopted a son.