Fiction. Asian American Studies. Filipino American Studies. "Sixteen deceptively simple stories comprise Michelle Cruz Skinner's much-anticipated follow-up to Balikbayan and Mango Seasons, many of them about Filipinos tongue-tied and alienated in the motherland, or scattered across the map of heartaches and homesickness in the company of strangers called countrymen, family, lovers. A book of quiet gems definitely worth the wait"--R. Zamora Linmark.
Author City: HONOLULU, HI USA
Michelle Cruz Skinner is the author of the short story collections IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS, Balikbayan and Mango Seasons (nominated for the 1996 Philippine National Book Award). She was born in Manila and raised primarily in Olongapo, Philippines. She lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children and teaches at Punahou School.