The Diaspora Sonnets

by Oliver de la Paz

Book Overview

In 1972, after Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, Oliver de la Paz's father, in a last fit of desperation to leave the Philippines, threw his papers at an immigration clerk, hoping to get them stamped. He was prepared to leave, having already quit his job and having exchanged pesos for dollars; but he couldn't anticipate the challenges of the migratory lifestyle he and his family would soon adopt in America. Their search for a sense of "home"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324095172
• ISBN13: 9781324095170
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"