Malaya : essays on freedom
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Little A, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781542093309, 1542093309, 9781542093323, 1542093325
Status
Springfield Main Library - Adult
959.9048 BARNES
1 available
959.9048 BARNES
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Springfield Main Library - Adult | 959.9048 BARNES | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Lancaster Thayer Memorial Library - Nonfiction | 959.904 BARNES | Available |
Leominster Public Library - Adult | B BARNES | Available |
Pittsfield Berkshire Athenaeum - Adult | 813 Barnes | Available |
Worcester Main Library - Nonfiction | 959.9048 BARNES | Checked out |
Worcester Main Library - Nonfiction | 959.9048 BARNES | Available |
More Details
Published
New York : Little A, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781542093309, 1542093309, 9781542093323, 1542093325
Notes
Description
"From Cinelle Barnes, author of the memoir Monsoon Mansion, comes a moving and reflective essay collection about finding freedom in America. Out of a harrowing childhood in the Philippines, Cinelle Barnes emerged triumphant. But as an undocumented teenager living in New York, her journey of self-discovery was just beginning. Because she couldn't get a driver's license or file taxes, Cinelle worked as a cleaning lady and a nanny and took other odd jobs--and learned to look over her shoulder, hoping she wouldn't get caught. When she falls in love and marries a white man from the South, Cinelle finds herself trying to adjust to the thorny underbelly of "southern hospitality" while dealing with being a new mother, an immigrant affected by PTSD, and a woman with a brown body in a profoundly white world. From her immigration to the United States, to navigating a broken legal system, to balancing assimilation and a sense of self, Cinelle comes to rely on her resilience and her faith in the human spirit to survive and come of age all over again. Lyrical, emotionally driven, and told through stories both lived and overheard, Cinelle's intensely personal, yet universal, exploration of race, class, and identity redefines what it means to be a woman--and an American--in a divided country."--provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Barnes, Cinelle -- Family.
Barnes, Cinelle.
Biographies.
Essays.
Filipino Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Filipino Americans -- Southern States -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Philippines -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Women -- Philippines -- Biography.
Barnes, Cinelle -- Family.
Barnes, Cinelle.
Biographies.
Essays.
Filipino Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Filipino Americans -- Southern States -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Philippines -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Women -- Philippines -- Biography.
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.