"Father of Filipino American Literature"
Carlos Bulosan
AKA Carlos Sampayan Bulosan
1st Filipino-American writer and literary voice of Filipino immigrants in the United States (1930s)
QUOTE
"The time had come, I felt, for me to utilize my experiences in written form. I had something to live for now, and to fight the world with; and I was no longer afraid of the past."
DATE OF BIRTH
November 2, 1911
BIRTHPLACE
Pangasinan, Philippines
YEAR OF DEATH
September 11, 1956
USEFUL LINKS
Hounded to Death: the FBI File of Filipino Author Carlos Bulosan
Carlos Bulosan: How relevant today?
