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| The Oracles: My Filipino Grandparents in America | 
| Author: Pati Navalta Poblete
Publisher: Heyday Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 425815
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 125
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1597140368
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.89921079461
EAN: 9781597140362
ASIN: 1597140368
Publication Date: August 15, 2006
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 I Recommend This Book July 11, 2008
Being an adult Filipino born in the Philippines and raised in the U.S. since I was 3 years old, I really enjoyed this book. I didn't have living grandparents to raise me so it was fun reading Pati's experience. I could relate to all the Filipino traditions that her grandparents were trying to instill in her. I enjoyed her storytelling and read the book in one day! I recommend this book to any Filipino born in the U.S. or the Philippines.
Belinda
 lolos and lolas June 16, 2008
I finished reading this book in one direct plane ride from San Diego to Houston. It made me cry unashamedly in the airport and during the flight. It reminded me of how my parents raised my 3 daughters while I worked. Losing a parent in my case (a grandparent in my children's case) was a sad experience just as the author described it in the book.
A candidate for required reading May 14, 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "The Oracles." For the past 35 years, I have been an educator in a school whose Filipino population numbers over 50%. During that time, often I have been struck by the challenges faced by immigrant parents and grandparents who are raising American kids. For me, this topic was the heart of "The Oracles." Just as we read "House on Mango Street" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in our schools, "The Oracles" would be a worthy addition to our required reading lists. This book builds bridges of understanding. It doesn't get much better than that.
A great personal story that we can relate to May 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this story. Pati writes in an engaging manner which makes it easy to read. I saw the author at a reading and she is throughly engaging. Her story is humorous, touching and will bring back many memories of growing up. It's interesting how a half-japanese and caucasian male can relate to so many of her stories of growing up in the Bay Area in the 1970's and 80's.
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