{"product_id":"as-flip-as-i-want-to-be-ruminations-on-the-filipino-american-experience-paperback","title":"As Flip as I Want to Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Estrada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Estrada's first book, \u003ci\u003eI Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu\u003c\/i\u003e, broke the mold of Asian American literature. It was brash, controversial and fresh-and took us on a delirious ride through exotic landscapes, shopping malls and Internet romances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAs Flip As I Want to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of columns from Estrada's work with the \u003ci\u003ePhilippine Times of Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e. Here you will hear the pounding rains of Quezon City, feel the mass exultation of a U.S. citizenship ceremony, ponder the beauty of fake Rolex watches, listen to Tom Cruise speaking in Russian, and meet a Filipino NFL quarterback. You will rock out with a Filipino heavy-metal god, meet a Filipino rapper, and go all-in in a high stakes poker tournament. Saddle up and take another wild ride through the Filipino American experience. \"These commentaries come from a place of searching, of journeying, of process.\"-Oscar Pe aranda, author and scholar. \"Estrada's book is written with the incisiveness of a seasoned journalist. I recommend it.\"-Prof. Leo Paz, chairman of Philippine Studies, City College of San Francisco.\u003cp\u003e \"Estrada is talented, insightful and tuned into the Filipino American Experience.\"-Dorothy and Fred Cordova, co-directors, Filipino American National Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52765015081267,"sku":"9780595417964","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z2p2N2U0M3JXUHFYdXZGOFNobFdidz09.webp?v=1764608537","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/as-flip-as-i-want-to-be-ruminations-on-the-filipino-american-experience-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}