Carbo, N. (1995). Returning a borrowed tongue. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House
Press.
Nick Carbo brings together poems by Filipino American poets that
“represent …parts of ourselves that have been denied, lost, hidden, or forgotten” (XIV). With this anthology, Carbo propels contemporary Filipino American poets into the spotlight that are still producing important work today. Some themes of the poems included are immigration and migration to America, struggles with the English language, nostalgia for the Philippines, and exotic encounters. Hong, G. (1993). The open boat: Poems from asian america. New York:
Doubleday.
Garrett Hongo brings together poems that celebrate the character and strength it takes for Asian Americans to survive in adversity. Race, ethnicity, religion, and culture are the main themes of these poems and showcases that all Americans, no matter what country you have descended from, share the same fears, hopes, and aspirations.
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