Peter Bacho
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Peter Bacho is a writer and teacher best known for his book Cebu which won the American Book Award. The book is considered literary significant among Filipino American literature because of its explorations in themes such as neocolonialism and Filipino-American identity. [1] Bacho also won the Washington Governor’s Writers Award for Dark Blue Suit a collection of stories. Many of Bacho's books deal with the Filipino experience in the United States. He considers himself an "old Filipino writer" despite the fact that he is half-Filipino and half - Yakama Indian. [2] Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies Program at the University of Washington, Tacoma.
[edit] References
- ^ Payback time: neocolonial discourses in Peter Bacho's Cebu. Elizabeth H. Pisares. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Coming through Slaughter Writer Peter Bacho on his new novel, his life as a writer, his youth in Seattle. Robin Lindley. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
