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Viajero (A Filipino Novel) Details Date : Published 1998 by Solidaridad Publishing House (first published January 1st 1993) ISBN : 9789718845042 Author : F. Sionil José Format : Paperback 313 pages Genre : Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction Download Viajero (A Filipino Novel) ...pdf Read Online Viajero (A Filipino Novel) ...pdf Download and Read Free Online Viajero (A Filipino Novel) F. Sionil José PDF File: Viajero (A Filipino Novel)... 2 Read and Download Ebook Viajero (A Filipino Novel)... From Reader Review Viajero (A Filipino Novel) for online ebook Patrick says This book ranks up their with his Rosales series perhaps b/c it is the continuation of Mass. I am giving this book a 4.5 I like the poem in the beginning by Jose Rizal and translated by Nick Joaquin of a man who is permanently a wanderer who others may envy b/c he has experience that they have not experienced themselves but b/c of the lack of a home base feels empty and unrooted inside. In developing countries, notions of nationalism becomes intertwined with social justice issues for the poor. Raza states that education is the key to get people out of ignorance. Viajero is a journal about a revolutionary thinker/mystic named Salvador Dela Raza. Raza says that he lacks memory which is the sole basis of the self. Viajero is about the Filipino diaspora as told through the life of Raza. The journal begins with Raza being separated by his parents b/c of the Japanese occupation followed by the rape of his foster mother Mayang and the death of both her and his foster grandfather Tale by the Japs. He was rescued by a black captain named James Wack and later became his new father. Raza was taught ebonic English. Captain James Wack brought him back to San Francisco with him. His first vision of America is that it was a land of abundant food. He lived in Pacific Heights and was immediately given the bungalow out back. While initially he felt excluded from the family, he later realized he was blessed with his own space. In America, he had three influential women in his life Serena his girlfriend, Jessie a his adopted sister who was 15 yrs younger and Roxanne, adopted mother. Like so many educated black people in the early 20th century, Jim preferred Europe to the US b/c they were treated with respect and seen as equals. Jim and Roxanne were both light-skinned Blacks that could pass for whites and often did as the need arised. Jim was independently wealthy as he belonged to the Black elite with oil found on the family farm in Oklahoma and produced 2 patented products which made Black people look whiter. Unfortunately, Roxanne was killed by a black gang which saddened Jim who refocused his energy to raising Salvador and Jessica. Jim became Jessica's confidant. Jim dated Black, Hispanic, and White women now he was involved with a Chinese named Serena. Serena and Jim are both working on their masters degree in History. Intellectual intimacy blossomed into sexual intimacy within 2 months of meeting. Although Serena's parents only wanted her to date Chinese boys, she began to date Salvador. Salvador interest in her coincided with his interest in the Chinese diaspora in the Philippines. For Salvador, Serena anchored him to part of his past unlike his adopted family. Serena tried to go back to China to rebuild the homeland after the communist took over but was ultimately disillusioned by the lack of individuality she experienced. It was only then that Serena realized that she was American. Later, Serena and Salvador made a pilgrimage to Chicago and learned just how much the Chinese traders influenced and were influenced by ancient Filipinos. Just as, there was a symbiotic relationship b/w Serena and him. Salvador has the disease of many ethnic-Americans who do not know where they came from and thus look for and want to know their family history and history as a people. Seeking his past became an all consuming obsession in that he occasionally became obsessed. It was fortunate for Salvador the seeker to have Jim as a father who was not only an academic who focused on the African diaspora but also a civil rights leader. Jim tells Salvador that Chinese culture is a continuum and that traditions in the past are carried into the present. Jim also says that so much of a nations outlook is how they see their past. PDF File: Viajero (A Filipino Novel)... 3 Read and Download Ebook Viajero (A Filipino Novel)... The Ulo of Daya had to kill her beloved daughter Rang-ay for running away with the son of Narrow Eyes b/c she loved him and felt that he was her soulmate. Since the Ulo of Daya was the leader of his people, his duty as leader compelled him to kill his beloved daughter not only to set an example to his people, but also to preserve the peace he brokered with Amianan with betrothing her to their prince, Tured. The story of the Ulo of Daya prefaced what was happening to Buddy and Serena. Although they both considered themselves Americans, Serena was bound to Chinese tradition and had to marry an uncle who was his father's 3rd cousin. Jose does an excellent job describing the intimacy in their conversation b/w Buddy and Serena which sets up perfectly the heartbreak b/w Buddy and Serena when she has to do her duty and marry her uncle. One day, Buddy found a Filipino old man who reminded him of Apo Tale. He was part of the first wave of Filipino immigrants who worked in Hawaii's sugar cane fields, then California's orange orchards, and finally Alaskan salmon canneries. In the '60's-70's, Americans were forced to look @ its racial issue as well as gay rights issues in San Francisco. Vietnam war proved to be a divisive issue in the nation. Buddy identified with Black America and could appreciate their opposition to war as the Blacks were used as cannon fodder since they could not afford college. Jessie gave herself an abortion when Buddy arrived he took her to the hospital. I think abortion should be available though morally reprehensible against. Jessie had sex for fun and curiosity though Buddy had to impress upon her that sex should be done only in the context of love. Buddy described love not only looking out for your well-being but also the well-being of your beloved. Jessie is what happens in a single parent household and the parent is not mindful of what the girl is up to. Jessie became a hippie and smoked marijuana with her friends. Jim Wack is correct in stating that Blacks must move forward and be better than Whites to be seen as individuals instead of a race and stop discriminating against others. Jim Wack was filled with hatred for being seen as a problem for being born black and being light enough that Black people hated him for being favored by the white people. The real sin against the early Filipino's were the anti-miscegenation laws. It is interesting to note that until 1821 when Mexico got its independence from Spain, it was through Mexico that the Philippines was ruled. Buddy planned to study the effects of colonialism in the Philippines, Mexico, and later Indonesia. Buddy is totally Americanize and he felt Europe was too homogeneous and lacking the American vitality that he loved so much. Sarkistano told Buddy to know Rizal as his 1st step to know the Filipino. According Sarkistano, it was in Germany where Rizal grew into the intellectual giant that he was. When he arrived in Spain, he was drawn to churches which he realized had to do with being orphaned in one and not necessarily due to some spirtual yearning. In the church, he prayed for Jessie who he realized is the dearest person to him. Buddy thought that the search for the Filipino's history was really about finding the self. The Spanish ruled its colonies with an iron fist and banish recalcitrant Filipino's to Guam a practice that American's continued after they won possession of the islands after the Spanish-American war. Malay was the trading language spoken when Magellen "discovered" the Philippines. Buddy made up the story of Maisog based of a document that he discovered. Maisog later learned that reading and writing were useful skills that made him a scribe that were useful to leaders. He belonged to a land of sailors and traders and learned how to navigate that world around him. His marriage was arranged which was acceptable to both of them in order to unite both their families.
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