{"product_id":"american-aswang-manette-trogani-snow-9781665745635","title":"American Aswang: Uncovering the truth about my Filipino American family's repatriation to the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003eManette Trogani Snow always wondered why her father, Martin \"Pop\" Trogani punished his children by forcing them to kneel on raw rice, arms outstretched, with a stack of books piled high on their hands. In a quest to understand why Pop treated Manette and her eleven siblings so horribly, she unearthed not only her own family's hidden histories, but also a previously unknown chapter in US history about racism, immigration, and war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a fascinating memoir created from a twenty-five-year mission to excavate information from archives, articles, books, and interviews, Manette chronicles her journey through a childhood darkened by fear, brutality, secrets, and lies while detailing the story of her father's family's experiences as the only known survivors-despite being starved and tortured during the Japanese occupation of World War II-of an orchestrated campaign to expel them from the United States under the Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935. Included throughout are a treasure trove of personal and historic images, as well as additional insights obtained after the completion of Manette's extensive research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Aswang intertwines the true story of a Filipino-American girl's challenging coming-of-age journey with the often horrific experiences of her father's family as they were repatriated to the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manette Trogani Snow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665745630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665745635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Manette Trogani Snow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491791270143,"sku":"9781665745635","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_573d1c52-e44a-4625-909a-7f559365194f.jpg?v=1699453253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-aswang-manette-trogani-snow-9781665745635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}