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This Novel About the Philippines Gets Widely Praised in the World

A chat with New York-based author Mia Alvar about the 9 short stories on the Filipino diaspora in her debut book, In the Country.

When I was young, trying to make up my own stories went hand in hand with learning how to read. Moving around so much created trouble for me when people asked, "Where are you from?" I could never come up with a ...

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