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Grandmother Is a Tightfist in America
single work
"each day, she rubs between fingers=araw-araw, pinipisil-pisil"
Alternative title:
Kuripot si Lola sa Amerika
Is part of
Grandmother Sequence
1992
sequence
poetry
prose
Issue Details:
First known date:
1991...
1991
Grandmother Is a Tightfist in America
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Dedication: for Mama Ola=kay Mama Ola
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Border Lover
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autobiography
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Border Lover
2003
single work
essay
autobiography
— Appears in: Not Home, But Here : Writing from the Filipino Diaspora 2003; (p. 118-137) Merlinda Bobis reflects upon her writing processes and her constant negotiation through borders of language, culture, and genre. The essay includes excerpts from many of Bobis' published works, along with autobiographical reflections.
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