Liwanag: Literary and Graphic Expressions by Filipinos in America

San Francisco: Liwanag Publications, 1975. 1st ed. Quarto in black and white pictorial wraps; 224 pages: illustrations; 28 cm Very good (+) copy with some external wear; clean pages and tight binding. Paperback.

Uncommon. A heaping serving of Filipino art and literary work from the mid-70s. Inspiring! "The materials considered for inclusion in the anthology are largely literary in nature; specifically, within the poetryt and short story format. The works chosen for this publication will reflect and clarify the artistic developments that have evolved and illustrate well the most obvious changes concerning the specific areas of Pilipino art in America. Essentially, the three areas of emphasis in terms of presentation are: 1. poems 2. short stories, essays 3. graphics, photographs. The literary works that have been gathered and compiled are from various parts of the United States. However, because of the fact that our working base is in California, the main bulk of our compilation has limited us to the west coast area. [...] The artists and photographers are all from the San Francisco Bay Area vicinity." --Introduction