Not quite what you asked for but I'm recommending it anyway in case someone else is interested! :)
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves by Jason DeParle
✅ About the Filipino migration experience
✅ "Fun to read" in that it's very-well written. However, it's not really that light-hearted.
✅ Contemporary
❌ Written by an American journalist. I was really skeptical about this at first, but DeParle is an excellent, well-researched observer who's an expert on migration in his own right. He really treats the subjects with love and respect.
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay. 3 generation povs
English but the characters are filipinos who migrated in US
can vouch! randy ribay writes really beautiful books about the Filipino diaspora
Ooh that seems interesting!
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Highly recommend this if you’re a fan of short stories.
america is not the heart by elaine castillo!
Migrantik
Tony de Guzman in da haus
Not quite what you asked for but I'm recommending it anyway in case someone else is interested! :)
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves by Jason DeParle
✅ About the Filipino migration experience
✅ "Fun to read" in that it's very-well written. However, it's not really that light-hearted.
✅ Contemporary
❌ Written by an American journalist. I was really skeptical about this at first, but DeParle is an excellent, well-researched observer who's an expert on migration in his own right. He really treats the subjects with love and respect.
I’m looking for something based on a first-hand experience of another Filipino. But thanks anyway!
Autobiografia ng ibang lady gaga
Great request! Wondering if there’s a book about parenting immigrant kids. Please recommend!
The gangster of love by Jessica hagedorn. It doesn't really check all the boxes you state in the title pero baka you'd like to to check it out lang <3