This presentation includes the life and works of Carlos Bulosan. The story of the letter, As long as the grass shall grow, The dying Filipinos in America, My Father Goes To Court, and more.

2. His life and Selected stories

3. Who is Carlos Bulosan?

4. Of the million Filipinos who found themselves in the
United States in the two decades before and after World
War II, Carlos Bulosan, his entire life & works,
represents the heroic struggles and sacrifices of the
Filipino community as a colonized and an emergent
national agency in world history.
- E. San Juan Jr., 1999
“

5.  He was born at
Mangusmana
Pangasinan
province, Luzon
island.
Carlos arrived
in Seattle on
July 22, 1930
at the age of seventeen.

6. • He began working various low-paying
jobs: servicing in hotels,
harvesting in the fields, and even
embarking to the Alaskan canneries.

7. • He passed away in Seattle suffering from
an advanced stage of
bronchopneumonia.
• He was buried at Queen Anne Hill in
Seattle.

8. The books and stories of Bulosan

9. America is in the heart
TheLaughter of my Father
(My Father Goes to Court
and the Tragedy of my Father)
On Becoming Filipino (Selected
Writings)
(The story of a Letter, Be American,
As long as the Grass shall Grow,
Life and Death of a Filipino in America)
The Cry and the Dedication

10. Let's watch a short video...

12. The Story of a Letter
By: Carlos Bulosan

13. Who are his two brothers
that went to america?

14. What kind of life Do they
have?

15. Why is it very important for him
and his father to know what was
written from the letter?

16. From paragraph 16.
I tried to run away few times, but
whenever I reached the town the farm
always called me back.
(Amidst this statement) explain why the author
still leave their village.

17. From paragraph 19. (Explain)
There were men and women who never
smiled. They spoke through their noses.

18. From paragraph 22
I languished in bed for two years with
great pleasure. I was no longer afraid to live in
a strange world and among strange people.

19. (From paragraph 24 & 25)
I used to stand by the window for hours asking
myself why I had forgotten to laugh in America.
I was afraid to go out into the world... Now, after
the peasants' and workers government was
crushed, I was physically ready to go out into
the world and start a new life. There was some
indignation against fascism in all civilized lands.
To most of us however . It was the end of great
cause.

22. Other Stories of Carlos...

23. Be American

24. As Long as the Grass
Shall Grow
“Iwill go on teaching people like you to
understand things as long as the grass shall
grow.”

25. The Life and Death
of Filipino in America

26. My Fathers Tragedy

27. My Father Goes to Court

30. Thank you.
Prepared By:
Arnaldo G. Legaspi Jr.
BSED - II English