3. Writer’s Notebook: Focused Writing
1. My Bayan experiences make me realize that
folks who aren’t Filipinx need . . .
2. People who aren’t Filipinx need to know
about Filipinx experience because . . .
3. If I expect non-Filipinos to be aware of
Filipino experience, then with regard to
other groups, I need to . . .
5. America is in the Heart: Themes and
Female Sexuality
Otherness/Being Marginalized
High Expectations/Hellish Reality
Class difference/Poverty
Trauma - emotional wounding
“Policing” Behavior (sex)
Peer/Social Pressure
Mob Mentality
Bullying
Sacrificing for Family
Reading/Writing/School
Resistance/Fighting Back
Corruption/Abuse
Gender Roles/Expectations
6. Written Feedback!
1. I appreciate/affirm/agree with WHAT
you are saying here because . . .
2. I like HOW you crafted this section
here because . . .
3. This particular section makes me
wonder/curious about . . .