The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813546818 ISBN 13: 9780813546810

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2009

Synopsis

On December 8, 1941, as the Pacific War reached the Philippines, Yay Panlilio, a Filipina-Irish American, faced a question with no easy answer: how could she contribute to the war? In this 1950 memoir, ""The Crucible: An Autobiography"" by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla, Panlilio narrates her experience as a journalist, triple agent, leader in the Philippine resistance against the Japanese, and lover of the guerrilla general Marcos V. Augustin. From the war-torn streets of Japanese-occupied Manila, to battlegrounds in the countryside, and the rural farmlands of central California, Panlilio blends wry commentary, rigorous journalistic detail, and popular romance. Weaving together appearances by Douglas MacArthur and Carlos Romulo with dangerous espionage networks, this work provides an insightful perspective on the war. ""The Crucible"" invites readers to see new intersections in Filipina/o, Asian American, and American literature studies, and Denise Cruz's introduction imparts key biographical, historical, and cultural contexts to that purpose.

About this title

Review:

"The Crucible is a fascinating and unique autobiography that presents readers with a point of view that is rarely seen and heard, but deserves notice." - Catherine Ceniza Choy, author of Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History"

About the Author:

DENISE CRUZ is an assistant professor of English and American studies at Indiana University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0813546818
• ISBN 13: 9780813546810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Cruz Denise