Bical

John Reinhard Dizon

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Synopsis

The second book in John Reinhard Dizon's Generations series tells the story of Teodulfo Dizon: a teenager from Bical, the San Pedro District of the Philippine Islands.
 
Son of a decommissioned Spanish officer, Teodulfo works as a house boy in the U.S. military sector and makes connections that that change his future. He and his friends seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to America, where they eventually find themselves in San Antonio, Texas.
 
Soon, Teodulfo becomes a dynamic figure within the Filipino community as well as with the Mexicans. But will his dreams become legend?

Disponible depuis: 12/02/2022.

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