Peter Bacho

Peter Bacho

Peter Bacho is a writer and teacher best known for his book Cebu which won the American Book Award. The book is considered literary significant among Filipino American literature because of its explorations in themes such as neocolonialism and Filipino-American identity.[1] Bacho also won the Washington Governor’s Writers Award for Dark Blue Suit a collection of stories. Many of Bacho's books deal with the Filipino experience in the United States. He considers himself an "old Filipino writer".[2] Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies Program at The Evergreen State College, Tacoma Campus. He is also a lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Bibliography

  • Cebu (novel, 1991)
  • Dark Blue Suit (short stories, 1996)
  • Boxing in Black and White (nonfiction, 1999)
  • Nelson's Run (novel, 2002)
  • Entrys (novel, 2005)
  • Leaving Yesler (young adult novel, 2010)

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