{"product_id":"9780595417964","title":"As Flip as I Want to Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience","description":"George Estrada's first book, \u003ci\u003eI Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu\u003c\/i\u003e, broke the mold of Asian American literature. It was brash, controversial and fresh-and took us on a delirious ride through exotic landscapes, shopping malls and Internet romances. \u003ci\u003eAs Flip As I Want to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of columns from Estrada's work with the \u003ci\u003ePhilippine Times of Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e. Here you will hear the pounding rains of Quezon City, feel the mass exultation of a U.S. citizenship ceremony, ponder the beauty of fake Rolex watches, listen to Tom Cruise speaking in Russian, and meet a Filipino NFL quarterback. You will rock out with a Filipino heavy-metal god, meet a Filipino rapper, and go all-in in a high stakes poker tournament. Saddle up and take another wild ride through the Filipino American experience. \"These commentaries come from a place of searching, of journeying, of process.\"-Oscar Peñaranda, author and scholar. \"Estrada's book is written with the incisiveness of a seasoned journalist. I recommend it.\"-Prof. Leo Paz, chairman of Philippine Studies, City College of San Francisco.\u003cp\u003e \"Estrada is talented, insightful and tuned into the Filipino American Experience.\"-Dorothy and Fred Cordova, co-directors, Filipino American National Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48466390745329,"sku":"9780595417964","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780595417964_p0.jpg?v=1785643010","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595417964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}