Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia
Abstract
Excerpt: Amiability, friendliness, and even ease permeate How My Sons Lost Their Tagalog, a book of non-fiction by Filipino-American journalist Benjamin Pimentel. The language of the pieces, both in Filipino and English, is accessible and flows easily. The stories told are familiar and familial: stories about parenting, memories of Christmas in the Philippines. The opinions expressed, even those on politics and political figures, are sensible and somewhat progressive. Reading the pieces is like having a conversation over coffee with an intelligent, level-headed, thoughtful friend—if one happens to be an upper middle-class Filipino who went to college at the University of the Philippines (UP) or the Ateneo de Manila in the eighties or who is related to someone with a similar upbringing.
Recommended Citation
Tinio, Maria Teresa
(2014)
"Benjamin Pimentel. How My Sons Lost Their Tagalog. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2013. 117 pages.,"
Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia: Vol. 4:
No.
2, Article 16.
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol4/iss2/16
