About the Video
Noted Filipino-American author, Peter Bacho, is best known for his novel, Cebu, for which he won the American Book Award. He is lauded for his explorations of neocolonialism and Filipino-American identity. Referring to himself as an, "old Filipino writer," Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies Program at The Evergreen State College, Tacoma, and is a lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington, Tacoma.
Cebu (novel, 1991 – American Book Award)Dark Blue Suit (short stories, 1997 – Washington Governor's Writers Award)Boxing in Black and White (nonfiction, 1999)Nelson's Run (novel, 2002)Entrys (novel, 2005)Leaving Yesler (young adult novel, 2010)
In this video, Bacho presents his musings on how to look outside oneself in order to write a great protagonist.