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EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD by Randy Ribay, read by JB Tadena, Ramón de Ocampo, Manny Jacinto, Jesse Inocalla
Manage episode 439491010 series 2774819
Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss an audiobook for teens where four narrators in alternating chapters depict intergenerational Filipino sons and fathers over the course of a century. Ramón de Ocampo portrays young Francisco, who left the Philippines and works on California farms in the 1930s. JB Tadena captures angry Emil, whose father Francisco, now an adult, deserts his family to pursue Filipino rights in 1965. Manny Jacinto portrays cowed, bitter Chris in 1985, whose father, Emil, pushes him to assimilate. During the pandemic, Jesse Inocalla reveals sensitive Enzo’s worry about disease and his father’s relationship with Lolo Emil, who moves into their home.
Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.
Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website.
Support for our podcast comes from Hachette Audio, the publisher of CONNIE, this behind the scenes look into Connie Chung's life, read by Connie Chung herself. Find out more at Hachette Audio.
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Manage episode 439491010 series 2774819
Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss an audiobook for teens where four narrators in alternating chapters depict intergenerational Filipino sons and fathers over the course of a century. Ramón de Ocampo portrays young Francisco, who left the Philippines and works on California farms in the 1930s. JB Tadena captures angry Emil, whose father Francisco, now an adult, deserts his family to pursue Filipino rights in 1965. Manny Jacinto portrays cowed, bitter Chris in 1985, whose father, Emil, pushes him to assimilate. During the pandemic, Jesse Inocalla reveals sensitive Enzo’s worry about disease and his father’s relationship with Lolo Emil, who moves into their home.
Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.
Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website.
Support for our podcast comes from Hachette Audio, the publisher of CONNIE, this behind the scenes look into Connie Chung's life, read by Connie Chung herself. Find out more at Hachette Audio.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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