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| Title Statement | Dirty kitchen: a memoir of food and family / Jill Damatac. |
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| Author | Damatac, Jill |
| Publication | New York: One Signal Publishers/Atria,2025. |
| Edition | First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Extent of Item | x, 242 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9781668084632 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07918837 |
| Summary | Filmmaker Jill Damatac combines memoir, food writing, and historical context to explore her experiences as an undocumented immigrant from the Philippines living in the United States for twenty-two years. The book recounts her family's struggles with poverty, violence, and xenophobia, leading to her eventual departure and settlement in London, where she gained citizenship and the opportunity to examine her heritage. Through Filipino recipes and personal narrative, Damatac reflects on themes of identity, colonialism, immigration, and belonging, tracing her journey of self-discovery and return to the United States without fear of deportation. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Cooking, Philippine |
| Filipino American authors--Biography | |
| Noncitizens--Biography--United States | |
| By Name | Damatac, Jill--Childhood and youth |
| By Genre | Biographies |
| Autobiographies | |
| Personal narratives | |
