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DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Asian American Author Debuts New Novel     Rafaelito V. Sy, a 
 new asian american author starts off national book tour reading & signing 
 at BOOKS INC, 2275 Market Street located in the castro on August 9th, 
 Tuesday at 7:30pm.  His new novel "Potato Queen," 
 (http://www.palaribooks.com) explores love, relationships, and US 
 Citizenship.       Potato Queen starts off in Manila, Philippines, where a 
 young Juancho Chu is living vicariously through reruns of US television 
 sitcoms and dreaming of a life in the less oppressive land of America. As a 
 young man, Juancho makes his way to San Francisco to establish a life for 
 himself in the United States. While working at a travel agency ironically 
 selling tours to "exotic" locales like the Philippines, Juancho works 
 toward his US citizenship.  Rafaelito V. Sy was born and raised in Manila, 
 Philippines. He has also lived in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, Boston, and New 
 York. He earned his B. A. in English from Tufts University and his M. F. A. 
 in Creative Writing from Cornell University, where he taught the personal 
 essay and creative writing. He currently resides in San Francisco where he 
 volunteers and is involved with many civic organizations.  With his story, 
 Mr. Sy hopes to shine a much-needed focus on the process of becoming a US 
 citizen and learning to accept your own truths. Sy says, "I hope this book 
 reaches out to others who feel alone in a new country."   \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/08/04/72933.php
SUMMARY:Author of "Potato Queen" does Book Signing & Reading
LOCATION:Books Inc., Castro  2275 Market Street  415-864-6777
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/08/04/72933.php
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