Scent of Apples is a collection of short stories depicting Filipinos living in America during WWII. It examines the racism these Filipinos faced, the class issues that they negotiated and the attempts to survive in a country away form home.

Bienvenido N. santos (1911-1996) is a Filipino-American fictionist, poet and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.


Fil, Tony, tape recorder, Filipino dance troupe....what about Bienvenido Santos' "The Day the Dancers Came" stood out to you the most? Why?


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