Carlos Bulosan

Carlos Bulosan

Carlos Bulosan was born in the Philippines in the rural farming village of Mangusmana, near the town of Binalonan (Pangasinan province, Luzon Island). He was the son of a farmer and spent most of his upbringing in the countryside with his family. Like many families in the Philippines, Carlos’s family struggled to survive during times of economic hardship. Many families were impoverished and many more would suffer because of the conditions in the Philippines created by U.S. colonization. Rural farming families like Carlos’ family experienced severe economic disparity due to the growing concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the economic and political elite. Determined to help to support his family and further his education, Carlos decided to come to America with the dream to fulfill these goals.
Allos and his father lived Mangusmana until he was seven years old. They lived in a small grass hut but it seemed that it was sufficient because they were peasants. His father could not read or write, but knew how to work his one hectare of land which was the sole support of their big family. In the one hectare of land that they owned, they sow and harvest rice. The plantation of rice was the main source to survive and to make money. But it was not too late when they became landless after the moneylender took their land for the lack of money. Then they made an agreement to use a piece of land with a church to share the crop of ri...

Carlos Bulosan

Login

Join