Автор:Jaime Alonso Yrastorza Год: 2014 Издание:Книга по Требованию Страниц: 312 ISBN: 9781628549829 From Fire to Freedom narrates an insight into the tapestry of the life of Dr. Jaime Alonso Yrastorza. His weave of reminiscences begins in his idyllic upbringing in rural Philippines. He reflects on the legacies that centuries of turbulent Spanish and American colonial overlords had influenced the mores and traditions of present-day Filipinos. Living in a battlefield of WWII, he relives his experiences from days fraught with danger, destruction, and death as his family was caught in the struggle between the Japanese and American military forces. After adolescence, he left the nation he refers to as Perla del Mar de Oriente, weaving an adventurous and enlightening odyssey in America, rigorously pursuing years of education in prestigious universities to gain a profession and become a patriotic American citizen. He shares tales of his life with a growing family of five children and fourteen grandchildren from marriage to an Iowan with Irish blood running in her veins. This inspiring...
