Writers and Exile: Carlos Bulosan and Dolores Stephens Feria

Abstract

This paper explores the links between two writers in exile – Carlos Bulosan, aFilipino migrant in the United States, and Dolores Stephens Feria, an Americanmigrant in the Philippines. Its aim is to gather more insight into the “conditionof exile” as a framework for understanding writers and literary traditions. Forthe author, being the daughter of Dolores, this is both a personal and academicexploration.