"Promised Land" by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. PROMISED LAND, the inspiring story of two cousins who married Filipino American U.S. Navy personnel to be able to migrate to the United States and help their relatives back home only to find out that the adventure was not as easy as they hoped it to be. As a piece of Filipino American experience, this story applies to the lives of all people. Excerpts from the book: "You must join the U.S. Navy so we can live abroad," Isabel often told her boyfriend Lando as they walked in the park, weaving dreams for their future together. He would just shrug his...

"Betel Nuts & Other Stories" by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. Entertaining and easy-to-read short stories about growing up in the Philippines. Excerpts from the book One day, however, the duckling went inside an opening under the house. Borobot waited for it to come out but it did not. He kept waiting even when it got dark, but there was no sign of the duckling. When his father came home that evening, he told him about his missing duckling. His dad took a flashlight and pointed it toward the opening. He inserted a long stick inside and tried to stir it. They could hear some squealing but no...