Died
at age 42
in Seattle, King, Washington, United States
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Biography
Carlos Bulosan is Notable.
Carlos was born sometime between 1911-1915 in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines [1][2].
As told in his memoir/autobiographical novel, America is in the Heart[3], he overcame the “harsh realities of inequality, injustice, and hatred due to racial discrimination … gradually educating himself into one of the first Filipino writers to write in English in the United States”[1].
The birthdate adopted is the one listed on his World War II draft card[5].
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Zhang, Aiping (2003). “Carlos Bulosan (1911-1956)” in Asian American Short Story Writers: An A-to-Z Guide (Eds. Emmanuel S. Nelson and Guiyou Huang), Greenwood Press, pp. 23-30. Link at google books
↑ 2.02.1 Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960; accessed 14 Feb 2023 via Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960 Link to record, membership required:
Carlos Bulosan, d. 11 Sep 1956, age 41, in Seattle, King, Washington; father: Simeon Bulosan; mother: Adelia Smpayen; Cert. No. 16716
↑ Weltzien, O. Alan (2013/2014). “Carlos Bulosan and the Northwest” in The Pacific Northwest Quarterly Vol. 104, No. 1, pp. 12-22.
↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 236; accessed 14 Feb 2023 via Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Link to record, membership required:
Carlos Bulosan, Los Angeles, Calif, age 26, b. 24 Nov 1913, Binalonan, P. I.; person who will always know your address: Aurelio Bulosan, brother; employers name: Commonwealth Times
"United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 51; Digital film/folder number: 005456459; Image number: 108; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B, FamilySearch Record: K9HG-DM4 (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MT-6WP9, Carlos Bulosan (28), single lodger, in household of Aurelio Bulosan (33) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Philippines.