College of Business Education

Second Semester, A.Y. 2022-2023

MODULE 1

INTRODUCTION TO LIFE AND WORKS OF CARLOS BULOSAN

a. Orientation on the vision, mission, institutional outcome, program outcome, overview of the
course and requirements for the semester.
b. Introduction to Life and Works of Carlos Bulosan

Introduction

This module will attempt to explain the current trend of education amidst COVID-19 Pandemic. It also
contains a brief introduction to Life and Works of Carlos Bulosan, highlighting the situation and experience
of Filipino immigrants in America and how Carlos Bulosan became a voice to thousands of Filipino
Immigrants.

Date and Time Allotment

MW 11:00-12:30 (3hrs)
TTH 9:30-11:00 (3hrs)

I. Objectives

At the end of this module, students should be able to:

1. familiarize the trends in new normal education

2. identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the selected learning modality; and
3. appreciate, through discussion, the relevance of the Life and Works of Carlos Bulosan

II. Lecture

A. Introduction to Life and Works of Carlos Bulosan

“The poor man does not write books; he is too busy looking for something to fill his stomach. And when he comes to
it, his mind is too weak, his recollection too short, his imagination too blurred, etc. Thus the history is not yet written.”
– Carlos Bulosan

An individual must fulfill their basic necessities – food, clothing, shelter – before developing their other
capacities. Early Filipino immigrants in America (also referred to as Pinoys) struggled to meet their needs on a daily
basis, and so they wrote very little. As such, Filipinos virtually do not exist in the multiethnic canon of American
historical literature, but only within the broader category of “Asian Americans.”

Carlos “Allos Bulosan” was a Filipino writer and labor activist who lived in numerous cities along the
American West Coast. He is best known for his written work, especially his autobiography, America is in the Heart. It
highlights various themes Bulosan explored throughout his writing career, such as racism, capitalism and empire,
and worker liberation. He wrote endlessly, to express Pinoy sufferings. In doing so, he has given a name, a face, and
a voice to the countless and anonymous Pinoys.

His published works appeared in newspapers, journals, poetry collections, and magazines, in both the
United States and the Philippines. Some of his writings were translated into foreign languages and published in their
respective countries. Bulosan primarily sought to project the Filipino immigrant experience to his audience, whoever
they were: migrant workers, native Filipinos, or his students.
 Like other Filipinos of his generation, Bulosan left the Philippines at a young age to seek better economic
opportunities in the United States. Although Bulosan did not know at the time, America’s white hegemony looked
down upon Filipinos as sources of cheap labor, as well as troublemakers. Some Filipinos resorted to crime – robbery,
bootlegging, thievery, assaults – in retaliation for their constant poverty and the anti-Filipino legislation. They also
turned to gambling in attempts to win their fortunes. Their behavior was not entirely without merit, since Filipinos
struggled to survive in a society that largely did not accept them.

Ultimately, white Americans wanted Filipinos to only perform the physically demanding and unskilled labor.
This included picking seasonal crops, dishwashing, housecleaning, and packing and canning. Americans took many
steps, legal and extralegal, to keep Filipinos (and other minorities) from climbing the social ladder.

Carlos Bulosan was both a writer and labor activist. In the broad sense, he is significant in that he
represents a unity of thought and action. In a letter to his colleague (and later girlfriend) Josephine Patrick, he writes
about how he finds it a stupidity “when people spend so many years learning how to read and write but never use
that knowledge throughout their lives.” Bulosan saw education as more than just one’s acquisition and retaining of
facts; for him, knowledge must be applied. Bulosan utilized his English writing skills when working in labor unions,
thereby bringing about societal change.

III. Application/Activity

A. Research about Carlos Bulosan and the Great Depression occurred in America. Please be guided with the
following questions;

1. What is Great Depression and how did it happen?

2. What is the effect of the Great Depression to laborers especially to Filipino immigrants?
3. If Carlos Bulosan could have not done what he did, would the treatment of white Americans to the
Filipino Immigrants be the same?

IV. Assessment

Multiple choices. Read and analyze each item carefully. Copy the questions and write your answers before each
item.
 1. What is the nickname of Carlos Bulosan?
a. Allos
b. Pepe
c. Carl
d. Tonyo

2. It is the best-known work of Carlos Bulosan.

a. The World is an Apple
b. Wedding Dance
c. America is in the Heart
d. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Explain in not less than 100 words the quotation below.

“The poor man does not write books; he is too busy looking for something to fill his stomach. And when he comes to
it, his mind is too weak, his recollection too short, his imagination too blurred, etc. Thus the history is not yet written.”
– Carlos Bulosan

V. Other References

Casiple, D. R. (2020, May 26). Education under the new normal. Retrieved from Daily Guardian.

Libraries, U. Carlos Bulosan, ca. 1940s. Special Collections. University of Washington, Washington.

Llego, M. A. (2020). DepED Learning Delivery Modalities. Retrieved August 20, 2020, from TEACHERPH:
https://www.teacherph.com/deped-learning-delivery-modalities/
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Name: ________________________ Teacher:

Date Submitted: ____________ Title of Work: ___________________
Criteria Points
1 2 3 4
Reader has Student presents
Information in
Sequence of difficulty following information in
logical, interesting
Organization information is difficult work because logical sequence ____
sequence which
to follow. student jumps which reader can
reader can follow.
around. follow.
Student is
Student does not have Student is at ease Student
uncomfortable with
Content grasp of information; with the content, demonstrates full
content and is able ____
Knowledge student cannot answer but fails to knowledge (more
to demonstrate basic
questions about subject. elaborate. than required).
concepts.
Presentation has
Presentation has no more than two Presentation has
Work has four or more
Grammar and three misspellings misspellings no misspellings or
spelling errors and/or ____
Spelling and/or grammatical and/or grammatical
grammatical errors.
errors. grammatical errors.
errors.
Work has three or Work has one or
Work is neatly
Neatness Work is Illegible. four areas that are two areas that are ____
done.
sloppy. sloppy.
Work does not have Work displays the
Reference section
Work displays no the appropriate correct number of
References was completed ____
references. number of required references, written
incorrectly
references. correctly.
Total----> ____

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