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A Wayward Son’s Journey Home | Winnipeg News
In Notes from a Wayward Son, Adrian De Leon, NYU professor and memoirist, lays bare the tangled, tender, and often bruising bond with his Filipino immigrant father, “Tatay.” Blending raw honesty with cultural insight, he navigates the duality of a relationship marked by abuse and affection, discipline and warmth — especially through the lens of kuntaw, the martial art that shaped his childhood in Ontario. With unconventional storytelling — nicknames, stream-of-consciousness passages — De Leon doesn’t just tell his story; he invites readers into the immigrant experience, the weight of legacy…
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