As Flip as I Want to Be

George Estrada's first book <I>I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu</I> broke the mold of Asian American literature. It was brash controversial and fresh-and took us on a delirious ride through exotic landscapes shopping malls and Internet romances.</P><I>As Flip As I Want to Be</I> is a collection of columns from Estrada's work with the <I>Philippine Times of Las Vegas</I>. Here you will hear the pounding rains of Quezon City feel the mass exultation of a U.S. citizenship ceremony ponder the beauty of fake Rolex watches listen to Tom Cruise speaking in Russian and meet a Filipino NFL quarterback. You will rock out with a Filipino heavy-metal god meet a Filipino rapper and go all-in in a high stakes poker tournament. Saddle up and take another wild ride through the Filipino American experience.</P>These commentaries come from a place of searching of journeying of process.-Oscar Pe��aranda author and scholar.</P>Estrada's book is written with the incisiveness of a seasoned journalist. I recommend it.-Prof. Leo Paz chairman of Philippine Studies City College of San Francisco.<P>Estrada is talented insightful and tuned into the Filipino American Experience.-Dorothy and Fred Cordova co-directors Filipino American National Historical Society.