"Jamie Santiago wants to fit in at his high school in Portland, but as the only minority student he sometimes wonders if it would be easier if he could forget his Filipino heritage instead of trying to embrace it. Filipino folk dancing is a large part of Jamie's life, and when the last ever Asian Folk Festival falls on the same day as Homecoming, Jamie is torn between honoring his heritage and salvaging what's left of his social life. With a racist bully at school and rising protests in the city, he must decide who he truly wants to be"--Adapted from back cover.
year: 2022
call number/section: 1000
subjects: families, juvenile fiction, friendship, schools, prejudices, dance, festivals, bullying, filipino americans, high school students, family life, fiction, bullies and bullying, portland (or.), juvenile fiction, fiction, social problem fiction, school fiction