Description
Across a vivid collection of reported stories, these pages illuminate the lives of people who often remain unseen—immigrants rebuilding identity, working-class caretakers and community figures, and outsiders drawn to unlikely passions. With a keen eye for character and a deep empathy rooted in Alex Tizon’s Filipino American perspective, the book traces how individuals navigate belonging, loneliness, and survival while shaping their own versions of the American story. From the aftermath of national tragedy to intimate profiles of eccentrics and believers, Tizon’s narrative craft turns everyday detail into larger questions about dignity and what society chooses to notice. Blending literary nonfiction storytelling with journalistic rigor, Invisible People invites readers to look closer—and to recognize the humanity that lives just beyond the mainstream’s spotlight.
Available Editions
paperback
Temple University Press
Published Jan 1, 2019
248 pages
ISBN: 9781439918302
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Invisible People: Stories of Lives at the Margins by Alex Tizon.