Michael Espe's autobiography, "Autobiography of a 2nd Generation Filipino-America," aims to help

Filipinos and Filipino-Americans adopt a less inhabited and Americanized attitude. He is a 2nd
generation Filipino-American UCLA student. His father served in the United States Navy, and his
mother moved to the United States from the Philippines in search of a better life. He was born and
lived largely in Los Angeles, with a few years spent in Baguio, Philippines.

"It wasn't until halfway through my college career that I began to realize the impact that history had
on my life," he says. "My parents grew up in small rural farming towns, miles away from the main city
center of Manila," he adds. "The only exposure they had to American life were their urban dwelling
relatives, they had only exposure to the US from television and newspapers" "My life experiences in
the past 21 years have come about ultimately related to how my life experiences have come about,"
he stated. Obviously, the viewpoints of other Filipinos on American lives inspired both of his parents.
Which he struggled with during his childhood. As a Filipino American, he never quite understood his
true identity. His parents, too, never really encouraged him to learn Tagalog or much about Philippine
history. The fact that his parents had a "American" mentality was the main reason why they never
really promoted his brother and him to embrace our Filipino history. The idea that the only way to
succeed in America is to adapt into the American way of life was taken up into these American values.
His entire life changed into something different and more challenging after his college experiences and
membership in a Filipino organization. He didn't realize it at the time, but the family pressure to do
well in school was always on his mind. He never intended to pursue chemistry as a career because his
parents had made the choice about his future. He was on the point of being dismissed from university,
and he felt like a failure to himself, as many Filipinos do due to parental pressure. His own discovery of
the connection between his life and Philippine history proved to be a significant moment in his
worldview. Everything in his parents' influences regarding his choice to return to UCLA and initially
pursue a profession in medicine were eventually tied to the Philippines' past. As a result of his choices,
he learned all he didn't know about himself, his parents, and being a Filipino in America. A fourth-year
UCLA student and active member of Samahang Pilipino, He becoming a second-generation Filipino
American. Wished to assist Filipinos/Filipino Americans at UCLA in developing a much less "colonized
and Americanized" mindset. "I have come to understand that in order for one to begin to recognize
the forces that influences one's life, one must look back to the history of one's parents" he says. I have
come to realization that Its normal to come across obstacles, that’s how we learn when we overcome
challenges. Which is the best life lesson is learned during the hard times.

The autobiography is good, and I believe it gives relevance to the work as a whole. It's not
immediately clear where the autobiography is going, and it's not until the second paragraph that you
realize where it's going. A new, more clear and precise introduction is required in order to engage
more people and encourage them to read the entire autobiography. A good portion of the
autobiography has already passed by by the time the reader comes to the really good historical cases
that are applicable to everyday life. Overall, the work is well-written and conveys an important topic.
The work is important and appealing as a whole, but it starts slowly and never gives out a concrete
strategy for approaching it.