Cynthia Salaysay

Cynthia Salaysay is a writer living in Oakland, CA. Her debut novel, Private Lessons, about ambition, classical music, and growing up Filipino-American, is due out from Candlewick Press in May 2020.

Two plates with the Filipino dish, chicken adobo over rice. (April 2020)
Growing up, I rejected my mother’s Filipino cooking. During lockdown, it’s all I crave.
Culture
by Cynthia Salaysay
04.24.2020
Culture