Carlos Bulosan is from a poor family, his parents are only farmers and by that situation he decided to go to United States to find work and to help his parents. He did various low-paying jobs like servicing hotels, working in plantations, and being employed at Alaskan canneries. Carlos and his fellow Filipino laborers were also subjected to racial discrimination and brutalities. They experienced being attacked, taken advantage of, and deceived by Americans.
he decided to write a semi autobiographical book entitled "America is in the Heart" that recounts his early life and his labor experiences as a Filipino in a racially divided American society. Bulosan was also active in the Filipino labor movement in America where he advocated labor rights, good working conditions, abolition of discrimination in the workplace, and sufficient wages.
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