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    This document summarizes the short story "Immigration Blues" by Bienvenido N. Santos. It provides context about the author and the plot of the story. The story is about two Filipino women, Zafra and Monica, who visit an elderly Filipino widower, Alipio Palma, because Monica's tourist visa is set to expire in two days and she does not want to return to the Philippines. Alipio realizes the women have come to him with the intention of marrying Monica so she can gain citizenship. After some conversation, Alipio invites them to stay and seems open to the idea of marrying Monica to help her immigration situation.

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    This document summarizes the short story "Immigration Blues" by Bienvenido N. Santos. It provides context about the author and the plot of the story. The story is about two Filipino women, Zafra and Monica, who visit an elderly Filipino widower, Alipio Palma, because Monica's tourist visa is set to expire in two days and she does not want to return to the Philippines. Alipio realizes the women have come to him with the intention of marrying Monica so she can gain citizenship. After some conversation, Alipio invites them to stay and seems open to the idea of marrying Monica to help her immigration situation.

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    This document summarizes the short story "Immigration Blues" by Bienvenido N. Santos. It provides context about the author and the plot of the story. The story is about two Filipino women, Zafra and Monica, who visit an elderly Filipino widower, Alipio Palma, because Monica's tourist visa is set to expire in two days and she does not want to return to the Philippines. Alipio realizes the women have come to him with the intention of marrying Monica so she can gain citizenship. After some conversation, Alipio invites them to stay and seems open to the idea of marrying Monica to help her immigration situation.

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    Immigration Blues

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    This document summarizes the short story "Immigration Blues" by Bienvenido N. Santos. It provides context about the author and the plot of the story. The story is about two Filipino women, Zafra and Monica, who visit an elderly Filipino widower, Alipio Palma, because Monica's tourist visa is set to expire in two days and she does not want to return to the Philippines. Alipio realizes the women have come to him with the intention of marrying Monica so she can gain citizenship. After some conversation, Alipio invites them to stay and seems open to the idea of marrying Monica to help her immigration situation.

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    IMMIGRATION BLUES

    Bienvenido N. Santos
    INTRODUCTION

    “Immigration Blues” by Filipino American writer


    Bienvenido Santos, won the award for fiction from New
    Letters in 1977 (an award that includes publication of the
    work as part of the price) and is available in his short story
    collection Scent of Apples (Seattle and London, 1979)
    Written in a sinple style that belies the emotional subtlety it
    conveys. Santo’s art at its finest
    AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    Bienvenido N. Santos was born March 22,1911 in Tondo,


    Manila, Philippines. The son of Tomas and Vicenta
    (Nuqui) Santos. At the time, the philippines was a colony
    of the United States, and the language of instruction at
    the school Santos attended was English.
    Graduated from University of the Philipines in 1932 and
    became an elementary and highschool teacher. Also a
    graduate of University of Illinois in the master’s program
    in English in 1942. After studying in Harvard , Santos
    returned to the Philippines where he became professor
    and Vicepresident at Legazpi college (now University of
    Santo Tomas)
    EXPOSITION
    One summer day in San Francisco, two Filipino women,
    one fat and the other thin, call on Alipio Palma, an old
    Filipino widower who lives alone, He has been an American
    citizen since 1945, after the Japanese surrender that ended
    World War II. Alipio has had a recent run of misfortune. His
    wife died, and then he was involved in a car accident that
    left him bedridden for a year. So it is a surprise for him
    when two women he does not know arrive on his doorstep.
    Zafra introduces herself as the wife of Carlito, Alipio’s
    friend in the Philippines. Monica the other girl haqs never
    been married and she looks uncomfortable. Later, Zafra is
    starting to tell her experiences in United States. She said
    that she waqs once a nun and she left the convent and
    could not find any workand no longer entitled to stay in the
    United States so theimmigration officer began to found her.
    She did not want to return to the Philippines she then
    married an American citizen then she met Carlito. Alipio
    said that his wife Seniang was in a similar situation with
    Zafra before and that way they got married.
    RISING ACTION
    As he speaks, Monica watches him closely. Thenshe begins to
    speak, saying that she admires him because he has strength of
    character. She wonders wether it is hard for him, living alone
    all the time. Alipio ask Monica how long she has been in the
    United Sates. Mrs. Zafra answers the question for her. Monica
    has been in the country for a year on a tourist visa. But now
    she has only two days left on her visa and she does not want to
    return in the Phiippines. Alipio mow realized why the women
    have come to him.
    CLIMAX
    Mrs. Zafra admits it. They had found out all
    about him from other Filipinos who know him.
    She says Monica will accept any arrangement
    that suits him. Monica starts to weep and said
    they should leave.
    FALLING ACTION
    But Alipio invites them to stay longer. It
    seems he is not averse to the idea of marrying
    Monica. Mrs. Zafra go out to get some
    groceries, leaving Alipio and Monica alone.
    RESOLUTION
    When she returns, Monica takes some of the grocery bags
    and heads for the kitchen, it is clear that she and Alipio
    have agreed to marry.

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