{"id":14746,"date":"2022-10-15T11:21:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=14746"},"modified":"2022-10-15T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:21:05","slug":"hfc-columnists-memoir-is-now-off-the-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/10\/15\/hfc-columnists-memoir-is-now-off-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"HFC Columnist\u2019s Memoir Is Now Off The Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14747\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/10\/15\/hfc-columnists-memoir-is-now-off-the-press\/hfn-elpi-book-color_10152022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?fit=881%2C1175\" data-orig-size=\"881,1175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HFN-Elpi book-color_10152022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?fit=640%2C853\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?resize=291%2C388\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14747\" width=\"291\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HFN-Elpi-book-color_10152022.jpg?w=881 881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawaii Filipino Chronicle\u2019s <em>As I See It<\/em> columnist Elpidio Estioko releases his memoir titled \u201cUnlocking the Chain of Poverty: In Pursuit of the American Dream.\u201d<br><br>Estioko\u2019s memoir details his Filipino family\u2019s exploits in the United States who reluctantly immigrated to the country at a time of declining global economy in the late 1990s.<br><br>His memoir showcases how necessity played a vital role in the Estioko family, prompting them to work harder and chased every opportunity that came their way in pursuit of the \u201cAmerican Dream.\u201d<br><br>Published by Xlibris Publishing, the memoir includes a foreword written by former California District 25 Assembly member and Taiwanese immigrant Kansen Chu.<br><br>\u201cThe book [is] a must-read-book for all immigrants,\u201d wrote Chu in his foreword. \u201cIt serves as an inspiration, especially for those who are new and starting their families in the US.\u201d<br><br>\u201cUnlocking the Chain of Poverty: In Pursuit of the American Dream\u201d by Elpidio Estioko is now available to order on Amazon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unlocking-Chain-Poverty-Pursuit-American\/dp\/1669840476\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unlocking-Chain-Poverty-Pursuit-American\/dp\/1669840476<\/a>) &nbsp;and Barnes and Noble (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unlocking-the-chain-of-poverty-elpidio-r-estioko\/1142076449\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unlocking-the-chain-of-poverty-elpidio-r-estioko\/1142076449<\/a>). &nbsp;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii Filipino Chronicle\u2019s As I See It columnist Elpidio Estioko releases his memoir titled 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