@AlbertSamaha

Journalist / Author, "Concepcion" & "Never Ran, Never Will" / [email protected] / https://xitter.cf/t.co/vmC9gdThEt

 Flatbush, Brooklyn
Joined February 2009
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Spent Saturday at the Festival of AAPI Books, a perfect way to celebrate our heritage month. If you wanna learn more about how our diasporas took shape, my book “Concepcion” explores colonialism’s legacy thru the story of my Filipino family’s migration: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…

Concepcion by Albert Samaha: 9780593086094 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror “If Concepcion were only about Samaha’s...

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If Pacquiao’s story chronicles the desperation forged in the post-colonial wreckage, Eala’s embodies the ambition to vault into a world the former colonizers had built for themselves. samaha.substack.com/p/mabuha…
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Dispatch from the US Open final, where Ben Shelton fell short of a title but leaves Queens as America’s next tennis superstar: wapo.st/4AfXpre

Even in a loss, Ben Shelton owned the U.S. Open until the final point

Alexander Zverev prevailed in four sets, keeping alive a two-decade drought for Americans at the U.S. Open. But Shelton, brash and powerful, was the event’s breakout star.

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A dispatch from the US Open, a noisy culture clash of serious fans and casual spectators: wapo.st/4A2vHOx
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This week's book review: Concepcion by Albert Samaha, a story about an immigrant family that incorporates the history of the Philippines and the US. Well-researched, informative and personal. A discovery. @riverheadbooks @AlbertSamaha talking-about-books.com/2026…

Concepcion—Conquest, Colonialism, and an Immigrant Family’s Fate: Albert Samaha

Published by Riverhead Books / Centre Point Pub, 2021, 384 pages. Published in the US as Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortunes. “Our stories guide and protect us. Without their lessons, …

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Alexandra Eala, the 21-year-old tennis sensation from the Philippines, has been drawing Filipinos to tournaments in Melbourne, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, D.C., Toronto and elsewhere, part of a sprawling diaspora eager to rally around her. wapo.st/4zTb8nA

At U.S. Open, a Filipina star’s boisterous fans test tennis’s staid etiquette

Alexandra Eala, the first player from the Philippines to advance past the opening round of a Grand Slam, has been drawing Filipinos to her matches around the world.

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Essential reading on Alea Eala! Ealamania coverage by @AlbertSamaha, one of the most talented Filipino American journalists working today. Follow him. ⤵️
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Alexandra Eala, the 21-year-old tennis sensation from the Philippines, has been drawing Filipinos to tournaments in Melbourne, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, D.C., Toronto and elsewhere, part of a sprawling diaspora eager to rally around her. wapo.st/4zTb8nA

At U.S. Open, a Filipina star’s boisterous fans test tennis’s staid etiquette

Alexandra Eala, the first player from the Philippines to advance past the opening round of a Grand Slam, has been drawing Filipinos to her matches around the world.

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Alex Eala’s fans are an unstoppable force of Filipino joy blasting into an immovable wall of tennis tradition. “Sorry we’re loud,” read a sign at this year’s U.S. Open. “We’re Filipino.” My dispatch from last night: wapo.st/4h67Eqj

At U.S. Open, a Filipina star’s boisterous fans test tennis’s staid etiquette

Alexandra Eala, the first player from the Philippines to advance past the opening round of a Grand Slam, has been drawing Filipinos to her matches around the world.

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Why do so many Filipinos come out to support Alex Eala? Fans I spoke with cited the virtues of kapwa and bayanihan — products of a history that has left us hungry for solidarity. Wrote about the roots of Eala mania 🇵🇭 for the @NewYorker: newyorker.com/culture/the-le…

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

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Everywhere that the Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala plays, legions of fans follow, often waving the Philippine flag and signs in Tagalog (“Laban, Alex!”). Eala mania, people call it, and the 21-year-old athlete, who is currently ranked 18th in the world, has embraced her role as ambassador. In online videos, she lists puto bumbong as one of her favorite Filipino foods, argues that the resort island Boracay isn’t overrated, shares that she named one of her (pig) slippers Chicharrón, and proclaims her love for karaoke. Read more about how Eala became a symbol of the Philippines: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/uv…
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Spoke with Alex Eala’s teachers, coaches, and fans for this @NewYorker story about how she has risen through a sport dominated by wealthier countries: newyorker.com/culture/the-le…

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

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“It’s inspiring to see somebody who looks like you, talks like you, be in the kind of places we’ve never been in before,” one tennis fan said, about the 21-year-old Filipino athlete Alexandra Eala. Read more about Eala mania. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/6B…

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

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Wrote about how football coaches are adapting to concerns about CTE: wapo.st/4gJe4uf
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At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open. newyorker.com/culture/the-le…

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

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Wrote about why Alex Eala means so much to Filipinos: newyorker.com/culture/the-le…

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

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Wrote about people trying to get last-minute World Cup Final tickets outside the stadium: wapo.st/4pqGVY0

The World Cup final was minutes away. How much would it cost to get in?

For fans trying to get last-minute tickets to the most expensive soccer match in history, a crowded market tested their devotion — and their bank accounts.

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“England fans were anxious about coming to Mexico. What they encountered was a soccer lover’s paradise inhabited by kindred spirits.” Wrote about the bonds forged in Mexico City last weekend: wapo.st/44qfdB7

English fans thought they were soccer-mad. Then they went to Mexico.

Ahead of the Sunday showdown, England fans were anxious about coming to Mexico. What they encountered was a soccer lover’s paradise inhabited by kindred spirits.

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First time since 1990 the World Cup’s four semifinalists are all former champions
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How are visiting soccer fans experiencing their World Cup vacation in Trump’s America? I spoke with more than 100 fans from more than a dozen countries, including some on the travel ban list. Here’s my story in @NewYorker newyorker.com/sports/world-c…

How Tourists Are Experiencing Trump’s World Cup

Ahead of its co-hosting duties, the U.S. imposed strict travel restrictions on dozens of countries, including four participating in the tournament. Here’s what millions of visiting soccer fans...

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My dispatch from Mexico City, where I embedded with the lads: wapo.st/4f26FVZ

English fans thought they were soccer-mad. Then they went to Mexico.

Ahead of the Sunday showdown, England fans were anxious about coming to Mexico. What they encountered was a soccer lover’s paradise inhabited by kindred spirits.

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