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First Filipino in Language and Literature




Carlos Bulosan

Profile

1st Filipino-American Writer and Literary Voice of Filipino immigrants in the United States

1930s




Carlos P. Romulo

Profile

1st Filipino and 1st Asian Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism (English)

Philippine National Artist in Literature (1982)

1942




Cecilio Lopez

Profile

First Filipino Scientific Linguist

"Father of Philippine Linguistics"





Francisco Balagtas

Profile

1st Filipino Poet

"Prince of Tagalog Poets"





Jose Garcia Villa

Profile

1st Filipino to publish the first volume of Filipino poetry in the United States, Have Come, Am Here

Philippine National Artist in Literature (1973)

1942




Leona Florentino

Profile

1st Filipina Poet





Paz Marquez-Benitez

Profile

1st Filipina author of the 1st Filipino modern short story, "Dead Stars"

1925




Pedro Paterno

Profile

Author of the 1st Filipino collection of poems in Spanish, Sampaguitas y poesias (Jasmines and Poems), published in Madrid

1880




Regie Cabico

Profile

1st Filipino-American Slam Perfomer to win the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam

Pioneer of the Poetry Slam Genre

1993




Sheila Coronel

Profile

1st Filipina to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts

2003




Zacarias B. Sarian

Profile

1st Filipino to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts

1974