Father's Advice By Allison Albino (Grades 7-9)

Currently a teacher at The Dalton School in New York, Allison Albino is also a celebrated Filipina American poet. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College and earned an MA in French Literature from NYU. Her poems have been published in Poetry Northwest, Aperion Review, and the They Rise Like a Wave poetry anthology.

"Father's Advice" discusses the tension between first and second generation immigrant families as they struggle to deal with the racism and prejudice faced by people of colour. Published under the name "Advice from my Immigrant Father", this poem was also a finalist for the 2017 Joy Harjo Poetry Award.