If You Want to Know What We Are

• Carlos Sampayan Bulosan was a Filipino-American author, poet, and activist.
• Carlos Sampayan Bulosan wrote literature around the 1930s to early 1950s.
• Carlos is best known for America Is In The Heart (1946).
• America Is In The Heart is a staple in American Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies classes.
• He died around 42-45 years old die to Tuberculosis in Seattle in 1956.
• Bulosan's poem serves as a rallying cry for social justice and revolution. It aims to give voice to the working class, the oppressed, and those striving for a better future.
• The first part of the poem portrays positive and subtle images, symbolizing the birth of the earth and camaraderie among people.
• The third paragraph emphasizes balance, hope, and classlessness, emphasizing the significance of camaraderie.
• The fourth paragraph acknowledges the negative consequences of population increase, including poverty, disease, and death.
• The last three stanzas depict the civilization of men, their pursuit of knowledge, and the desire to eliminate antagonisms and live in grandeur.
• The poem concludes by suggesting the world is filled with prophecies and promises of eternal happiness.
• The overarching theme of the poem is revolution.
• Carlos was born on 1911 in Binalonan, Pangasinan.
• If You Want to Know What We Are is a poem.