In his fiction Peter Bacho has blended his academic interests and his desire to tell about the lives of Filipino Americans. That fiction is well researched and filled with long historical passages, as in the novel Cebu. Although history is also an element in Bacho's short stories, it is more often felt as an influence on characters, as in "A Matter of Faith," than explained in detail. The stories in Dark Blue Suit and Other Stories echo the themes in "A Matter of Faith," especially the theme of indebtedness to earlier generations of Filipino Americans. One of Bacho's objectives is to bring to life the Filipino Americans of the past, and his stories often feature young people such as Buddy.