Part 4, Chapter 45 Summary

Carlos begins to write short stories and sketches of life in America. He also writes poetry and essays. His works begin to be published in Manila and he starts to be paid for his writing.

When the landlady of their apartment house dies, a new one takes over and evicts all of the tenants. Rather than go through the ordeal of finding another apartment, Carlos and Macario move into a hotel room. One night they attend a dinner for a Filipino educator. During the dinner, the police walk in and tell them all to put their hands above their heads. After searching them all, the police leave. Carlos is blind with rage over the incident. He wanders around again and ends up in San Francisco where Ganzo finds him. Ganzo takes him back to Los Angeles and tells him to keep...