My Mother’s Task

My Mother’s Task

On Mother’s Day 2024, screenwriter-actress Bibeth Orteza remembers her mother’s honest way of protecting her from hurt.

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Sojourn to Truth-Telling in My Blasian Reality

Sojourn to Truth-Telling in My Blasian Reality

A Black Fil-Am looks back on her growing-up years in the Philippines and as an educator-writer in the U.S.

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My Ate Nene, with Flowers in Her Hair

My Ate Nene, with Flowers in Her Hair

Remembrance of a sibling past.

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Remembering the ‘Brain Man’

Remembering the ‘Brain Man’

A daughter distills the highly successful life of her father  who was known in his time as “the best cranioplasty surgeon in the world.”

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Grief

Grief

How we’ve begun to defy centuries of Philippine customs and traditions in saying goodbye to our beloved departed.

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Snippets of Grandpa's Simple Life in America

Snippets of Grandpa's Simple Life in America

A Filipino American’s treasured memories of life with her farm worker grandfather.

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Taglish

Taglish

A FilAm writer ponders why he sometimes feels like an impression of a Filipino.

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Remembrance of Times Past with Tony Tagamolila

Remembrance of Times Past with Tony Tagamolila

A retired doctor recalls his friends during a critical time for the University of the Philippines and the country; when “the Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos Duocracy was running amuck.”

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Fifty Years, an American Adventure

Fifty Years, an American Adventure

A fulfilling American life foretold.

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Fortune’s Call: Albert Samaha’s Family Saga

Fortune’s Call: Albert Samaha’s Family Saga

Albert Samaha’s Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortune chronicles the rise and fall of his family's immigration project and weaves their stories within the complicated tapestry of Philippine history.

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