Two Brides and Open Hearts

Two Brides and Open Hearts

After eight years, Frances and Maria Simon-Diaz vowed to love each other for life.

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Dear Satu: Letters Tell the Story of Our Lives

Dear Satu: Letters Tell the Story of Our Lives

For 40 years, a note from my pen pal could make my day. At last I met the woman behind the words.

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Han Ong’s Homage to Gil Scott-Heron Should Be Televised

Han Ong’s Homage to Gil Scott-Heron Should Be Televised

Filipino Chinese American playwright Han Ong delivers a dazzling paean to the late “bluesician” and reputed “godfather of hip-hop” Gil Scott-Heron.

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An Incident at LAX Immigration

An Incident at LAX Immigration

On the day of Trump's inauguration, two Filipina women with legitimate U.S. visas were banned from entering the U.S.

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Is Our Freedom of Speech Under Attack?

Is Our Freedom of Speech Under Attack?

Ironically, the threat to freedom of speech in social media is not necessarily emanating from government.

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The Gift of Language

The Gift of Language

So what’s wrong with speaking Filipino with our children? When we deny our own mother tongue, aren’t we denying our own heritage?

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Comparing Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines and the U.S.

Comparing Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines and the U.S.

Extrajudicial killings occur both in the Philippines and the US. How different or similar are they?

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Ode to olde Olympia and the Olympic Games

Ode to olde Olympia and the Olympic Games

The ritual Lighting of the Olympic torch rests on age-old traditions.

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My Beef With Brexit

My Beef With Brexit

A Filipina expat resolves NOT to head for the exit because of Brexit.

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The Spirit Carver

The Spirit Carver

Peek into an Ifugao woodcarver-shaman’s spiritual journey.

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