The Calling of My Soul
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She grew up isolated from Filipino culture. Now, she’s determined to recover the roots she had lost.
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A Concert for My Daughter and Son-In-Law
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A father pays tribute to his daughter Kerima Tariman and his son-in-law Ericson Acosta, both rebel-poets.
Read MoreWhy My Success Is Philippine Society’s Failure
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A new graduate who worked his way through college argues that rather than seeing his achievement and those of so many others as successes, they should be seen as systemic failures.
Read MoreIn My Father’s Two Worlds
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A writer attends her father’s wake arranged by his other family.
Read MorePaco, Manila – Call It By Its Name
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Get to know a largely ignored historic district in Manila – Paco.
Read MoreComing Out to Our Asian Parents: Family Is Still Family
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Why coming out is a difficult and long process that moves from tolerance, to some understanding, then acceptance, and finally celebration.
Read MoreEstrella Macute Echavez – A Filipina of Many Gifts (1920-1999)
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A son raises a toast to his mom to mark Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day 2023.
Read MoreBelgium in April: Get Me to the Nunnery
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The writer discovers the roots of the ICM nuns of her school days in the Philippines.
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Asian Americans as Medical Scapegoats
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The COVID era is the latest episode of medical scapegoating of Asian immigrants
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