Rizal in America: He Was Not Impressed

Rizal in America: He Was Not Impressed

Quarantine, discrimination in America in the time of Jose Rizal, and other historical connections.

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How Black and Filipino Unity Was Forged in the Pullman Workers Union

How Black and Filipino Unity Was Forged in the Pullman Workers Union

Find out how Filipino train car attendant Cipriano Samonte helped unite Filipino and Black workers despite the racial divisions in the American labor movement of the early 20th century.

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Pakinggan! A Case for Filipino Community Archives

Pakinggan! A Case for Filipino Community Archives

Why old family photos are worth more than a thousand words.

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The Taming of an Obsessed Filipiniana Collector

The Taming of an Obsessed Filipiniana Collector

Why an inveterate Filipiniana collector gave up his obsession.

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Freedom From Want: The Ghost of Carlos Bulosan

Freedom From Want: The Ghost of Carlos Bulosan

See what Carlos Bulosan wrote for the Saturday Evening Post, which commissioned him to write an essay on one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms.”

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Kumander Liwayway: A Feminine Warrior

Kumander Liwayway: A Feminine Warrior

Meet the woman guerrilla commander who wore perfume and put on red lipstick before going into battle.

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Give This Pampangueña a Memorial in the West Philippine Sea

Give This Pampangueña a Memorial in the West Philippine Sea

Sor Martha de San Bernardo became the first Filipino nun in 1632.

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333 Years in the Convent

333 Years in the Convent

Brief notes on the 500th anniversary of the Philippine-Spanish encounter.

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The Kipping House

The Kipping House

The old home of Jose Rizal’s love, Leonor Rivera, now up for sale, revives sweet memories, and brings tears.

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How the US Derailed Philippine History in 1986

How the US Derailed Philippine History in 1986

Looking at the US’ behind-the-scenes participation in EDSA ‘86

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