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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Jo Koy Gets No Respect from Mom

Jo Koy Gets No Respect from Mom

Find out what makes the top Fil-Am comedian tick

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Ma Tante Laura

Ma Tante Laura

A nephew recalls a scandalous and wayward aunt.

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The Party’s Over

The Party’s Over

Inside the patriarchy of the Philippines’ underground Left.

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What Happened on Hacienda Street

What Happened on Hacienda Street

Of childhood summers under a mango tree in vacant lot on a nameless street.

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A Childhood in Pila, Laguna

A Childhood in Pila, Laguna

A writer who is lucky she doesn’t have to invent her ancestors and an ancestral home.

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The Scholar Unplugged

The Scholar Unplugged

Memoir is revelatory of a noted academic’s internal life, or maybe not.

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Growing Up in La Loma, Listening to Lao Tzu

Growing Up in La Loma, Listening to Lao Tzu

Recollections of a Fifties childhood.

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A Red and Expert Renaissance Man

A Red and Expert Renaissance Man

Find out about the life and times of Rolando Peña, a revolutionary whom a professional colleague described as the Philippines’ greatest geologist.

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Watch Out World: Cinelle Barnes, Essayist Empowered by Endurance

Watch Out World: Cinelle Barnes, Essayist Empowered by Endurance

Cinelle Barnes’ sheer desire to survive leads to opportunities to go to college and graduate school, to become a journalist and eventually a best-selling author.

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