Wonder Women

It's always a pleasure to celebrate with the rest of the world Women's History Month because we take pride in Filipino women everywhere who are coming into their fullness as achievers, leaders, advocates, activists, mentors, and role models in their chosen fields. 

This week, to start off this year's month-long celebration, we spotlight two women, one a long-time literary giant and the other, the first Filipina to compete in the toughest horse race on earth.

Author/publisher Cecilia Brainard regards Linda Ty-Casper as one of the greatest Filipino novelists. Her  critically acclaimed 1974 novel, Three-Cornered Sun has been given new life by a woman-owned publishing house called Exploding Galaxies, whose avowed mission is, according to Brainard, "to rediscover lost Filipino classics."

Solana Lim Perez is a young Filipina horsewoman who dared compete with veterans in the ten-day extreme endurance race in the grueling Mongolian Steppes. Though she didn't win, she completed the 1,000-kilometer Mongol Derby, a singular achievement in itself. Read all about this brutal contest from contributing writer Mikeli Mapua. 

Filipino and Fil-Am thespians are having their time in Broadway as ANC reporter Don Tagala reports.

Here's a book that's one-of-a-kind: San Francisco Bay Area-based author and artist Michael Magnaye's La Vie en Pose, a collection of hilarious and satirical photos of the author in cross-dressing poses. You have to see  it for yourself to appreciate the daring, the imagination and the acts of subversion. Guaranteed to be a hit on your coffee table because you ain't seen anything like it. 

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[Video Of The Week] The Domestic Slaves Rescued From London’s Richest Streets

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Anti-Asian Hate Watch

Anti-Asian Hate Incidents
https://laist.com/brief/news/anti-asian-hate-aapi-resource-hub 

UCLA, AAPI Data Report Urges Culturally Informed Mental Health Care for Asian American, NHPI Communities
https://bnnbreaking.com/breaking-news/health/ucla-aapi-data-report-urges-culturally-informed-mental-health-care-for-asian-american-nhpi-communities

Anti-Asian Bias Sometimes Is Disguised in ‘Microaggressions’
https://sampan.org/2024/frontpage/anti-asian-bias-sometimes-is-disguised-in-microaggressions/

Fight Anti-Asian Racism with Data and Community Help
https://asianresourcehub.org/

WA lawmakers pass bill to create hotline for hate crimes and bias incidents
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-to-establish-hotline-for-hate-crimes-and-bias-incidents/

Hate crime charges added for home-invasion suspects accused of targeting Asian people
https://midmichigannow.com/news/nation-world/-hate-crime-asian-families-home-invasion-robbery-break-in-crime-crisis-seattle-washington-king-county-renton-son-english-cash-jewelry-arrest-charges-jail-bail-charged-june-assault-suspects-criminal-violence

Funding provided by the State of California.

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In The Know

Andi Eigenmann reveals cause of Jaclyn Jose's death
https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/4/andi-eigenmann-reveals-cause-of-her-mother-s-death#google_vignette

This Filipino E-Learning Platform Has Created A Library of Free Online Courses That Everyone Can Contribute To
https://www.tatlerasia.com/gen-t/innovation/ask-lex-ph-library-free-online-courses?utm_source=tatlerasia.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PH_DIG_FORDIPLOMACYANDFRIENDSHIP_FULL20240301

In Pictures: 15 Manila Spots That Signal Beginnings of a Larger Walkable Heritage Zone
https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/culture/108008/manila-best-history-and-heritage-spots-a6883-20240210-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-Spot&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20240301-fbnp-newsfeatures-manila-best-history-and-heritage-spots-a6883-20240210-lfrm-fbold&fbclid=IwAR00ngha9N2gi78GZO_tHj5DmmishGMFKtWxcsJMYlJuhBXxA2zt4PmAV7Y

Spot Stays: This Palawan Resort's Water Villas Are Worth the Splurge
https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/107767/palawan-resort-setir-new-salepan-villas-a5138-20240117?utm_source=Facebook-Spot&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20240303-fbnp-things-to-do-palawan-resort-setir-new-salepan-villas-a5138-20240117-fbold&fbclid=IwAR1QFhEKpoCoCpXj9hAv0yy0g-moP2f3BMBnQ7A5pAHI-V-dfoDRChLhfJE

Navy sailor’s filmmaking son brings Filipino enlisted stories to the small screen
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-23/master-chief-filipino-navy-film-13091538.html?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru&SToverlay=2002c2d9-c344-4bbb-8610-e5794efcfa7d&fbclid=IwAR3DvC51WEVVDT8DworW4827eYrLeng5PkmhrHoa1IL2iS2TalKU4ZZfxfA

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Filipino Auction Heroes

If you've been reading art news from the Philippines these past months, you must have heard about the unbelievably high prices some newly found paintings are fetching in auctions. PF Correspondent Myles A. Garcia gives us a rundown of the who, what, where and how the said paintings have upended the world of rich art collectors in "New 'Old' Filipino Paintings Surface and Break Auction Records." Think Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and drool.

Switching to more contemporary creative pursuits, our LA-based Correspondent Anthony Maddela tracks down San Diego-based filmmaker Benito Bautista to talk about his latest work, "The Interpreter," a 40-minute feature film that he co-wrote with his fiancee, Emma Francisco. In "Sex, Love and Dating Apps," Bautista elucidates on why "Tinder is not tender."

Our series on Hometowns continue and we're proud to publish a piece written exclusively for PF by one of the giants of Philippine literature, Linda Ty-Casper. In "Camarines St." she gives us a glimpse of how life was like in Manila before and during World War II.  [You can read about Linda Ty-Casper here: http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/linda-ty-casper-master-storyteller]

For the Happy Home Cook, another recipe from author Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard: LInguini with Clams.

In case you missed them, here are links to the stories of the week from other publications:

Duterte Wins Big in Midterm Elections
https://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/rodrigo-duterte-wins-big-midterm-elections/?fbclid=IwAR2jSO3YqKPeZsLm4B18M2jgvkA8NVlnd6TpozqGP69xP6NjPfH1lCDkZDk

How a Locksmith, a Dictator and a WWII General Are Connected to $22 Billion in Lost Treasure
https://www.history.com/news/wwii-yamashita-treasure-roxas-marcos-gold-buddha?fbclid=IwAR2BrQ9ddnds_ba66sdALHaPHarPqij8X02l-5wpIOugkInZn-cbvAHpKmA

The Lost Villages of Extramuros
https://traveleronfoot.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/the-lost-villages-of-extramuros/

How Filipino Martial Arts Helped Arya Stark in the Battle of Winterfell
https://www.inverse.com/article/55655-game-of-thrones-season-8-battle-of-winterfell-how-maisie-williams-trained-in-filipino-martial-arts?fbclid=IwAR2N5WAHGGJX2PvtaP0parDocaKbBH99Cp6HY8OI2fboTSrjsn1pAflEESw

In our video of the week, we feature comedian Edwin San Juan.

Of Streets and Milestones

Can you go back to the street where you lived in your youth and recapture its magic? A writer returned to Teresa St. in Ermita where he spent his childhood years, and realized something profound. Read this endearing story of a time of innocence, "The Three 'Hills' of Teresa St.", that only a poet/author/teacher like Oscar Peñaranda can tell.

Author/publisher Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard reviews the latest collection of stories by internationally acclaimed author, Linda Ty-Casper, "A River, One-Woman Deep: Stories." Ty-Casper is considered one of the masters of Philippine literature who deftly situates her stories, novels and characters at various periods of historical ferment in the Philippines. This collection is set during the Estrada presidency, from 1998-2001. 

Anyone who browses the web for good Filipino recipes would have clicked on one from Panlasang Pinoy, the YouTube site of food blogger Vanjo Merano, which has 1.6 million subscribers and gets 4.5 million visitors a month. PF Correspondent and food expert Elizabeth Ann Quirino  drills down on Merano's recipe for success in this week's Watch Out World feature.

And Merano graciously shares his recipe for Ginataang Salmon (Salmon in Coconut) for the Happy Home Cook.

ICYMI, here are our In The Know links:

Philippines Officially Leaves the International Criminal Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/world/asia/philippines-international-criminal-court.html?fbclid=IwAR19UjlLe_ldHukreiFuOErO5tEmDwS5mKzEOQgSxDQb17CFdfPnGYS3n1Y

Trump Has Touted Debunked Story About U.S. General Killing 49 Muslims To End Terrorism
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-general-pershing-shooting-49-muslims_n_5c8d9aede4b0d7f6b0f443c4?ncid=APPLENEWS00001

The Great Women Project Revives The Philippine Weaving Industry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/biancasalonga/2019/03/11/the-great-women-project-revives-the-philippine-weaving-industry/?fbclid=IwAR1v8wqBCYPT9zRcRfcMbecOJ1tC1WVMy1aXOkfeuX7bNmqkULQ23J4aGko#4dfe74aa71dd

An oral history of Cubao X: 'We were the first to believe in this place'
https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-and-culture/225675-cubao-x-oral-history?fbclid=IwAR1wejoGSqG4IxvQwz0y5VCuRPH3-qLM4kTDPe09IKGLX0ldzSHN2s2k0Rw

For Video of the Week, KTVU-Fox 2 ran a feature on the Lumpia, which is gaining popularity among the non-Filipino communities.