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Don't miss out on our curated In The Know links to significant stories from other publications below. The links are accessible only through this newsletter, in the same way that our chosen Video of the Week can only be accessed below.
As always, PF strives to be the unifying thread that links us through generations, to our motherland, to Filipinos wherever they may be in the world, to our history and culture, and to each other via the vast variety of stories we have gathered and continue to collect.
Like PF contributing writer Lourdes Sobredo's kwento about her late grandpa, Perfecto delos Santos, who was one of the manongs who arrived in California in 1929 and worked the farms along with thousands of young, Filipino males who left the Philippines to seek better opportunities in the US.
From Japan, long-time resident Amadio Arboleda gives a synopsis of his book about his decades-long search for Atsuko Nambu, a gold medalist in the 100-meter relay during the Asian Games of 1954. The teenage athlete unwittingly softened the hearts of Filipinos still bitter over the Japanese occupation just a few years before.
From Washington D.C., historian Erwin Tiongson tells of his visit to the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center, where he saw the Boeing P-26, a short-lived war plane that nonetheless played an important part in the WW II history of Philippine aviation.
From the Netherlands, Maya Butalid -- leftist, revolutionary, feminist, community activist -- chronicles her journey from "true believer" to one who had to leave, in her recently published memoir reviewed by our regular contributor, Patricio Abinales.
And for those who missed last week's webinar on the "HANAPEPE Massacre Mystery 1924," here's the link to the recording.
There is never a dearth of interesting, heartwarming and provocative stories from Filipinos, and if you have one, we encourage you to write and share.
More This Week
[Cook It Again] The Happy Home Cook: Sizzling Sisig
[Video of the Week] The Rocky Fellers “Little Darlin’”
In The Know
Pucker Up for Filipino Vinegar
Ateneo debuts in THE World rankings as top PH school, places in 351-400 bracket
Welcome to Dollywood: Meet the Scene-Stealer of the Year’s Most Outrageous Film
Global Shipbuilder Austal Launches Its Largest Ferry Ever, And It's Made in the Philippines
How L.A.'s Little Manila Disappeared Without a Trace
How a Teacher in Davao Finally Met Her Japanese Father Three Decades After WWII
Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines
