The Story of a Love Poem

The Story of a Love Poem

A recovered poem brings back memories of a generation’s way of love.

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TGIF!

TGIF!

Remembering a girlhood crush and still being in love with young love.

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It’s Chess Grandma Learning a New Game

It’s Chess Grandma Learning a New Game

A grandmother plays online chess with her granddaughter who lives across the Atlantic and learns the game’s rules of conduct.

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Am I Proud To Be a Filipino?

Am I Proud To Be a Filipino?

A Filipina exchange student in South Korea finds that the Philippines’ economic status influences other people’s perceptions of Filipinos.

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What ‘Immigrant Privilege’ Means to Me

What ‘Immigrant Privilege’ Means to Me

Immigrants possess some unique advantages that can help them overcome obstacles posed by factors such as race, socioeconomic background, and legal status.

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Abra On My Mind: Tracing My Family Roots

Abra On My Mind: Tracing My Family Roots

The writer revisited Abra in the hope of seeing his grandma’s home again, but alas, his efforts to locate it were unsuccessful.

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The Morning After: A Reflection

The Morning After: A Reflection

A journalist has a heart-to-heart talk with her journalism students the morning after the morning after the US presidential election.

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My Great-Grandfather’s Memoir: From Notebook to Book

My Great-Grandfather’s Memoir: From Notebook to Book

How the writer was finally able to publish his great-grandfather’s autobiography which was written in an older form of Ilocano, a language he didn’t know.

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Captivating Capiz

Captivating Capiz

After my speech, on to the scallops.

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Walang Naiwan: A Manong Reincarnated in the Mountains of Western North Carolina

Walang Naiwan: A Manong Reincarnated in the Mountains of Western North Carolina

A Filipino American poet alone in rural North Carolina longs for the company of fellow Filipinos and finds a surreal manong.

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