Lola Naty and Her Dog Carter

Lola Naty and Her Dog Carter

At age 94, Lola Naty wrote the children’s book, My Dog Carter, thereby helping preserve special memories for her descendants.

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A Book Fair to Remember (and Get Ready For)

A Book Fair to Remember (and Get Ready For)

Filipino writers and books make a presence in the largest book fair in the world.

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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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A Witness Turns to Poetry

A Witness Turns to Poetry

Therese Rodriguez’s memoir in poetry offers a unique perspective on her life as a Filipina immigrant, lesbian, political activist, and public health pioneer.

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How an Anthology of Filipino Canadian Writing Was Born

How an Anthology of Filipino Canadian Writing Was Born

Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino Canadian Writing came to life after a group of writers decided “it was about time we focused on our emerging and established writers and help them claim their space in Canadian literature.”

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When Our Hands Do the Talking

When Our Hands Do the Talking

Authors Joanna Que and Charina Marquez say societies can be more inclusive of the hearing impaired by teaching basic sign language in early childhood education.

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Killing the Poor: How to Read ‘Some People Need Killing’

Killing the Poor: How to Read ‘Some People Need Killing’

Find out how Patricia Evangelista’s widely acclaimed book mirrors the Philippines’ overall political degeneration.

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‘La Vie en Pose’: Performing and Posing on Social Media

‘La Vie en Pose’: Performing and Posing on Social Media

Author and artist Michael Magnaye turns cross-dressing into an art form and act of subversion.

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Strangers in Strange Lands

Strangers in Strange Lands

Beverly Parayno’s Wildflowers short story collection offers a prismatic view of what it means to be a woman in the world today.

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Saving Fireflies, Fishes and the Deep Blue Sea

Saving Fireflies, Fishes and the Deep Blue Sea

Salvacion ‘Roselle’ Reyes of Columbia, Maryland has been through childhood trauma, cancer surgeries and a car crash that left her emotionally and mentally scarred. But she has found healing in conserving nature, writing poetry and storytelling.

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