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Post-war romance between a journalist and a soldier depicted in new book
By Allen Gaborro It is at distressing times that people look to some diversion to enable them to temporarily forget what’s going on in the mad, mad world around them. Myrna Lou Jastra, a pseudonym for Filipino American writer Ludy Ongkeko, has provided just such a diversion with her paperback novel “When Writing Morphs into […]
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Author Roselle Lim gives voice to the Filipino-Chinese
By Lynn Alejandrino-Topel Aspiring Filipino authors take inspiration and hope in the number of published works by writers of Asian descent. One such author is Roselle Lim. Her first book entitled “Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune” has spawned a second book in the same universe called “Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop” which […]
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Poet explores the tercets in new Haiku book
By Neil Leadbeater The In(ter)vention of the Hay(na)ku: Selected Tercets 1996-2019 by Eileen R. Tabios Marsh Hawk Press, New York, 2019 Consider the power of three. Throughout history, successful leaders have recognised its effectiveness and made good use of it in their writing and in their speeches. This is because having three entities can combine […]
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Noli producers receive KOR-NY Heritage award
The producers of “Noli Me Tangere, the Opera” led the roster of honorees of the first Dr. Jose P. Rizal Heritage Award organized by the New York Chapter of the Knights of Rizal. Producers Jerry Sibal and Edwin Josue were the recipients of the Cultural Heritage Award for their “significant contribution” in reawakening interest in […]
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U2’s Manila concert to feature Bino Realuyo’s poem ‘Filipineza’
Filipino American poet/novelist Bino A. Realuyo will be “participating” in a special way in U2’s much anticipated Joshua Tree 30th anniversary concert in Manila on December 11. The band plans to include poetry that expresses the experience of the country and has asked the poet Realuyo for permission to feature and project his poem “Filipineza” […]
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In memoir, single mother struggles with her Faith to come to America
The memoir, “A Mother’s Will,” was written by author and filmmaker Fortes Lopez in honor of her mother Imelda, a single mother determined to give her son a better life. “My mother sold cooked food to the U.S. military on their way to Clark Air Base. She aspired to cross over herself someday to the […]
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Roxanne San Jose’s young adult novel on time travel is out now
Angelie Thompson is a time machine inventor. When her boyfriend accidentally travels back in 1970, she searches for him and meets a slew of odd characters. Twists happen along the way and lead her to change the world. “The story highlights love, dedication and friendship with a lot of excitement,” said author Roxanne San Jose, […]
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Grace Talusan shares her immigrant story that began with a green station wagon
Boston-area resident Grace Talusan is in the spotlight this June as Stories from the Stage — the WORLD Channel series that features ordinary people telling extraordinary stories — airs a national 24-hour binge-a-thon of episodes this month. Talusan was born in the Philippines and raised in New England. A graduate of Tufts University and the […]
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Jun Policarpio: Portrait of a whistleblower
By Cristina DC Pastor Society is generally distrustful of whistleblowers. Maybe because some are seen as motivated by monetary rewards or as persons who are not team players. Gonzalo ‘Jun’ Policarpio Jr. writes in his book how circumstances in his life turned him into a “whistleblower and a boat rocker,” and how he is proud […]