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‘Adoption was easy: 7 months — faster than labor’
By Maricar CP Hampton Actress and writer Leslie Lewis Sword raves about her adopted children from Rwanda and how they love to do ‘mano po.’ TF: How did you decide to adopt two children from Rwanda? LLS: My husband’s father was adopted and it was really important to him when he was a child to […]
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‘New York through my granddaughter’s eyes’
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D Alina is L.A.-born, the oldest child of my oldest child, hence, my eldest grandchild; that’s how I became a ‘lola.’ And that’s what she started to call me the very first time she could utter a few words. A UC-Berkeley alum, where she espoused two majors –legal studies and social […]
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Heart and home
By Erwin de Leon Thirteen years ago, I gave up on finding a mate. After a string of relationships that lasted no more than four months, I told myself that to be single for the rest of my life was my lot. And that it was okay. I had a job, I had my health, […]