Han Ong’s Homage to Gil Scott-Heron Should Be Televised
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Filipino Chinese American playwright Han Ong delivers a dazzling paean to the late “bluesician” and reputed “godfather of hip-hop” Gil Scott-Heron.
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An Incident at LAX Immigration
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On the day of Trump's inauguration, two Filipina women with legitimate U.S. visas were banned from entering the U.S.
Read MoreIs Our Freedom of Speech Under Attack?
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Ironically, the threat to freedom of speech in social media is not necessarily emanating from government.
Read MoreThe Gift of Language
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So what’s wrong with speaking Filipino with our children? When we deny our own mother tongue, aren’t we denying our own heritage?
Read MoreComparing Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines and the U.S.
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Extrajudicial killings occur both in the Philippines and the US. How different or similar are they?
Read MoreOde to olde Olympia and the Olympic Games
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The ritual Lighting of the Olympic torch rests on age-old traditions.
Read MoreMy Beef With Brexit
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A Filipina expat resolves NOT to head for the exit because of Brexit.
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Flights of Fancy
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It’s a hobby, it’s a love affair, it’s a trend in the Philippines--it’s bird watching.
Read MoreAdobo Afternoons in Norway
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The chance of stumbling upon a place in Norway that serves Filipino food is as slim fishing a tilapia out of fjord; but then there’s Michelle “Alex” Mossige’s pop-up.
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