Remember, With Care
/What an incredibly stressful and exhilarating week! Not one you want to happen often yet one you want to re-live, if only in your mind, every once in a while as a reminder that bad things (people, events, policies) have an expiration date.
For Filipinos who were in Manila pre- and post-EDSA People Power Revolt in 1986, the sense of deja vu was unmistakable. But, from that historic experience also comes a tale of caution. The reach and tenaciousness of the tentacles of authoritarianism can last for generations, as ace journalist and Columbia U journalism professor Sheila Coronel warns in her op-ed piece in the Washington Post yesterday.
Rocky days ahead notwithstanding, let's claim this moment to celebrate the Fil-Ams, both Democrats and Republicans, who won their races.
And a historical correction, as the city of Watsonville, California issues a long-delayed apology to the FilAm community for the 1930 anti-Filipino Watsonville race riot that resulted in the death of Fermin Tobera. The resolution states:
"The City Council, now after ninety years, formally apologize for the actions taken by the City's residents against the Filipinos in Watsonville, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s in Watsonville and commending these Filipino Nationals and their children, the Filipino Americans for their notable accomplishments and contributions to the Pájaro Valley."
Read Again the story of what happened then: https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/in-the-heat-of-the-night-the-exeter-and-watsonville-riots-1929-1930
Our Stories This Week
Jose Abad Santos: Hero And Front-Liner By Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr.
Vince Nantes Knows When Filipinos Collaborate, Big Hits Happen By Anthony Maddela
Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 11 By Mona Lisa Yuchengco
A Pandemic Restart For Sarap In London By Jennifer Fergesen
The Happy Home Cook: Cassava Cheesecake By Chef Ferdinand “Budgie” Montoya
VOTW: Disney UK featured a Filipino-themed Christmas commercial for its tie-up with Make-A-Wish Foundation.
In The Know
A warning from the Philippines on how a demagogue can haunt politics for decades
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/09/trump-ferdinand-marcos-philippines-lessons-democracy/?utm_campaign=wp_opinions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR2s9uQaGo9vJV8QWcBbCriiUH_o3hZq1L2UjSwMFeudy7v83HDPQeQFPsY
Traveling to the PH in the time of COVID
https://usa.inquirer.net/60100/traveling-to-ph-in-the-time-of-covid
'Mini economies': Pandemic tests the Philippines' mighty malls
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/Mini-economies-Pandemic-tests-the-Philippines-mighty-malls?fbclid=IwAR0_A40FRorkY9ulSqnvJANkXyuiSQY7UjSjJMicUeq4iYb5RqEoy2KwjSM
The Ayala Center Story: Part 1 – the Makati Commercial Center
https://www.theurbanroamer.com/ayala-center-story-part-1-makati-commercial-center/?fbclid=IwAR0rkKwOa0CQX7Y-_b26s-vc8na2g9QpGPln4hBmLBBqTdDoSluQdmUJ30A
