For Kids' Sake
/Giving up a successful business to engage fulltime in volunteer civic action is a giant step for anyone. That's what Vicky Vergara Wieneke did when she set up Kabisig ng Kalahi, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that started as a feeding program for malnourished children in Batangas and has since expanded as a full-fledged nutrition and livelihood program in various provinces. Kabisig's projects has the support of both the Philippine government and private corporations. PF contributing writer Gia R. Mendoza gives a first-hand report on Kabisig and her sorority sister, Vicky VW.
Collecting trading cards of sports heroes is arguably a rite of passage of young people interested in sports. But for FilAm collector Mark John Sanchez, who teaches Asian American Studies at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, trading cards of 20th century Filipino and FilAm sports personalities are a valuable source of history and nostalgia. He gives us a glimpse of his collection and the historical information it provides.
If you're searching for a meaningful book for children in the first- to fourth grade, here's a highly recommended one: Philip Vera Cruz by Karen Su, a fitting introduction to the Filipino working class hero who was a leading light in the US labor movement.
Stories This Week
Vicky W And Kabisig Ng Kalahi’s Story by Gia R. Mendoza
Filipino Sports History: It’s In The Cards by Mark John Sanchez
A Hero Kids Should Know by Elaine Elinson
[Partner] NVC Foundation, The Little Philippine-Based Foundation That Could
Read Agains:
Pieces Of The (Midnight) Sun: Sketches Of An Alaskero by Oscar Peñaranda
When Lolo’s Debating Team Vanquished America by Liana Romulo
[Cook It Again] The Happy Home Cook: Nora Daza's Humba by Nora V. Daza
[Video of the Week] The Rise of Ube
In The Know
Asians in early America
Uncle Bob’s Place honors activist Bob Santos’ legacy with 12 balcony railing designs
Who helped Ponce De Leon find Luna’s lost painting?
The Story of the Southern Tagalog 10 by Boni Ilagan
