Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam’: The War in Our Hearts and Minds

Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam’: The War in Our Hearts and Minds

How one Filipino American college student and ROTC trainee lived through the Vietnam war.

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Words of Gratitude from an “Alaga”

Words of Gratitude from an “Alaga”

What it took for a citizen of Hong Kong to recognize the contributions of two OFW nannies to her life.

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A Journey in Time with My Grandma

A Journey in Time with My Grandma

A Washington, DC history project reconnects the author with her grandma who was born 141 years ago.

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Shooting Tacloban

Shooting Tacloban

Filming in Tacloban after the Typhoon Yolanda disaster was traumatic; returning to show the film to survivors was healing.

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When Mama Mary Called from Fatima

When Mama Mary Called from Fatima

A “prodigal daughter” rediscovers her faith, thanks to Mother Mary.

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Departure Date 1973.August.05

Departure Date 1973.August.05

As much as I was going to graduate school, I was also escaping a dictatorship that was doing its worst to destroy my generation.

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My Story of Hope

My Story of Hope

Once a journalist, always a journalist; because at the heart of it is truth.

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My Close Call on 9/11

My Close Call on 9/11

US Army Major General Antonio Taguba, now retired, recalls the terrorist attack on the Pentagon where he was working. The road to Abu Ghraib and the end of his career started there.

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Love, Youth and Nick Joaquin

Love, Youth and Nick Joaquin

In which the author bares her unrequited love for the Master

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Letter to Ninoy

Letter to Ninoy

Ken Kashiwahara remembers the brother-in-law he loves and sorely misses.

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