My Manila Movie Memories
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Recalling favorite movie haunts in postwar Manila.
Read MoreThe War Brides
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The Second Wave of Filipino immigration to the United States came between 1946 to 1953, when Filipino servicemen brought their brides to live in the country they fought for in WWII.
Read MoreAugust 21 Stories
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August 21, 1983 will be forever remembered as the day Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated. But something else happened on August 21 twelve years prior to Ninoy's martyrdom -- the Plaza Miranda bombing in 1971.
Read MoreThe Yoyo: A Story of Downs and Ups
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The story of how a group of Filipinos started the yoyo craze in the U.S. back in the 1930s.
Read MoreThe "Oldest" Filipino Film?
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A film history buff’s rigorous sleuthing reveals the truth about “Luzon Lingerie.”
Read MoreLove Baskets for Betty
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The Jose Formoso Reyes story, or why the Philippine Commonwealth's loss was Nantucket's gain.
Read MoreThe Beatles in the Philippines
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It was 48 years ago today, when the Fab Four came to Manila to play.
Read MoreRizal's "Kiss"
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So, who really wrote this satire on the difficulty of kissing a Filipino woman – Rizal or Antonio Luna?
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Street of Faded Glory
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The Escolta was Manila’s gem of a shopping street, until neglect and idiotic city officials made it go to seed.
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