[PARTNER] Free presentation on elder care to open Older Americans Month

[PARTNER] Free presentation on elder care to open Older Americans Month

May is designated as Older Americans Month in the United States, when the senior population is remembered for contributions they made in the prime of their lives. 

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The Happy Home Cook: Linguini and Clams

The Happy Home Cook: Linguini and Clams

Author Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard shares her linguini and clams recipe.

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The Making of a Matriarch

The Making of a Matriarch

A Fil-Am daughter honors her “mail-order-bride” mother.

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My Mother, Myself

My Mother, Myself

A poet’s loving memory of her mother

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A Child's Dream Is a Mother's Quest

A Child's Dream Is a Mother's Quest

When does a supportive parent of an aspiring stage performer become a stage mom?

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The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

This is an update of one of the recipes I submitted to the Campbell Soup Recipe Contest in the late 80s. I had forgotten about those recipes until recently when I came across them in a faded folder!

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It Takes A Pilgrimage

It Takes A Pilgrimage

Doing research in Delano, California for an art installation, artist France Viana learns about the most valuable crop planted by Filipino farm workers of old.

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Transcendental May Filipino Traditions

Transcendental May Filipino Traditions

Why Filipinos in the U.S. replicate Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo

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To the Lighthouse – on Capul Island

To the Lighthouse – on Capul Island

Yes, you can stay in a lighthouse on an island in the Philippines.

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The Happy Home Cook: Mango Refrigerator Cake

The Happy Home Cook: Mango Refrigerator Cake

We can proudly say that the Philippines has perhaps the best mangoes in the world. The month of May reminds me of the sweet, ripe mangoes, summers and fiesta time in our home country. Here in America, I find an abundance of mangoes in the markets from April to late July. It’s a good excuse to whip up the mango recipes I learned from my mother.

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