Journeys in Place

/

With a force of more than 1 million ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines and over 23 million Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, our homeland can harness "people-to-people exchanges and solidarity ties" to cool down the tensions in the South China Sea, aka West Philippine Sea. This interesting though largely untested proposal is presented by UP professor Eduardo C. Tadem, who honors his Chinese roots in "Blood Could Be Thicker than Water in the South China Sea."

The pandemic lockdown in the Philippines, reportedly one of the strictest in the world, didn't faze five friends with interesting backgrounds to set free their creativity without leaving their homes. Channeling their common love of photography, the five men have come out with Journeyers, an impressive coffeetable book that our publisher, Mona Lisa Yuchengco, has been privileged to get. In "Journeyers: Five Men with Cameras Walk into the World," she give us a glimpse of the journeyers' journeys.

Speaking of journeys, now that the pandemic restrictions have been relaxed, how about visiting Romblon, a relatively untraveled province rich in natural resources and beauty, which has bred a National Artist, among other distinguished native sons. Retired Ambassador Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr. describes the province's many attractions.

There have been many stories about the Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, but here's first-hand testimony about how good a tango dancer he was, from the famous Arthur Murray himself. History buff Erwin R. Tiongson of the Philippines on the Potomac project digs up this fascinating historical vignette in "MLQ Loved Tripping the Light Fantastic at Arthur Murray’s."

In Case You Missed These Stories:

Community leader and broadcast veteran Don Villar on how Filipinos and African Americans worked together in the Pullman Workers Union:

http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/how-black-and-filipino-unity-was-forged-in-the-pullman-workers-union

PF Correspondent Elizabeth Ann Quirino on her visit to the Kipping house in Tarlac where Leonor Rivera lived:
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/leonor-rivera-a-heros-sweetheart

For the Happy Home Cook, here's a post-Valentine treat:

https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/the-happy-home-cook-chocolate-bark-crackers-with-salted-caramel

Our Video of the Week: popular movie star Angelica Panganiban's latest viral video on how to cancel a "mambubudol" from your life

In The Know

Nurses Who Faced Lawsuits for Quitting Are Fighting Back
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-02/underpaid-contract-nurses-who-faced-fines-lawsuits-for-quitting-fight-back?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews

MacArthur Given $500,000
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/01/29/macarthur-given-500000/3ad863a3-8caa-4792-b038-d91bb3f804b4/?fbclid=IwAR3b82A37BoZOIlUffZbNLQoG6Q8S3XKjSwMDjLaJzjDzXMTEzFti6v-AZo

Jose Rizal’s Girlfriends and His Naughty Amusements
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/jose-rizal-girlfriends-and-amusements-a00293-20200305?utm_source=Facebook-Esquire&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20220214-fbnp-long-reads-jose-rizal-girlfriends-and-amusements-a00293-20200305-fbold&fbclid=IwAR0bqbvGM6qRVozSEXr74j-wvG4qw2q9LIhtlIjRVrpbSY9rATjF-t5svbY

Those Fabulous Filipino Brothers – the Bascos
https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/those-fabulous-filipino-brothers-bascos?fbclid=iwar2o7l0kdgwzsh-etprfpohlooshqv3ylnbwl_uhsesfq0tavniw3hpnoni 

Sta. Ana Cabaret, Where Manila’s Rich and Famous Partied ‘Til They Dropped 
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/sta-ana-cabaret-history-a2386-20200602-lfrm2?utm_source=Facebook-Esquire&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20220205-fbnp-long-reads-sta-ana-cabaret-history-a2386-20200602-lfrm2-fbold&fbclid=IwAR01BKOFtwk5C6BeG_fZx05OQ8VWHR9F3K5pvrLRAUKOuPY0aCRJi-DKTfs

Dolly Perez: The first lady of landscape architecture
https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/456041-dolly-perez-the-first-lady-of-landscape-architecture

"I didn’t know that these girls were prostitutes. I just thought about them as my aunts."
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/notes-and-essays/-i-didn-t-know-that-these-girls-were-prostitutes-i-just-thought-about-them-as-my-aunts-a2020-20171017-lfrm2?utm_source=Facebook-Esquire&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20220210-fbnp-long-reads--i-didn-t-know-that-these-girls-were-prostitutes-i-just-thought-about-them-as-my-aunts-a2020-20171017-lfrm2-fbold&fbclid=IwAR3UxBpf5JmHypmj3LDvVHHwd1rzPbnSE-FZlydD3irMMzQrCcFIe_uAakU

/ /
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gemma Nemenzo

Editor, Positively Filipino

More History for Filipino American History Month

/

Filipino American History Month continues and PF Correspondent Lisa Suguitan-Melnick introduces us to "The Al Robles Express," a documentary film of a journey to the motherland initiated by esteemed FilAm author/professor Oscar Peñaranda. An interesting concept, this gathering of FilAm writers and artists visiting the Philippines for the first time and watching how the visit affects their works. ("'The Al Robles Express' is on the Right Track")

This month also marks the 75th anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines during WWII via Leyte. Journalist German Palabyab gives us a brief history lesson in "Better Leyte Than Never - The 75th Anniversary of General MacArthur's Return to the Philippines," on which his book, The Saga of Leyte Gulf, is based. 

Continuing with the WWII topic, here's a timely Read Again of a story that happened in October 1942: "The Spies Who Came In From the Sea" by Virgilio N. dela Victoria.

And from PF Correspondent Cherie Querol-Moreno, a feature on a new restaurant in Makati called Mijo and its chef, her nephew Enrique Moreno. ("Chef Cooks Up Tribute to Two Grandmas")

From Chef Enrique Moreno comes our Happy Home Cook recipe this week, Oyster Kilaw.

Here are some In The Know links that you will find interesting:

LOOK BACK: Amalia Fuentes, Philippine Movie Queen
https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/241814-amalia-fuentes-legacy?fbclid=IwAR0YITKIuiyYzHSKHIHuuuKdw3ZGIPTAm0VI-aifyjtSitXuCXNAd9inQ7g

The Phrase “Go Back Where You Came From” Has a Long, Violent History
https://truthout.org/articles/the-phrase-go-back-where-you-came-from-has-a-long-violent-history/?utm_source=sharebuttons&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mashshare&fbclid=IwAR3Zx9aCA4GC6JDM0qVULTO7Lo0K56f2apwLfSwCpPIrKwsLFcWhR_m7rvA

How the early Pinoy films found a second home in Hawaii and ignited an industry
https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/movies/09/22/19/how-the-early-pinoy-films-found-a-second-home-in-hawaii-and-ignited-an-industry?fbclid=IwAR1v1eimPAMCT6UCgkyFjuEQsSufpc3rF1shoSSjqahv7-VsZ3Q25tpcQ0U

‘The Hanapepe Massacre Mystery’
https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/09/27/hawaii-news/the-hanapepe-massacre-mystery/

After a “one-man effort” over nine years, October is Filipino American history month in Washington
https://iexaminer.org/after-a-one-man-effort-over-nine-years-october-is-filipino-american-history-month-in-washington/?fbclid=IwAR1dbZI4NAoMz2OhIlOwBop_FSKnJkPSujU1FSKpB5hLMPfqbZEct7TnRd4

5 Books By Women To Read During Filipino American History Month
https://bookriot.com/2019/10/03/books-by-filipinas/?fbclid=IwAR3x59sz7FwRyQflyQoQSzr0zjLvi-pGZEj0rQhv95KEAltjXU-dbgYX4nQ

For our video of the week, Vox featured a story on peacock chairs which were widely-used as photography chairs. The popularity of these throne-like wicker chairs can be traced back to the 1910s-20s when they were built and sold from Bilibid Prison in the Philippines, then a colony of the United States.

The Rape of Manila

/

"American General Douglas MacArthur, driven from the Philippines at the start of World War II, famously vowed to return. This is the untold story of his homecoming."

And so begins journalist James Scott's electrifying narration of the Battle of Manila in February 1945, which he describes as "an urban brawl" that pitted MacArthur's troops, determined to retake the city, against Japanese General Iwabuchi's forces, intent to die fighting. This story is a condensed version of Scott's newly published book, Rampage, which details the complex military operation that practically reduced the once genteel, beautiful city to rubble. A must-read for every Filipino, even the pictures are riveting.

PF Correspondent Myles Garcia reviews journalist Walter Ang's first book, From Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History, the first comprehensive compilation of Filipinos in American theater.

Cebuana author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard profiles her cousin, Manny Gonzalez, the CEO and major stockholder of the popular Plantation Bay Resort and Spa in Mactan, Cebu. 

Instapot owners will enjoy Elizabeth Ann Quirino's recipe for Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa, cooked in the multicooker.

Here are the links to stories you may have missed reading:

An American And Her Filipina Translator Exhume A Massacre In 'Insurrecto'
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/10/666360732/an-american-and-her-filipina-translator-exhume-a-massacre-in-insurrecto?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2dnga0CwLIk1VnZnYtdJhRhXSkRH-p2kcn9FgHtGVIBOKBOc4x7MRb57o

Dating janitress, hukom na ngayon 
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/life/04/15/18/dating-janitress-hukom-na-ngayon?fbclid=IwAR3ak8waQK6XgWBghB1acajvZUZcfOmXte1gBIE50mvSARaic104TRJjAbM

Check Out the Tropical Vibes at Oakland’s Newest Filipino Hotspot
https://sf.eater.com/2018/11/8/18075806/fob-kitchen-open-temescal-oakland-filipino-restaurant-former-juhu-beach-club?fbclid=IwAR26GG7ctV1Dd105UiCIDzR9vZEcB7mppxy5SwIECHt202-8ROZxM8FioLw

Swipe right: New dating app launched for UP students
http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2018/11/13/137999/swipe-right-new-dating-app-launched-for-up-students/?fbclid=IwAR3YCCEatkdGYEHanvHIPv5NMQX1EVobGjTtNBLzeIr5N5304-bZPUOU6jM

For Video of the Week, Curry Shop interviews Fil-am comedian Jo Koy at New York’s Maharlika Restaurant for a background on Filipino food.

/ /
, , , , , , , , ,

Gemma Nemenzo

Editor, Positively Filipino