DREAMers

The Trump administration's cancellation of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the Obama administration's immigration program that protected young people without legal status who were brought to the country as children, triggered a firestorm of resistance and protests not only by the DREAMers (as DACA recipients are called) but also from civil society groups and immigration lawyers like Lourdes Santos Tancinco, Esq. Her exclusive piece for Positively Filipino, "What DACA Recipients Should Know Now and the Rights They Have," reassures and encourages those negatively impacted by this cruel and inhuman act of the current government. Attorney Tancinco also lists five tips on what NOT to do, now that DACA is under assault.

We are also posting, with permission, the opinion piece of Jose Antonio Vargas in the New York Times' Sunday Review entitled "'Dreamers' Put Their Trust in DACA. What Now?"

Returning to the national trauma of 16 years ago, Major General (Ret.) Antonio Taguba goes public for the first time about his extremely close call on September 11, 2001, when he was just about 75 feet away from the American Airlines Flight 77 that plowed into the Pentagon. Read his heart-stopping account of the tragedy and its aftermath.

On a lighter note, we have another Hometown story, this time about Isla de Convalescensia on the Pasig River and Parañaque. "Island in the Stream" is poet/writer Victor Peñaranda's memories of his boyhood. 

For our Happy Home Cook, we are sharing PF Correspondent John Silva's personal recipe for Adobong Antigo, which includes an ingredient that could make any cook happy.

In our In the Know links this week, we try to balance serious with levity:

War Machine: Will Goyo be the Biggest Filipino Film of All Time?
http://rogue.ph/war-goyo/

The Legend of Ma Mon Luk
http://rogue.ph/the-legend-of- mamonluk/

“Hiding and Hiding”: Undocumented Filipinx Americans Living in the Shadows
https://catapult.co/stories/ migrations-undocumented- filipinx-americans-hiding-and- hiding

Bayanihan Project gives contemporary Filipino art chance to shine http://www.abc.net.au/news/ 2017-09-09/bayanihan-project- filipino-art-gets-chance-to- shine/8843982

Our Video of the Week Miss Saigon US stars Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go perform this exclusive, reimagined version of "The Movie in My Mind."

Remembering

We've seen it happen many times -- from unimaginable tragedies spring unbelievable acts of kindness.We saw it in Houston, in Paris, London, Leyte, New Orleans, even in the war-ravaged countries of the Middle East. And we can never forget how the world became one in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack in New York. On the 16th anniversary of this tragedy of tragedies, as we reel from nature's wrath and political tsunamis, we are reposting first-person accounts that will forever be etched in our hearts. Remember 9/11 with "The Anguish Lingers," G. Mayumi Querubin's interviews of Filipino families who lost loved ones.

Read Again the memories of those who were there that day: http://www.positivelyfilipino. com/magazine/9-11-day-of-days.

We continue our Hometown series with writer/author/teacher Oscar Peñaranda's compilation of heartwarming stories of his boyhood days in Barugo, Leyte and Manila, where he and the Pasig River are "old friends." Peñaranda claims his share of oddball relatives and misadventures that spice up his recollections, making this one of the most potent distillations of childhood memories we've published so far.

And for this issue of memories, Manila-based writer Menchu Aquino Sarmiento tells us about her close encounters with the most famous Filipino writer of all time in "Love, Youth and Nick Joaquin." That those chance meetings with the inimitable -- and unpredictable -- author made an indelible impact on the aspiring writer is an understatement, and you'll see why.

A fitting back-to-school dish for your children is Misua Soup, where our resident foodie Elizabeth Ann Quirino added a few of enhancements of her own to make this rendering not quite your Nanay's recipe.

And for your reading pleasure, our In the Know links:

Problem: A Massive Teacher Shortage. Solution: The Philippines https://www.nbcnews.com/politi cs/politics-news/problem- massive-teacher-shortage- solution-philippines-n793831

This Pinoy athlete had the SEA Games gold in the bag, but he happily settled for a silver.
http://www.interaksyon.com/this-pinoy-athlete-had-the-sea-games-gold-in-the-bag-but-he-happily-settled-for-a-silver-heres-why/

What it means to be a Palanca winner
https://www.rappler.com/ life-a nd-style/arts-and-culture/1808 66-carlos-palanca-memorial- awards-2017-butch-dalisay?utm_ source=facebook&utm_medium= social&utm_campaign=life-and- style

Zobel brothers share insights on surviving, thriving
http://business.inquirer.net/2 36223/zobel-brothers-share-ins ights-surviving-thriving

Last but not least, our Video of the Week: go back in time to the Philippines in 1950s through a promotional documentary by Coca-Cola.

Heroes and Duplicities

August is the month of Filipino heroes and one of them is August-born Manuel Luis Quezon, president of the Philippines during the Commonwealth period. Quezon initiated a shining moment in our country's heritage when shortly before World War II, he opened the country's shores in welcome to European Jews fleeing the impending Holocaust. Historian Ambeth R. Ocampo writes about Philippine-Jewish relations and the magnanimity of Quezon in "Quezon Saved Jews from the Holocaust." We commemorate the legacy of Quezon on his 139th birthday on August 19.

Another history lesson, this time from lawyer Saul Hofileña Jr., whose book Under the Stacks, unearths some previously ignored or unknown facts of Philippine colonial history. Veteran journalist Sylvia L. Mayuga introduces us to "A Man and His Book: Unmasking Duplicities of the Past," an eye-opener and a must-read (both the book and this review) to understand the deep roots of the Muslim conflict in Mindanao.

We continue our Hometown series with Toronto-based writer Patria Cabatuando-Rivera's story of growing up in Nueva Ecija and revisiting her childhood haunts in the towns of Peñaranda, Gapan and Santa Cruz. 

Our Happy Home Cook recipe this week is Liver in Bistek Sauce, one of the recipes in Gerri Barangan-Korten's book, Sagana. 

And another list of links to interesting stories is compiled in our In The Know section:

Duterte: Marcos family willing to open, return ‘wealth in question’
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/926476/president-rodrigo-duterte-marcos-family-ill-gotten-wealth-gold-bars-ferdinand-marcos

Philippines' communist rebellion: A new generation
http://bworldonline.com/philippines-communist-rebellion-new-generation/

Manila's 12 Oldest Restaurants and What They Look Like Now
http://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/food-and-drink/old-restaurants-manila-a1729-20170505-lfrm

Tagalog-speaking Qatari teen thanks Pinay nanny; says he owe her a lot for his upbringing
http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2017/08/tagalog-speaking-qatari-teen-thanks-pinay-nanny-says-he-owe-her-a-lot-for-his-upbringing/

51 Old Colorized Photos Reveal The Fascinating Filipino Life Between 1900 - 1960
http://www.filipiknow.net/old-colorized-photos-philippines/

Our Video of the Week takes us to Brooklyn where Nick Solares, host of The Meat Show, feasts on sisig, adobo and Filipino bbq at F.O.B., the Filipino food destination in the Cobble Hill neighborhood.