When Our Hands Do the Talking

When Our Hands Do the Talking

Authors Joanna Que and Charina Marquez say societies can be more inclusive of the hearing impaired by teaching basic sign language in early childhood education.

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Killing the Poor: How to Read ‘Some People Need Killing’

Killing the Poor: How to Read ‘Some People Need Killing’

Find out how Patricia Evangelista’s widely acclaimed book mirrors the Philippines’ overall political degeneration.

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A Second Life for Linda Ty-Casper’s Novel, ‘Three-Cornered Sun’

A Second Life for Linda Ty-Casper’s Novel, ‘Three-Cornered Sun’

Linda Ty-Casper’s most memorable works are historical and political fiction documenting significant events in Philippine history.

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‘La Vie en Pose’: Performing and Posing on Social Media

‘La Vie en Pose’: Performing and Posing on Social Media

Author and artist Michael Magnaye turns cross-dressing into an art form and act of subversion.

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‘Ang Hukuman ni Sinukuan’ Helps Kids Understand Justice

‘Ang Hukuman ni Sinukuan’ Helps Kids Understand Justice

In this age of misinformation, fake news, and censorship, children’s stories can be vessels of truth.

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Living Through the Rhythm of the Tinikling

Living Through the Rhythm of the Tinikling

Children’s book tells why learning to dance the Tinikling is like learning how to handle Filipino American life.

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Strangers in Strange Lands

Strangers in Strange Lands

Beverly Parayno’s Wildflowers short story collection offers a prismatic view of what it means to be a woman in the world today.

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The Mumu Goes Mainstream

The Mumu Goes Mainstream

A book for kids tells them that mumu, a ghost of Filipino persuasion, is nothing to be scared of.

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Remembering the ‘Brain Man’

Remembering the ‘Brain Man’

A daughter distills the highly successful life of her father  who was known in his time as “the best cranioplasty surgeon in the world.”

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The Ghost and the Green Card

The Ghost and the Green Card

In Multo, Domingo, a Filipino American bounty hunter, has made a lucrative career catching undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes.

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