My Grandfather, Leader and Pioneer

My Grandfather, Leader and Pioneer

Leon B. Edrozo, the “First Filipino Tobacco Entomologist,” was honored with a limited-edition commemorative stamp by the Philippine Post Office in November 2024.

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My Edaw Is Gone

My Edaw Is Gone

When a precious loved one slips into old age and then, death.

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A Childhood in Pila, Laguna

A Childhood in Pila, Laguna

A writer who is lucky she doesn’t have to invent her ancestors and an ancestral home.

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Letter to My Four-Year-Old Son: An Epistolary Book Review

Letter to My Four-Year-Old Son: An Epistolary Book Review

How unconditional love for oneself—and for the self in others—can be an antidote to centuries of state-sponsored hate against Filipinos and Native Americans.

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Finding My Inner Ilocano

Finding My Inner Ilocano

The writer, a Manileña, awakens to her ancestral roots.

    

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