Lotus Rainier

Dec 03 2018

Kalimba: The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Outstanding!! Thank you, Asian Journal!! We felt a love of country, community, and harmony in music, which is what an outstanding group sounds like. The acoustics of the venue were...

Nov 30 2018

People

Immigrants are pieces of American history

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Once you know the truth, you can’t ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now. Sue Monk Kidd Desirree Delacruz...

Nov 24 2018

Roadtrips and National/State Parks/Countries Visited

Zion’s gleaming yellow cottonwoods on Veterans Day: Light of unspeakable richness

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Never shall I forget my baptism in the font. It happened in January, a resurrection day for many a plant and for me I suddenly…. overflowed with light…Light of unspeakable...

Nov 17 2018

“Documented,” the film: The truth of a son’s struggle to be reunited with his mother in the context of a broken immigration system

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Cover Photo: Jose Antonio Vargas speaks at a stop on his book tour at USC on Sept. 25, 2018.AJPress photo by Klarize Medenilla [Editor’s note: This column was originally published...

Nov 10 2018

Anti-Racism,People

Are there leaders with integrity left in America? (Part II of women can change America series)

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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This ‘one nation, indivisible’ is deeply divided along political, economic, racial and religious lines. And despite our historic dream of being “a light unto the nations,” the gaps between us...

Nov 02 2018

Anti-Racism,People

How women can change America

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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You can’t be what you can’t see. Marian Wright Edelman “If they see it, they can be it Geena Davis, March 19, 2015 at Mount St. Mary’s University. To every...

Oct 27 2018

People

‘The Coming of Good Winds’: Their paintings and the guiding principles of Ronald Cortez, Danny Doce and Master Jessie Mariñas

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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We used to be able to manage with the belief that the physical art object was the end product of art, and the process of art was everything that went...

Oct 20 2018

People

Abraham Ferrer: Using art to influence culture and building communities

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Whichever way they choose, an observer must apply some skills of their own to the experience, just as the artist must apply their skills and experience to creating the work...

Oct 13 2018

A young Fil-Am sexual assault survivor’s journey 

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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[Writer’s note: This was published in May 2018 in the Asian Journal’s Los Angeles weekend edition, but the recently concluded, controversial associate justice confirmation hearings on Brett Kavanaugh makes this...

Oct 06 2018

People

Rick Rocamora’s moral courage and visual voice of witnessing human wrongs to human rights

by Prosy Dela Cruz

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Every life is a wonderful story worthy of being told. Every life is a work of art, and if it does not seem so, perhaps it is only necessary to...

by Prosy Abarquez - Dela Cruz

by Prosy Abarquez - Dela Cruz

Kalimba: The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire

Immigrants are pieces of American history

Zion’s gleaming yellow cottonwoods on Veterans Day: Light of unspeakable richness

“Documented,” the film: The truth of a son’s struggle to be reunited with his mother in the context of a broken immigration system

Are there leaders with integrity left in America? (Part II of women can change America series)

How women can change America

‘The Coming of Good Winds’: Their paintings and the guiding principles of Ronald Cortez, Danny Doce and Master Jessie Mariñas

Abraham Ferrer: Using art to influence culture and building communities

A young Fil-Am sexual assault survivor’s journey

Rick Rocamora’s moral courage and visual voice of witnessing human wrongs to human rights