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Virgin Theater Performance of a Community Activist
Photo taken by @hydeepichai of all of us as actors for @vaginamonologues_ produced by @jtedibenito in @aratanitheater. I was so nervous before my part onstage that @leslielewisonline encouraged me to pray to my ancestors to be with me. I played the role of a 72yo...
The Man in the Outhouse: How Western Colonization Silenced the Filipino Imagination
NVM Gonzalez was my very first writing mentor. I shared my angst about a white Caucasian academic who was trying to revise the legacy of Pardo de Tavera, responsible for many Filipinos to erase their native language and an advocate for the foreign colonizers. NVM...
‘Is It Because I Am Filipino?’ : A mother wonders if a hurtful slight is racism, then finds the tables turned on her
Preparing for my son’s birthday party was an emotional experience. My inner voices were hyperactive. It started with one mother apologizing because out-of-town guests would keep her son from attending. My inner voice asked: “Is it because my son is a Filipino and they...