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Diaspora Journey: Philippine Migration and Diaspora Narratives Cindy Wong, Lorna Lardizabal Dietz, Leila Rispens-Noel, Maya Butalid Explore the journey of Filipino migration throughout history and discover the impact of the Philippine diaspora in distant lands and their homeland. Immerse yourself in the anthology Diaspora Journey: Philippine Migration and Diaspora Narratives, a collection that weaves together the…
Diaspora Journey: Stories of Philippine Migration to Hong Kong Authors: Leila Rispens-Noel, Heda Bayron, Joy Tadios-Arenas, Cindy Wong Filipinos will do anything to have a better life – even if it means being away from home. Despite being only a two-hour flight away from Manila, Hong Kong is an entirely different world but still one…
For now, her life as an OFW has come full circle. Her amazing resolve and perseverance brought her to Hong Kong; she was confident she would make it back home. In a quest for a brighter future, Wendy Santiago makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave her children behind in the Philippines to escape the abuse…
The Bagobo Tagabawa are the indigenous people of Davao Del Sur. Their ancestral lands lie at the foothills of Mount Apo. Like many indigenous cultures, their way of life is on the brink of extinction. The chieftain of the Bagobo Tagabawa in Bitaug, Matanám Bonifacio Embaan, recalls that his grandparents used to share the story…
The sunlight brings life, but we cannot get too close to the sun. For people like us, it is safer to stay in the shadows. Isabel, a seventeen-year-old living in a poor rural village, longs for the chance to go to college and make a difference in her community. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes and takes away her parents…
