Author: christina
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A Sulu Folktale: “Rajah Sulayman and the Birds”
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One day Rajah Sulayman took a walk with his followers, the birds. They went to Parang Hunain. When they returned home, the rajah was very tired. Sitting on an armchair, he soon fell asleep. The moment the birds saw their master sleeping, Bugguk (the heron), called his friends together and…
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The ABC of it: Why Children’s Books Matter
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This thoughtful exhibition at the New York Public Library has it’s final day tomorrow (Sunday, Sept 7). If you’re in New York, I highly recommend taking a look this weekend. The New York Public Library is at Bryant Park, open Sat from 10 am – 6 pm, and Sun from…
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“Speaking to My Father in a Dead Language”
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The loss of languages, and the often twinned issues of migration and parent-child relationships, is a global issue. This was an article on speaking his father’s lost Calabria (a dialect of Southern Italy), by Joseph Luzzi. “My family had no need to worship the idols of the second- and third-generation…
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Maan Chua at Matina Town Square
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Maan Chua (one of the members of Mebuyan, a Mindanao-rooted band made up of mostly female musicians), performs solo at Kanto Bar, Matina Town Square, in Davao.
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A Chavacano Folktale: “Tale of the Dragon and the Three Brothers”
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From “Zamboangueno Texts with Grammatical Analysis; A Study of Philippine Creole Spanish. A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy” by Michael Lawrence Forman, 1972. – – – – – – – – – – – – (English) A…