
“Accidental journalist” Teodoro Alcuitas co-edits Filipino Canadian anthology Magdaragat
Alcuitas shares experiences from his 46 years in journalism in Magdaragat, which he co-edited with C.E. Gatchalian and Patricia Rivera.

Alcuitas shares experiences from his 46 years in journalism in Magdaragat, which he co-edited with C.E. Gatchalian and Patricia Rivera.

Sorio, a longtime B.C. resident now living in Toronto, is adding a twist to his story about being tortured in the Philippines in the 1980s.

The Kelowna-based Lavina explains that it relates to “carefully discerning in life what is valuable in the long run”.

Ferrer wants to introduce folks to languages from the Philippines that they may not have heard and move away from a singular focus on Tagalog

Zaragosa, who is about to begin graduate studies in Toronto, speaks Tagalog and is now learning her family’s heritage language of Oasnon.

Kanaan co-created a groundbreaking series about immigration, Abroad, which is broadcast on Sundays on OMNI TV.

Sediego says that Engkanto is rooted in a Tagalog term that refers to mythical creatures and supernatural beings told in Filipino legends.

Walang Hiya co-organizer Justinne Ramirez describes Pinxy and Pinay as less colonial than Filipinx and Filipina because of their origins.

Cabalu adopted collage as his primary medium when he was a student of fine arts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.









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