23 November by Romulo Galicano – ” I decided to paint what is appropriate for that particular subject. I am not compelled to represent the actual horror of the massacre victims as they are being mowed down. I simplified the process by focusing on the anonymity of their killer, who raises a dirty finger […]
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Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega … removes the crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. APSource:AP Basketball and Beauty Pageants: Colonial Legacies and Queer Questions By May Farrales PhD Candidate Basketball and beauty pageants are legacies of Spanish and American colonialism and imperialism in the
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Regina Teplitsky, left, and Joy Lazo sing the Canadian anthem together prior to a screening of the documentary Rescue in the Philippines at the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg on November 9. (Chris Glover/CBC) How the refugee issue united two communities By Ted Alcuitas While Canada continues to debate the Syrian refugee crisis, 10,000
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Owners Matthew Adolfo (l) and Greg Edwards. (Rob Newell photo, Westender) From Windsor to Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, Filipino chefs have been challenging the notion that Filipinos are averse to risk-taking. Most of them second generation, they have embarked on taking on the risky and highly competitive food business from small operations of a few
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Ottawa Philippine culinary talent gained another boost with the recent win of Chef Jil Aranas at the 2015 Embassy Chef Challenge in Ottawa on November 5. Competing with six chefs from other embassies, Chef Aranas ‘kinulob na itik’ entry, a favourite dish from her home province of Laguna was picked the People’s Choice Award
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A veteran’s son remembers By Ted Alcuitas This month as we pause to remember the men and women who served in our armed forces,I would like to share my memories of my father and the Pacific War that engulfed the Philippines. A war that shaped so much of our lives and many others. I never
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Hernandez is proud of award (photo supplied) Toronto author Catherine Hernandez has won the 2015 Emerging Writers Award for fiction for
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Speakers & curators: Back from left: Jay Catalan, Kei Baritugo, RJ Aquino and JR Guerrero. Front from left: Alden Habacon, Theresa Fresco and Anna Mae Abia. Photos:Joseph Tamayo Four young dynamic Filipino-Canadians spoke at the launching of Next Day Better in Vancouver on October 3 at the New Westminster Quay. A jam packed crowd listened
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Artist Bert Monterona to exhibit works in Hong Kong By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver artist Bert Monterona and artistic associate Mylene Maranoc will hold an exhibition in Hong Kong from November 15 to November 27 this year. The show will feature 16 tapestries to be displayed at the Centre for Community Cultural Development. The theme of
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Shirley Camia’s The Significance of Moths honours women By Ted Alcuitas While the author’s motivation to write this book of poetry was the memory of her grandmother, it is also a tribute to the thousands of Filipino women recruited to work in the garment factories of Winnipeg during the 70’s. Winnipeg-born Shirley Camia launched The Significance
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