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Sunday, July 27, 2008

 

Cecile Guidote Alvarez

Cultural caregiver


In a world cared for, maintained and built by Filipino caregivers, nurses, seamen, engineers and other overseas workers, old traditions are taking root in strange places. Kababayans abroad are now spreading Filipino heritage themselves. Envision Fil-Ams in Los Angeles making their own bamboo orchestra instruments and playing well-loved folk songs; Pinoy expats in Brussels furthering Philippine cubism with their paintbrushes; our theater actors in Broadway’s production houses and our ballet dancers in Macau’s casinos showcasing our indigenous and folk dances and songs.

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O T H E R   F E A T U R E S

 

THE LITERARY LIFE

Exploding Galaxies, The Art of David Medalla, a monograph written by Guy Brett, the distinguished English art historian was launched by Mark Fisher, M.P., Shadow Minister for the Arts...

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He was introduced to us young instructors in English by a lady professor who had studied literature under Mark Van Doren in Columbia University.

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THE GREEN REVOLUTION

As Filipinos, we love to eat fish. In fact, 10 to 13 percent of protein requirements of Filipinos come from coral reef fish species. In an urban setting, fish is bountiful in the wet markets, and a myriad of species is laid out for us to select from.

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PROFILE

William Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Jose Nazario Cruz makes a living in a field that carries on the great work of exchanging wealth and financial services.

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GAME TIMES
By Edrichelle Uy

Remember how you felt when you first learned how to drive? How you couldn’t wait to even just back up your car or park it in your garage? How you swore never to take the public commute once you got your license and how you secretly wanted to race with all those cars on the highway?

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