Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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Championing Filipino Food in Victoria, Canada

Canada-based Filipino chef Ervin Castillo Maliwanag shares how he built Victoria´s Go-to Pinoy Kitchen. It was 2023. Ervin Castillo Maliwanag, a Filipino immigrant, was in the midst of discussions with friends and…

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Missing brides and dancing beds: tales of a Kenyan wedding

I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I have attended weddings in Kenya. It’s not that I’ve never received invitations, it’s just that those few were…

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Rei Cuaycong Setoguchi Discovers the Art of Kickboxing

Filipino-Japanese kickboxer Rei Cuaycong Setoguchi shares how kickboxing not only gives him awards and fame, but also a balanced and happy life. In the beginning, taking on kickboxing was not Rei Cuaycong…

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The horrors of Typhoon Yolanda through the eyes of an OFW

Eight years ago, Typhoon Yolanda (or Typhoon Haiyan), one of the strongest storms ever recorded, ravaged the provinces of Samar and Leyte. A Filipina expat in Barcelona relives the harrowing experience she…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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