Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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Genevieve Asenjo’s The Melancholy of the Tongue

In her masterful debut, The Melancholy of the Tongue (Fidessa Literary), Genevieve Asenjo stitches together a narrative set against the vibrant yet complex backdrop of Antique, Philippines. The novel follows its protagonist,…

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Raising Kids Abroad: Should We Still Teach Them Filipino?

When an Italian teacher told columnist Elisha Hidalgo that her child should only speak Italian, she re-evaluated the role of language in the lives of Filipino expat children, and made a plan…

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Column: Jumping off cliffs

When our columnist MZ Akil got an invitation to do a postgraduate studies at the University of Hull, she took the opportunity to break personal barriers and finally pursue a lifelong dream.…

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A Pinoy truck driver traverses the European highways

The Filipino Expat Magazine talks to three kababayans whose jobs put them behind the wheel and take them to uncertain roads. Roads where they defy exhaustion, danger and even nature’s wrath.  Roads where they…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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