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Filipina poet rediscovers her voice in Spain

Through her writings and poems, Filipina poet Karessa Ramos is breaking the language barrier for Filipino representation in Spain. Karessa Ramos, 38, started speaking when she was only 10 months old. Due…

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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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Filipineya: Egyptians’ sad definition of “Filipina”

Despite breaking through stereotypes, the image Filipinas in Egypt as a meek wife and a domestic helper persists, that it has even become an adjective. Sometime before the COVID pandemic, I met…

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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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