China was brought to its knees by the imperial powers more than a century ago. But slowly, it has restored and restructured social order, reconstructed and rebuilt infrastructure, reinvigorated and redirected the national spirit to achieve swift and unprecedented growth and development. Thus, China has great reasons to celebrate, and it did. On Oct. 1, […]
Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran Inc. and the Philippine Association of Chinese Studies, in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Miriam College, are sponsoring the “International Conference on the State of Scholarship on the Chinese in the Philippines: Problems, Perspectives, and Possibilities,” to be held at Miriam College in Quezon City on Jan. 10 […]
Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys. Idioms, expressions Hokkien pronunciation […]
Oct. 1 is the International Day of the Elderly, and the Oct. 1-7 week has been declared as the Week of the Filipino Elderly. This annual celebration is held to recognize the past, present and future contributions of our senior citizens for the progress of our country and society. In the Philippines today, there are […]