To five million Chinese Americans, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA 美國華人博物舘) is an important repository of their community’s memories and history. Since it opened in 1980, the MOCA has become the place for Chinese Americans to share with the rest of the world how history and culture helped shaped their identity. The museum […]
May 11, 2018 was truly a sad day. The Supreme Court allowed the rule of men to prevail over the rule of law. In a vote of 8-6, the nation’s highest court ousted Ma. Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. This historic decision, granting the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida, will have […]
Think of places tourists most want to see and the Great Wall of China comes to mind, as do the Eiffel Tower and the Egyptian pyramids. But the one place that has them all beat is, surprisingly, a basilica in Barcelona – the Sagrada Familia. This basilica is architect Antoni Gaudi’s piece de resistance and […]
I recently joined a FaceBook group called Buhay Zero-Waste, where members share how they try not to waste, or if unavoidable, waste as little as possible. Members there are on different stages of their journey, so the support for those starting out on the movement is quite awe-inspiring. As I read through the posts, I […]
In April 1434, Ming Emperor Zhu Zhan Ji (朱瞻基, 1426-1436) accompanied the Empress Dowager to the Chang Mausoleum (長陵) and Xian Mausoleum (獻陵) to pay homage. On their way home, when they reached the suburb of Chang Ping (昌平), Zhu saw common people along the roadside tilling the fields. He got off the horse and made […]
They acted like criminals who could not work in broad daylight. The Department of Public Works and Highways, with orders – we learned much later – from senior government officials, illegally removed a seven-foot bronze sculpture under the cover of night on April 27. The comfort woman statue, a symbol of arrogance, brutality and shame […]
She died without receiving the justice she had long fought for. She died without getting assurance that her sacrifices in coming out to tell her story was not in vain.Lola Rosa Henson was one of the thousands of women in the Philippines forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.Other […]
Eat meat sparingly – maybe as seldom as twice in a week. This health advice can be taken in two ways. First, there are people who eat so much meat that this puts them at risk for heart disease, obesity and stroke. Second, there are some people who are strict vegetarians and thus may lack […]
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. 錢毋趁， 豬哥做馬騎 tsin mm […]
When the Americans occupied the Philippines in 1898, they also encountered the Chinese problem. To know the situation of the Chinese in the Philippines and help it formulate policies toward the Chinese, the first Philippine Commission created by US President William McKinley conducted a series of hearings to which it invited resource persons to share […]