Ironically, becoming what Eugene, Oregon artist and photographer Melissa “Mimi” Nolledo termed “an artist-artist” was originally not a life ambition for her. Yet, as the daughter of the late award-winning writer Wilfrido Nolledo, Melissa has followed in her beloved father’s footsteps and become a highly versatile and talented artist. The Manila-born Nolledo is the product of two cultures, the Filipino and the American. As would be the case with any Filipino expatriate artist living in the United States, Nolledo derives a great deal of artistic inspiration from both sides of the...

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According to the Kyodo News International, Inc., published in 1998: “This is the second time the Philippine government has found the term Filipina defined by overseas lexicographers as domestic helper. The department earlier protested a similar definition by the Oxford English Dictionary.” Did Filipino woman replace the Chinese amah? Did the devils agree that China is now a wealthy nation, not to be messed with? That the Chinese can now afford their own domestic helpers from other poor Asian countries? Yes, of course. Granted, the above...

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The word “Moro” has unfortunately suffered a negative image in modern society. It has come to connote violence, rebelliousness and divisiveness to anyone who reads newspapers everyday. With many still equating the word with “terrorism” and “jihad,” it is perhaps fair to say that the Islamic face in modern literature has been stifled. Children of the Ever-Changing Moon, an anthology of essays from young Moro writers, is a refreshing glimpse into contemporary Muslim life in a post-9/11 world. It seeks to showcase various perspectives from...

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