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Message from the Editor
What are the odds of two complete strangers meeting in the year 2009 for the first time, finding themselves in similar circumstances, as did their male ancestors more than 100 years ago? The only difference in the similarity of this incredible tale is that the ancestors were friends and colleagues, and the women descendants had never met until recently.
Instead of the usual welcoming message and what to expect in this first online edition, AIS would like to share our experience this past May (2009), and give thanks to those who...
We refuse to give up, how about you?
Message from the Editor:
Mabuhay and Welcome to the first edition of Art in Site e-zine; for, by and about all Filipino artists. The editorial staff of AIS hopes that you will enjoy and benefit from browsing through the main sections: the arts featuring Filipino artistic talent at its best, brilliant writers voicing their minds and putting it all together in literature and keeping our culture alive with particular focus on traditions, ethnic tribes, historical landmarks and most of all, the nourishment of the Filipino soul.
Speak your mind, vent or use...
Book Review - Shooting The Moon
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...
Mario Joaquin
We were on our second bottle of dry, white wine. Beer overflows when you live in Nordrhein Westfalen, but for wine, a special trip to one of the excellent wineries in the Rhine Valley is required. And because we lived in the northern part, several cases of white and red wine were purchased.
He laid on the grass, gazing at the stars, rubbing his full belly. It was the pleasant month of May. The mild breeze nudged the lilies of the valley that dotted the grass. The bells of...
The Rise of Modern Manila
The first American teachers (the “Thomasites”) also arrived in the Philippines starting in June 1901 to staff the public schools which were being opened all over the pacified areas. In 1903 the first government scholars (pensionados –boys and girls of high school age) were sent to the United States to become teachers, engineers, doctors and lawyers, on condition that for five years after their return they would be liable for government service. For better or for worse, the American...
Home At Last
Mario V. Fernandez grew up with art, not just drawing on every piece of paper he found, but surrounded by fellow creative people, most of them with backgrounds in theater. While he didn’t try out acting, a life in the arts was the only thing he knew. His parents let him be, and soon enough, he was winning school competitions.“Art is my life-saver, mentally and socially,” says Fernandez, focusing on how he can constantly be creative.
When he and his family moved to the United States when he was...
Tahanan ni Ling
As you purposefully pack your possessions you often become aware that these things that you hold in your hands are the same things that become gateways to memories often joyful, poignant or distressing.
Then you realize that not only what you hold in your hands but also everything else around you transforms themselves into similar portals. This door that saw many hellos and goodbyes, that window that saw you looking wistfully through the grilled windows on a rainy afternoon, that stairway where little feet scampered up and down merrily...
Introducing: Art in site (Junior Edition)
Art-in-Site's Youth Forum is for kids. We want YOU (kids up to 17 years of age) to get your creative juices flowing and make this your very own for kids and by kids' section. Are you ready for the challenge?
