My family and I have relocated to Australia, where kangaroos reign over the outback and the truth about koalas not being bears is common knowledge.
However, my Filipino heritage remains deeply ingrained within me. It’s essential never to forget where we come from. In life, we carry forward the good while learning from our mistakes.
Finally finding the time, I’ve embarked on a long-overdue journey to explore the works of Filipino authors. While they may not be the classics of my childhood like Florante at Laura or El Filibusterismo, they hold cultural significance on a different level.
Allow me to share another recent favorite from my reading list:
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A Cultural Literary Treasure
Out of Cebu: Essays and Personal Prose by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A compilation of the esteemed author’s previously published articles, it is so rich in personal, historical, and culturally-significant trinkets of thoughts. A daughter of a Cebuana mum, the wife of a pure-bred Cebuano, and also a migrant like she is, I could really relate to and appreciate every detail. Other than one awkward but not incorrect word, this third Filipino author’s book on my list is virtually flawless.
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