FLIPS in Philadelphia in the Fifties by Ray L. Burdeos Traditional Arts & Design

FLIPS in Philadelphia in the Fifties by Ray L. Burdeos Traditional Arts & Design"There is no greater privilege than to become intimate with an author through his or her written expression. This author, Ray Burdeos, takes readers back to the day when complexion divided people rather than religious beliefs. Specifically this memoir highlights in 1955 when Burdeos first came to the United States from the Philippine islands to serve in the Coast Guard Ethnicity challenged Burdeos. In 1955, many respectable people used 'the N word' to

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waves of Filipino newcomers arrived on these shores

with each other

Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz's collection of vignettes of playwrights

'Remembering Che Guevara'

photography and illustrations complimenting what will be one of the fastest growing body of literature in the 21st century: Contemporary Philippine literature

"The book is a good read

hablon of South Luzon and Central Visayas

political and economic challenges from 1898 to 1998

and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives

Is not the nearness of a husband