Tag: Manong
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Peter Jamero – Author, Human Services, Human Rights
Peter was born on August 27, 1930, in Oakdale, California to parents Ceferino Jamero Sr. and Apolonia Madelo Jamero. He graduated from University of California Los Angeles with a Master’s degree in Social Work. Peter’s professional achievements were often Filipino firsts as a human services leader and top-level government executive. He served as a King…
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S1E28 – Poetry live from Manilatown, Nora Okja Keller from the Archives
We feature an archival interview from 1997 with Nora Okja Keller about her book Comfort Woman, and Keller reads from the book. Also, interviews by Tony Robles, and poetry from at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco. Martha and Tony talk a bit about the craft and business of writing a short story, and a…
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Manong in Hendersonville, NC
(Author’s note: Manong–A term of respect when addressing an older Filipino man. It means older brother, or elder; one that has lived through the hardships of life) No matter where I go or where I move, a manong will always find me No matter where I’m working or what daydreams creep behind me he is…