Siargao Islands
Text and images by Myla Arceno, MCSP - UK Good men are blessings indeed. My good husband, Joseph dragged me along from Cagayan de Oro...
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Commission on Filipinos Overseas
Print Journalism Award Best Magazine 2021 Migration Advocacy and Media Awards
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What does it mean to “come home” for the first time?
Text by Frances Ong In 2015, Tahanan Books for Young Readers published Amy Luna-Capelle’s From Manila With Love: A Balikbayan Story. It’s...
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NAWONG (face)
The Faces of Everyday Life with Hope Baylon by Hope Baylon Norway Hope Baylon, Norway-based visual artist born (1990) and raised in...
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SKETCHES AND SNIPPETS
A Conversation with watercolourist Glensie Hombrebueno Text by Chad Osorio, NL Photos and illustrations courtesy of Glensie “Babaeng...
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- Jun 18, 2022
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Para Sa Bayan. For my Motherland.
Reflections & images by Stella Sait, UK When does one become patriotic? During war? During disasters? Or when you are away from your home...
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- Feb 16, 2022
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ROOTS & WINGS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Invitation to engage in positive change with social impact
By Becky Torres, Marizel Arambulo In celebration of our 12th anniversary this year, Roots & Wings is formally launching a Social...
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Rica & David Abott
- Dec 15, 2021
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Dreaming of a white Christmas
Rica & David Abbott, Champery Switzerland Christmas is our favourite time of year. Every Christmas is special. It’s the season of love...
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Mae Cayir
- Aug 27, 2021
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Thirty-first year wedding anniversary during the pandemic
Text by Mae Cayir, Vienna My husband and I will arrive at our 31st wedding anniversary, vaccinated against COVID19, in our mid-life years...
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Jeno Pineda
- Aug 15, 2021
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The New Breed of Excellence
How some Filipinos thrive and succeed on the south of Spain Text and images by Jeno Pineda, Marbella In 2017, Rhea Zamora arrived from...
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Cynthia Kurleto
- Aug 8, 2021
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My Mother's Story: Faustina Verdillio, Pioneering Filipina Nurse in Austria
Words & Photo by Cynthia Kurleto It was the early 70’s when my mother Faustina Verdillio, born and raised a Filipina, landed in Vienna,...
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Loree Cruz-Mante
- Jun 12, 2021
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The Filipina, A Study in Contradiction
Echoes from the US, Philippine-based golden jubilarians after a most memorable class reunion in Vigan The Filipina is a study in...
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Betsy von Atzigen
- Jun 1, 2021
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Hyphenated identities
With about five decades of Filipino migration history to Europe and over a century to the United States, today’s second and third...
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Tania Viarnaud
- Jun 1, 2021
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When worlds mix - A rich kaleidoscope of thoughts and feelings
2nd Gen Filipino siblings on their mixed Filipino-European heritage and upbringing For this issue of the “Roots and Wings” online...
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