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My Grandmother

My grandmother, a woman who was truly a second mother to me was a goddess of a woman. A Thetis or other demimortal.  A survivor of Japanese shrapnel in her back, breast cancer, she helped oust a dictator in her … Continue reading

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Songs My Mother Taught Me

It’s my mother’s birthday day in a few days, so she has been on my mind alot. Mom is a unique spirit. The daughter of a Filipino Congresswoman and an celebrated American surgeon, she grew up both between the Far … Continue reading

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