Baybayin calligraphy is such a beautiful script— ancient, under-appreciated, and relatively unknown even to Filipinos. Baybayin was used by ancient Tagalogs in the 13th century— before Spanish/Japanese/American colonization. There are a few scripts similar to Baybayin still used today such as the writing system by the Hanunoo, a Mangyan sub-tribe …
We recently made a weekend trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to visit a friend and found out that the city was home to …
What makes a person not waver in front of death? One of the best parts about movies, literature, and art in general …
Perception is a symptom and living a sign of life
To drive to the hospital plunged in blue— tenting this cyanotic skin
Hiya: Saving Face, Anxiety, and Asian-Americans “Wasn’t he Filipino?” Jisoo asked as we walked in. “He might be. Southeast Asian at …
No bulwark here but barren land— filtered arctic beats the aseptic cowl—
Does the soul linger after the last heart beat? Does it uncover the lines and cords strewn on the body—
From the hallway I can see your eyes wide with desire
Telomere— the end is here— Cold leaf on a windshield— wiped— conducts the end of songs—