Philippines


Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not)
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
Insurrecto
Patron Saints of Nothing
America Is Not the Heart
In the Country
Smaller and Smaller Circles
Ilustrado
When the Elephants Dance
El Filibusterismo (Noli Me Tangere, #2)
Dusk (Rosales Saga, #1)
Dogeaters
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
A History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos
Luisa A. Igloria
Inevitably, though, there will always be a significant part of the past which can neither be burnt nor banished to the soothing limbo of forgetfulness— myself. I was and still am that same ship which carried me to the new shore, the same vessel containing all the memories and dreams of the child in the brick house with the toy tea set. I am the shore I left behind as well as the home I return to every evening. The voyage cannot proceed without me.
Luisa A. Igloria

Gina Apostol
But the fact is, like my mom, most Filipinos prefer to keep history in the dark or, in these days, sold to the highest bidder. Who can blame them. It's kind of painful to remember. ...more
Gina Apostol, La Tercera

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