One of the rare bright spots of the lockdown was the Cebu Barter Community (CBC) page on Facebook. CBC currently has over 200,000 members gathered in a space of a few weeks. Carrying the hashtags #CBCforbarter and #CBCforoffer, the items exchanged range from household basics such as groceries, plants, and appliances to extravagant offers like […]
On Racism: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
Some years ago, I was having lunch with coworkers when news about a bombing somewhere in Asia broke out. Before I could even think, I blurted this question: who was responsible, was it Muslims? I wanted to take my words back. I was ashamed of myself because one of the guys I was having lunch […]
Illuminating Oppressive Human Conditions: The Accusation by Bandi
Bandi’s collection of seven provoking stories was my first exposure to North Korean literature. There has been several works by North Korean writers but these were published after the writers have defected, many now settled in South Korea. The Accusation enjoys notoriety as being the first (perhaps the only one so far) piece of literature […]
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