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PORTALS: A LEXICON OF A FANTASTICAL PHILIPPINE REVERIE

Posted in Summer 2024 Tagged with Filipino, French, Visual Art

A visual art series by Gian Cruz and Gisela Marcelang CHAPTER XVI; PORTAL N°16 A Portrait That Took Over a Decade: My Late Grandmother Aurora and the Centenary Eucalyptus Tree Through Which She Communicates with Me, Manila, Philippines – Barcelona, …

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False Cognates

Posted in Filipino, Finnish, Malay Tagged with Filipino, Poetry, prose

An original work by Pauline Lacanilao A friend wrote a poem about living in a Hispanic neighborhood with his ciocia, which means aunt in Polish, but cunt in Spanish. There is comedy in understanding a misunderstanding. On a romantic getaway, …

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PORTALS: A LEXICON OF A FANTASTICAL PHILIPPINE REVERIE

False Cognates

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