Last spring, I spent a lot (to me) of money on a mountain bike. I have spent the past few months happily developing my climbing legs and literally soaring to new heights.
I’ve also spent a lot of time feeling guilty. That I, a woman of color grad student from the Third World, could possibly spend [...]
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In 2002, Elena Garcdoce Francisco, a 102-year-old Tumandok woman, journeyed to Iloilo City from her mountain home in Panay. She sang an ambahan, protesting the destruction wrought by militarization in her ancestral lands. These military incursions date back to at least 1962, under then President Diosdado Macapagal.
This practice of telling stories through poetry and chants [...]
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Last semester, members of my grad cohort had dinner with a very cool queer theorist who was guest speaking at the university. We were thrilled to meet her and discuss her work. We were even more thrilled when advisors later told us, “Professor G loved you! She said you were so [inset gaggle of compliments].” [...]
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I used to think that I loved running because it made me free.
But lately, the runs have been harder. Not any less satisfying, just harder to get into. Harder to enjoy. It’s not that my runs have changed, but the purpose.
Lately, I’ve been running to get away [...]
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(Late reflections for Mother’s Day)
Of all the made-up commercial holidays, Mother’s Day, for me, is the least irritating. After all, if I was going to be guilted into blowing money on cards, flowers, and the obligatory brunch, at least it was going to be for Mom. So to moms everywhere, y’all rock.
And this goes double [...]
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Posted in Philippines, feminist theory, globalization, social justice, women of color, tagged Catholicism, feminism, globalization, mary john mananzan, transnational feminism on December 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I left Catholicism in fits and starts, the way a smoker keeps reaching for one last cigarette. But I did leave for good three years ago. And though I don’t identify as Catholic anymore, Sudy reminds me of teachings that resonate.
Love one another. Whatever you do to the least of my brothers. Ministering to [...]
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And kamusta to all my regular online friends. Yes, all six of you
Wow, thanks for visiting and the wonderful conversations we’ve been having. I am learning a lot a lot from your insights, salamat for sharing.
I’m still thinking about many of the questions raised in discussions in Racialicious and at Womanist Musings. So [...]
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There have been news stories of fetuses found around Manila, including three found at the Manila Cathedral, Santa Cruz Church, and Quiapo Church. The Quiapo Church fetus was concealed in a basket of offerings. It was wrapped in a rosary and placed inside a bottle.
This phenomenon has become more frequent—thirteen over just the last two [...]
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Camille Paglia recently wrote a number of gushing statements about Sarah Palin, but here’s the one that made my eyes roll the hardest:
I stand on what I said (as a staunch pro-choice advocate) in my last two columns — that Palin as a pro-life wife, mother and ambitious professional represents the next big shift in [...]
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Posted in Philippines, feminist theory, globalization, human rights, social justice, women of color, tagged feminism, feminist theory, social justice, women of color on October 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
What does it mean to recognize the home as a site of resistance?
Last semester, our professor posed this question to a group of law students at an ivy league university, and was surprised at how many students got so upset. But professor, they cried, women were oppressed in the home. That’s why we fought so [...]
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