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Caracoa is the name of the journal of the Philippine Literary Arts Council (acro...

Caracoa is the name of the journal of the Philippine Literary Arts Council (acronym PLAC that sounds like the film of dirt and bacteria that forms on the teeth). Caracaoa was a pre-Spanish war boat that we shouldve learned about in school when they told us about the barangay. This old engraving of the "corcoa" reminded me of the Loch Ness Monster.

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History 2

Don't forget to mark your calendars.

Don't forget to mark your calendars.

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19th century French tourists by the crater of Taal Volcano. Its more fun in the...

19th century French tourists by the crater of Taal Volcano. Its more fun in the Philippines indeed. Is it still possible to get this close today? Is it still allowed to take a dip in the crater?

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Heroes

My Inquirer column today on finding part of our history in Japan.http://opinio...

My Inquirer column today on finding part of our history in Japan.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/32943/philippine-history-in-yokohama


Philippine history in Yokohama
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There are two Chinatowns in Japan, one in Yokohama, the other in Kobe; both are memorable as balm to my homesickness. Unlike the entrepreneurial Chinese who open shops and restaurants in a particular place and carve Chinatowns in almost every great city in the world, Filipinos tend to mix with their...

Thanks to Rin for this picture of our last Philippine Visual Arts Class in Sophi...

Thanks to Rin for this picture of our last Philippine Visual Arts Class in Sophia University, Tokyo. I thought I lost my touch but the smiles today prove I connected somehow and we all had a good semester.

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This made me smile and dig up my files on anatomical measurements of figures in...

This made me smile and dig up my files on anatomical measurements of figures in Philippine History.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/328761


Man with world's largest penis frisked by TSA at Calif. airport
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Jonah Falcon, who claims the world's largest penis, recently had his "weapon of mass conception" mistaken for a "weapon of mass destruction." He was frisked by TSA at the San Francisco International Airport because of a bulging object in his pants.

My Inquirer column today on historical research and access.http://opinion.inqu...

My Inquirer column today on historical research and access.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/32788/approve-the-freedom-of-information-act


Approve the Freedom of Information Act
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As a historian, I hope that President Aquino’s third State of the Nation Address will contain a reference to the Freedom of Information Act that has been pending in Congress for a long time.

Dr. Nancy Elizabeth Snow, academic, author and expert on Public Diplomacy was my...

Dr. Nancy Elizabeth Snow, academic, author and expert on Public Diplomacy was my neighbor in Sophia University since the spring. She returns to California in a few days so I lose a regular walking buddy and laughing companion. I hope she can visit and lecture in Manila in the future as she has the same popcorn value as me.

History Comes Alive 2012 @ Ayala Museum. Mark your calendars August 25 and Septe...

History Comes Alive 2012 @ Ayala Museum. Mark your calendars August 25 and September 8!

Delivered the Keynote at the 17th Young Scholars Conference on Philippine Studie...

Delivered the Keynote at the 17th Young Scholars Conference on Philippine Studies in Japan at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University this afternoon. Met old friends and made new ones. Photo courtesy of Fumi Terada.