Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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Filipina shares work-life onboard a cruise ship

Chinky Nava shares how she copes with life in the high seas. A life that can sometimes be tough, yet she still holds her job with passion and pride. “Welcome to a…

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Cover Story: Loida Nicolas Lewis can have all the fun

Filipina-American Loida Lewis shares her inspiring journey as an Asian-American wife, mother, philantropist, author, and CEO of a billion dollar empire in the U.S. A well-rested and smiling Loida Nicolas Lewis warmly…

Single mom Leslie Duma and TikTok superstar Jamiel Bustos
How a single mom raised a social media superstar

Being a single mom is hard enough but raising a child alone in a foreign country is even more challenging. This is the inspiring journey of a Filipina single mom from Toronto,…

In rural Kenya most people speak their mother tongues but Swahili bridges the gap somewhat.
Adventures in Swahili

Her broken Swahili helped expat writer Agatha Verdadero escape an angry Somalian herder demanding payment for his stolen camels. When it comes to language gaffes, my favourite is that made by President…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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