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They were mini saints carrying their respective instruments, attributing to their special holiness. The little St. Cecilia carried a small keyboard representing an organ, signifying her role as patron saint of music. The little Veronica showed extended arms with a length of fabric impressed with the legendary three faces of Christ from Lenten rituals. The…

Never had a language – not mere words – played a poignant role in easing the waving aches of grief over a father who had passed away, away from the land and family he missed and loved through the years.  But Tagalog did.   This is the story of how the Philippines’ heritage language became the…

by Connie Triggiano This year’s celebration of Filipino American History Month recalls the start 124 years ago of the Americanization of the Philippines.   It began with the arrival in 1901 of 600  teachers to the Philippines from the US to establish the public educational system.  The teachers planted English as the medium of instruction and…

Tagalog Class offers profound experience of joy and discovery of one’s roots and country The ardent highlight was the stirring rendition of the Triumphal March from the opera “Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi.  And so the first graduation exercises of Rizal Center’s Tagalog class concluded.    Verdi’s “Aida”  is the traditional graduation march in the Philippines.  Its…