Fil-Am sisters hold talk on writing and migration FILIPINO-American sisters Grace and Mary Talusan, born in the Philippines, and Liza, born in the USA, grew up in America and seldom returned “home,” a word their migrant parents used interchangeably to mean Manila, where their clans lived. Despite the physical and temporal distances from their extended families and their ancestral lands, the sisters became scholars, professors, and authors whose work engages with the histories, cultures, and lived experiences of the Filipino diaspora. In a book talk and facilitated discussion, they will introduce their research and books — love letters to the home they moved from, but never truly left.
The talk is presented by the Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL). It will be held on July 6, 2 p.m.
, in Function Room 1 of the Ayala Museum, Greenbelt, Makati. Tickets — P300 for regular tickets, P240 for Ayala employees, P210 for senior/PWD, and P150 for students — are available at bit.ly/fhl-lovelettershome .
Proceeds will support FHL’s educational programs. Philippine Ballet Theatre presents Sarimanok THE BEAUTY of Philippine heritage takes center stage with Sarimanok , a legend that comes alive through dance. The Philippine Ballet Theater presents this original full-length Filipino ballet which narrates the tale of a mythical bird that saves the day, fostering love’s bloom.
There will be performances on July 6, at 3 and 8 p.m., and July 7, at 3 p.
m., at the Samsung Performing Arts.
