Celebrating the Filipino Community in Canada
Third part of the series “Reconnection”: Reviews of children’s literature spotlighting Filipino culture by Kimberly Lopez This book—Riding through Rice Fields: A Trip to the Philippines—by Michelle Sterling, gave me all the feels. There’s something about reading a children’s book that brings me back to my visits ‘back home’ as a child. My parents […]
Book Review: What ‘Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self’ by the late Pulitzer-winner Filipino author Alex Tizon taught me about my Filipino culture. By Giana Tomas As a researcher, I have been reading a lot about what many members of the Philippine diaspora in North America experience: navigating identity shifts, desiring to […]
First part of the series “Reconnection”: Reviews of children’s literature spotlighting Filipino culture by Kimberly Lopez Written by Sophia N. Lee, a Filipina author who grew up in the Philippines, “Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store” is a warm, memory-rich picture book. This book features a child and their lolo (grandfather), and heart-warming memories of tending to their […]
Filipina author Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez was at work when the email arrived from her publicist at Dundurn Press: her debut novel “Celestina’s House” had been named to the 2026 CBC Reads Longlist. “It was a pleasant surprise,” Gonzalez told Mabuhay Canada, still sounding stunned as she recalled the moment. She’s quick to clarify the mechanics: […]
If your love language is kain na (let’s eat), Pinay writer Maria Olaguera wrote an epic book about…well, “How to Throw an Epic Filipino Barbecue”. Her debut book started as a homesick blogger’s project—collecting family stories and recipes when her siblings moved out and Sunday dinners weren’t the same. “I had a blog in my […]
When Teri Vlassopoulos began writing her novel, “Living Expenses,” she didn’t just want to tell a story about infertility—she also wanted to explore parts of herself that often went unseen. Born and raised in Toronto to a Filipina mother and Greek father, Vlassopoulos drew heavily from her biracial upbringing to infuse authenticity and nuance into […]