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love & refuge (Exit west)
When Warsan Shire, Nigerian poet wrote No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark, I knew that in spite of my experiences as an immigrant, I knew nothing about being a refugee.
Thinking about this book as we witness another refugee crisis in Ukraine, in the midst of war.
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Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li: A Book Review
Where I live, there’s never a shortage of Chinese restaurants to choose from. As a Filipino, if I’m not craving for Filipino food, my version of comfort food is Chinese. I’ve got Rice ‘N Roll up the street from my house, Little Szechuan which delivers the best lunch plates to work and Wing Lee, my…
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The Seas by Samantha Hunt: A Book Review
Sometimes you come across a book that throws you so out of field that the only choice you make is you sit with it, go through every single page, suddenly caught in a buoyancy you didn’t think you’d enjoy until the last turn, the last sentence and last word rolls of your mouth, stuck in…
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Convenience Store Woman: A Book Review
Ever have one of those moments where you feel like you’re not made for this world? That nothing you see around you makes any real sense but you’ve got to get on with the norm, with what’s expected to make life less complicated? Meet Keiko Furukura, the star of Sayaka Murata’s novel Convenience Store Woman (Shop your…
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Another Future for Puerto Rico (A Book Review for “The Battle for Paradise”)
Tú sabes, another future is possible. I finished reading Naomi Klein’s book The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists (Shop your local indie store) in a day, a slim volume of just 96 pages brimming with hope and resilience. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged the island killing many, wrecking homes and property, leaving…
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Hi, I’m pia, founder of libromance
First and foremost a reader, then a wanderer, with a penchant for places that resemble my birthplace: Philippines. A queer immigrant to the U.S., I am a poet, a writer, a distiller of experiences that trace the many outlines of personal and collective stories. I am also a diver, born out of the need for movement in and underwater.
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