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Remembering the Lolas – A Five Post Tribute

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I’ve been “home” for a little over three weeks since my two month studying and research trip to the Philippines where I attempted to come to understand global and transnational feminism and its ties to violence against womyn.  In my spare time, I was even more busy meeting family members I had never known and […]

Tribute to the Lolas

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Hung on a wall of their home, many tapestries tell the story of the violence inflicted upon them by the Japanese soldiers during World War II.  Often kidnapped, coerced, or tricked into going with the soldiers, they were made to work during the day in garrisons doing laundry, cleaning, and cooking.  By nightfall, they were […]

Tribute to the Lolas

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I spent an evening with The Lolas of Lila Pilipina, the surviving comfort women of WWII in the Philippines. An evening of strength and joy, these women danced and sang their hearts out. When the music didn’t come out of the karaoke machine, they danced a capella to, “You are My Sunshine.” It wasn’t that […]

Putting the "Big" in Big Fun: Part II

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After we completed as many tasks as we could, Keith arrived. Perfect timing. He was all smiles. By Thursday evening, everyone was tired, but every 59 minutes someone would say, “Thank God the hall is done.” That would followed by a chorus of, “yeahhh….TOTALLY…” We watched a little sneak peak of the slideshow because Kay […]

Feminism (spit) or Feminism (fist)

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In the constellation of feminism, I’m interested in hearing what YOU think is happening in feminism these days.  Are you ready to spit when you hear or read the *fword or are you striking up a fist? These days I’m half and half.  This political circus surrounding the “women vote” is enough to make me […]