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Are Filipinos Relying Too Much on Pacquiao for Glory?
New America Media, Commentary, Rene P. Ciria-Cruz , Nov 20, 2009
Seeing how Filipinos raved about Manny Pacquiao as a symbol of what, in the words of many a fan, “Filipinos are capable of achieving,” a friend asked me, “Aren’t Filipinos relying too much on Pacquiao to build their national self-esteem? That’s too much of a burden for one man to bear.”
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Revolution and Romance
New America Now,  , Sandip Roy, Nov 18, 2009
The stories of three women are braided together in Invisible Mountain, a multi-generational saga set in Uruguay written by Carolina De Robertis
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Pacquiao TKOs Cotto, Makes History
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Cedelf Tupas, Inquirer; AFP, Nov 15, 2009
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made history Saturday when he defeated Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, earning the welterweight title. No other boxer has won seven world titles in seven weight divisions.
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Indian Summit, Defamation, Revolution & Romance
New America Now, , Nov 13, 2009
This Week on New America Now: Obama holds a historic summit with Native American tribes, Yoav Shamir discusses his new documentary tackling anti-Semitism, and Carolina De Robertis talks about her book Revolution and Romance.
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The Mind of Amiri Baraka
San Francisco Bay View, Q&A, JR Valrey, Nov 12, 2009
Amiri Baraka, one of the most fiery political poets and cultural critics in Black America, recently celebrated his 75th birthday. He is the father of the Black Arts Movement of the ‘60s.
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‘Precious’ is About Women I Know
New America Media, Commentary, G. Melesaine, Nov 10, 2009
The new film "Precious" celebrates a new kind of hero in Hollywood at a time when young, queer women of color in the inner-city are barely visible.
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Wherever There's a Fight
New America Now, , Sandip Roy, Nov 09, 2009
Stan Yogi discusses his novel, Wherever There's A Fight: How runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California.
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The Mind of Gil Scott Heron
San Francisco Bay View, Interview, JR Valrey, Nov 07, 2009
Gil Scott Heron is one of the greatest legends that Black music has breathing in this country. To many, his music is the soundtrack to different eras, the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
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