Cholita Dress – A Blend of Time and Place at the Top of the World
- March 14, 2011 Joe O'Donnell, Berkeley University
Berkeley – In this day and age, with the wide diffusion of North American fashion, very few cultures remain that are readily identifiable by their dress alone. And while the appearance of a burqa or an Inuit anorak may provide an ...
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The Kalinga People
- February 07, 2011 Manny Bigornia, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Quezon City – Esteemed as “the strong people of the Cordilleras”, Kalingans, simultaneously, profoundly cherish family and kinship. A Kalinga household consists of a nuclear family and sometimes, an aged grandparent; generally...
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Korean-Filipinos, Filipino-Koreans
- October 04, 2010 Dr. Seong-woo Choi, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Seoul – The term “Korean-Filipino” refers to a person (1) who is half-Korean and half-Filipino, and lives in the Philippines or (2) who was born in the Philippines to Korean parents. Since the Philippines allows dual citizenship but ...
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The Sama Indigenous Group
- July 05, 2010 Jeffrey Acaba, University of the Philippines
Davao – In the heart of Davao Gulf in southeastern Mindanao lies the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), homeland of Sama indigenous group. Popularly known as simply Samal Island, IGACOS can be reached by ferry boat from Davao City.
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