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Monica Macansantos

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Op-Ed About Filipinos Overseas Voting the Marcoses Back Into Power In The Spinoff

5/31/2022

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After witnessing the overwhelming (and confusing) support from overseas Filipino voters for the return of the Marcoses to power in the Philippines, I wrote an op-ed about Filipino immigrants (particularly Filipino-New Zealanders) choosing fascists to lead the country they left behind while reaping the benefits of living in a liberal democracy like New Zealand. NZ's The Spinoff ran it today, and I'm happy to have been given the opportunity to force Filipino-New Zealanders and many other Filipino immigrants abroad to confront the cynicism that has guided their willful destruction of my homeland. Here's The Spinoff's introduction to my piece:

While they reap the benefits of living in a liberal democracy, what compels those who left behind a country brutalised by the Marcoses to give them another chance? A deep-seated and insidious cynicism, argues Monica Macansantos.

Read the rest of my op-ed here. 

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"A Difficult Reckoning: A Review Of Grace Talusan's THE BODY PAPERS" For Anomalous Press

5/24/2022

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It was my honor to have had the chance to review Grace Talusan's The Body Papers (Restless Books, 2019) for Anomaly/Anomalous Press! Here's an excerpt from my review:

In order to heal herself, she must violate an unspoken rule in the culture of her ancestors by speaking her truth, even if it leads to her family’s loss of face. The culture of silence Talusan’s parents were raised under becomes a burden on the entire family as they silently carry their traumas, both lived and inherited, in their bodies, and it is their daughter, Grace, who takes a courageous first step towards truth-telling and healing by writing this memoir.

Immense gratitude to Addie Tsai for selecting my work for AAPI Heritage Month! Read my review here. 
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