philippines

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Filipino immigrants.

"when Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer is always the same: 'A boat is no place for a girl.' But Nina is determined to go. She knows that if her lolo will show her how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish hand over hand, she can prove to everyone in their Filipino fishing village that she deserves her turn in the boat, girl or no!--Dust jacket flap.

Relates the World War II escape of Major William Edwin Dyess and nine other prisoners of war from a Japanese prison in the Philippines, discusses the request of the American government that the men not describe how they had been treated, and examines the escapees' determination to break their silence. Theirs was the only successful group escape from a Japanese POW camp during the Pacific war.

Explores the country of the Philippines, including its geography, culture, resources, and more.

Looks at how and why Rodrigo Duterte, a serial womaniser and a self-confessed killer, became president of the Philippines in 2016 and beloved by the 16.6 million Filipinos who voted for him.

After the loss of her father and home, twelve-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery but then her mother disappears, sending Nora on a dangerous quest to find her.

Explores the culture of the Philippines through its language, religion, and food.

"After surviving a fire in which her father dies, Nora and her mother live in a cemetery, but when her mother disappears and a loan shark steals her savings, Nora finds support from her cemetery neighbors to earn some money and search for her mother"--OCLC.

"When the Phillipine government takes over Culion, an island for people with leprosy, Ami is put in an orphanage on another island, where she finds a friend willing to help her return before her mother dies"--Provided by publisher.

When the Phillipine government takes over Culion, an island for people with leprosy, Ami is put in an orphanage on another island, where she finds a friend willing to help her return before her mother dies.