{"id":166859,"date":"2018-06-13T02:42:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=166859"},"modified":"2018-06-13T02:42:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:42:45","slug":"imprinted-on-lives-and-pages-legacy-of-a-filipina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/13\/imprinted-on-lives-and-pages-legacy-of-a-filipina\/","title":{"rendered":"Imprinted on lives and pages: Legacy of a Filipina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-166859 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/13\/imprinted-on-lives-and-pages-legacy-of-a-filipina\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-166887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33171981_1814080035315792_6405681999561883648_o-1024x739.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-166887'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Legacy of a Filipina examines the divide between these Filipinos and the North Americans \u2013 who encounter them on a daily basis, employers, co-workers, churchgoers, and neighbors \u2013 and the prejudices on both sides. (Supplied)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/13\/imprinted-on-lives-and-pages-legacy-of-a-filipina\/charles-lavoie-in-adobe-rgb-for-print-colour\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charles-Lavoie-in-Adobe-RGB-for-print-colour.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-166886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charles-Lavoie-in-Adobe-RGB-for-print-colour.jpg 921w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charles-Lavoie-in-Adobe-RGB-for-print-colour-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charles-Lavoie-in-Adobe-RGB-for-print-colour-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charles-Lavoie-in-Adobe-RGB-for-print-colour-786x1024.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-166886'>\n\t\t\t\tCharles Au Lavoie, born in rural Canada met a Filipina some 20 years ago who not only made an impact on his life, but was also the ink to the words behind his book of four and a half years in the making, \u201cLegacy of a Filipina.\u201d (Supplied)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Perhaps words weaved by an author is all it takes for a Filipina\u2019s memories, experience, and life to be imprinted on the leaves of a book, but what does it take for a person to be etched into people\u2019s lives?<\/p>\n<p>Charles Au Lavoie, born in rural Canada met a Filipina some 20 years ago who not only made an impact on his life, but was also the ink to the words behind his book of four and a half years in the making, \u201cLegacy of a Filipina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough a mutual friend, I had the opportunity to meet a Filipina whose volunteer work in Canada was recognized, both locally and nationally,\u201d Lavoie told Philippine Canadian Inquirer (PCI).<\/p>\n<p>Without dropping the name of this woman of inspiration, he said he felt privileged to share a friendship with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was her companion, chauffeur, and confidant,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lavoie is thankful because for him, meeting her meant meeting other members of the community that has \u201cgreatly enriched his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough her, I met Filipino expats\u2013 men and women in their fifties, sixties, and seventies who went abroad to work and start a new life. I had heard some of the matriarch\u2019s personal story; I was now hearing other stories,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Though his friend is no longer in this world, her story will forever be engraved in the eyes of Carmelita Tauber n\u00e9e Madridejos Baldemor, the protagonist of Lavoie\u2019s book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarmelita\u2019s life is revealed through the eyes of Filipinos and others who regard her with a mix of frustration, bewilderment, and tenderness. Her generous heart and unabashed meddling serve as the catalyst for the growth and self-acceptance of those she cares for. As the story moves from Canada\u2019s West Coast to Honolulu and the Philippines, <em>Legacy of a Filipina <\/em>explores the immigrant experience and the universal themes of love, loss and new beginnings,\u201d the book\u2019s synopsis read.<\/p>\n<p>Laying eyes on the pages of her story invites the readers to a journey \u2013 into Filipino fiestas, into the laughter and love of food at the heart of their families, and into their country of origin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut another, deeper journey awaits the reader: the final days of an old woman who lived and loved with her whole being, and a young man\u2019s gradual discovery of his homosexuality,\u201d Lavoie said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Legacy of a Filipina<\/em> examines the divide between these Filipinos and the North Americans \u2013 who encounter them on a daily basis, employers, co-workers, churchgoers, and neighbors \u2013 and the prejudices on both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps words weaved by an author is all it takes for a Filipina\u2019s memories, experience, and life to be imprinted &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":166887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23027,23026],"class_list":["post-166859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art-and-culture","tag-charles-au-lavoie","tag-legacy-of-a-filipina","mauthors-bea-kirstein-t-manalaysay","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}