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CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Theresa Carino
This 100-page book was published by DLSU University Press. It was a product of the China Studies Program at De La Salle University, which Cariño founded and directed from 1983 to 1991.
The book provides an overview of the ethnic Chinese community in the Philippines during a period of significant transition.
It was published shortly after the 1975 mass naturalization of Chinese in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos, which allowed roughly 90% of the alien Chinese population to obtain Filipino citizenship.
Themes: It explores the social and cultural dynamics of a community moving from being "aliens" to "hyphenated Filipinos" or Tsinoy.
Copyright 1985
Paperback; 100 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Book in very good condition
P 800.00 plus shipping
Only one copy available

For graduate students and professors…
DOING GOOD IN BUSINESS MATTERS: CSR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Volume 1 - FRAMEWORKS
Volume 2 – The Practice
Volume 1 – FRAMEWORKS – This book rethinks and re-imagines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and offers new perspectives on critical CSR issues, emerging trends and progressive practices in Philippine and global business.
Volume 2 – THE PRACTICE - the different cases aim to sensitize future business leaders and management faculty to the various facts and complex issues in CSR engagement. It is our hope that The Practice will help you reshape your own CSR practice toward a much deeper commitment to people and their well-being – and find that doing good in business truly matters.
Copyright 2007
First Edition; Paperback
Volume 1 – 370 pages
Volume 2 - 326 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Book in good condition.
P 800.00 /set plus shipping
One set only

Post Halloween SALE
Collectible FIRST EDITION.
THE ASWANG SYNCRASY IN PHILILPPINE FOLKLORE;
with illustrative accounts in vernacular texts and translations
By Maximo D. Ramos.
Foreword by F. Landa Jocano
A 100 page expansion on the 6 classifications Dr. Maximo D. Ramos gave to the aswang in his 1965 Ph.D dissertation paper for the University of the Philippines – The Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology. The Philippine Folklore Society paper boasts 87 “Illustrative Accounts in Vernacular Texts and Translations”. It really does have a wide array of stories – ranging from the popular fetus sucking manananggal, to people urinating fish sauce. The stories are mostly of Visayan origin, but travel from the tip of Luzon, to the base of Mindanao.

The Aswang Syncrasy is the single most important piece of literature for those wanting to understand the complexities of the aswang and its effects on Philippine society. It was a cornerstone for my research while making The Aswang Phenomenon Documentary. Since, I have been constantly confronted passively by people who are positive what an aswang is – based on their regional beliefs. If this paper was mandatory reading, Filipinos could see the vast intricacies, and unique qualities of all regions in the Philippines. Instead, there seems to be a competition on who holds the most horrifying aswang folk tales and which one is the most “genuine”. What Filipinos should focus on is the colorful mix of stories, backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives, that promote their unifying diversity.
Copyright 1971
First Edition
Hardbound; 108 pages
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Ex libris copy with library marks
Book in good condition
P 2,500.00 plus shipping
Three copies only