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A time to rise : collective memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Title
A time to rise : collective memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) / edited by Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo, Bruce Occena.
ISBN
9789715429030
9715429033
Publication
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines : University of the Philippines Press, 2019.
Physical Description
xxix, 331 pages ; 21 cm
Notes
In English.
Summary
"A Time to Rise is an intimate look into the workings of the KDP, the only revolutionary organization that emerged in the Filipino American community during the politically turbulent 1970s and '80s. Overcoming cultural and class differences, members of the KDP banded together in a single national organization to mobilize their community into civil rights and antiwar movements in the United States and in the fight for democracy and national liberation in the Philippines and elsewhere. These personal accounts document recruitment, organizing, and training in the KDP. More than two-thirds of the stories are by women, reflecting the powerful role they played in the organization and its leadership. Also included are chapters on the struggle for justice for murdered KDP and union leaders Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes. These memoirs offer political insights and inspiring examples of personal courage that will resonate today."--Provided by publisher
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 322) and index.
Contents
Introduction: A snapshot; the life and times of the KDP / Rene Ciria Cruz
Beginnings
To teach the masses a love for Bach, Chopin, and Beethoven / Therese R. Rodriguez
"Who is Marshall Law?" / Jeanette Gandionco Lazam
How my life changed / Romy Garcia
What's in a name / Ma. Flor Sepulveda (Christine Araneta)
Running away to life / Estella Habal
A little red book / David Della
Not the usual path / Bo Apostol (as told to his daughter Rebecca Apostol)
The accident / Dale Borgeson
In the name of love / Maribel Salomon
Different roads home / Velma Veloria
In the thick of the struggle
The birth of a kdp chapter / Dale Borgeson
No aloha for Marcos / Sorcy Apostol
Between the personal and the political / Estella Habal
Transfer to paradise ... not! / Walter Yonn
Hitting the high notes / Gil Mangaoang
Fighting US imperialism with a master's degree / Cindy Domingo
Infiltrating the World Bank / Jon Melegrito
Moving to Gotham / Lourdes Marzan
Defending nurses; I'd do it again / Esther Hipol Simpson
They won't know what hit them / Elaine Elinson
Working the corridors of power / Odette Polintan
A cultural gypsy / Ermena Vinluan
"Is this what you call democracy?" / Jeanette Gandionco Lazam
Why me? / Amado David
In the armed struggle / Ka Linda
The test of fire
The fall / Alonzo Glenn Suson
The terrible blow / Dale Borgeson
Initiation from hell / Emily Van Bronkhorst
A day I'll live with for the rest of my life / David Della
A memory of strong women / Lillian Galedo
How do I size a bulletproof vest? / Kris Melroe
We had already lost too much to turn back / Terri Mast
A night in camelot / Michael Withey
Long road to justice / Cindy Domingo
Defeating the Marcoses in a court of law / Jim Douglas
Looking back
Revolutionary baby / Rebecca Apostol
Scooby Doo: growing up with the KDP / Silahis M. Taverna
February night in San Francisco / Fely Villasin
I have not stopped dreaming / Estella Habal
Deep horizon / Gil Mangaoang
No regrets / Edwin Batongbacal
Afterword / Rene Ciria Cruz
Appendix I: Abbreviations
Appendix II: Ang Aktibista, "Orientation to Philippine support work in the current period"
Appendix III: KDP activism timeline / compiled by Helen Toribio
Appendix IV: Filipino American history timeline.
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