As we promised earlier, we are publishing 1) the letter of Eric Tamayo, Philippine Consul to Japan, which responds to Dan’s article as well as 2) Dan’s subsequent suggestions. Thanks Dan for sharing these with us.
First, we give you the consul’s letter which goes:
Dear Dan,
Thank you very much for the link, and for sharing the pictures.Continue reading Cultural Conversations: The Consul Responds, Dan Suggests
Rain or shine, Agpal-look tayo latta/
Men-gangsa tako kayet!
by Dan and Silahis Peckley
Rain or shine. This was what our kaka-ilyans, the Cordillerans in Kanto, Japan, agreed among themselves the day before their performance at the Philippine Fiesta 2007 in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. True enough, typhoon notwithstanding, the ladies in the colorful Cordilleran tapis/dresses and the men in wanes/g-string danced the pattong/pal-look with pride and gusto at the event, although the performance was not exactly as practiced.