A time to rise : collective memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) / Collective memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) editors, Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo, Bruce Occena ; foreword by Augusto F. Espiritu. - first edition. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: A snapshot; the life and times of the KDP / Beginnings -- To teach the masses a love for Bach, Chopin, and Beethoven / "Who is Marshall Law?" / How my life changed / What's in a name / Running away to life / A little red book / Not the usual path / The accident / In the name of love / Different roads home / In the thick of the struggle -- The birth of a kdp chapter / No aloha for Marcos / Between the personal and the political / Transfer to paradise ... not! / Hitting the high notes / Fighting US imperialism with a master's degree / Infiltrating the World Bank / Moving to Gotham / Defending nurses; I'd do it again / They won't know what hit them / Working the corridors of power / A cultural gypsy / "Is this what you call democracy?" / Why me? / In the armed struggle / The test of fire -- The fall / The terrible blow / Initiation from hell / A day I'll live with for the rest of my life / A memory of strong women / How do I size a bulletproof vest? / We had already lost too much to turn back / A night in camelot / Long road to justice / Defeating the Marcoses in a court of law / Looking back -- Revolutionary baby / Scooby Doo: growing up with the KDP / February night in San Francisco / I have not stopped dreaming / Deep horizon / No regrets / Afterword / Appendix I: Abbreviations -- Appendix II: Ang Aktibista, "Orientation to Philippine support work in the current period" -- Appendix III: KDP activism timeline / Appendix IV: Filipino American history timeline. Rene Ciria Cruz -- Therese R. Rodriguez -- Jeanette Gandionco Lazam -- Romy Garcia -- Ma. Flor Sepulveda (Christine Araneta) -- Estella Habal -- David Della -- Bo Apostol (as told to his daughter Rebecca Apostol) -- Dale Borgeson -- Maribel Salomon -- Velma Veloria -- Dale Borgeson -- Sorcy Apostol -- Estella Habal -- Walter Yonn -- Gil Mangaoang -- Cindy Domingo -- Jon Melegrito -- Lourdes Marzan -- Esther Hipol Simpson -- Elaine Elinson -- Odette Polintan -- Ermena Vinluan -- Jeanette Gandionco Lazam -- Amado David -- Ka Linda -- Alonzo Glenn Suson -- Dale Borgeson -- Emily Van Bronkhorst -- David Della -- Lillian Galedo -- Kris Melroe -- Terri Mast -- Michael Withey -- Cindy Domingo -- Jim Douglas -- Rebecca Apostol -- Silahis M. Taverna -- Fely Villasin -- Estella Habal -- Gil Mangaoang -- Edwin Batongbacal -- Rene Ciria Cruz -- compiled by Helen Toribio --



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Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino.
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino--Biography.


Filipino Americans--Political activity.
Filipino Americans--Politics and government--20th century.
Filipino Americans--Biography.


Electronic Books.

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