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James Balagot's avatar

As an Asian American Studies major at UCLA I was fortunate to read pieces that told our story. Your writing should be included in the curriculum.

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Rachielle Sheffler's avatar

Aww, what a compliment! Thank you!

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Catalina Cariaga's avatar

Actually, I love a good funeral -- and the novena of nine days that precedes it. As children in Los Angeles, I went to many funerals. Emotionally dramatic and lots of spirits and unexplained phenomenon attributed to the spirit of the deceased. I have funeral pictures with family around the caskets in the USA -- so I understand the photos of the open wooden caskets and and the processions down the streets (dirt roads in the 1930's) pulled by a horse-drawn calesa.

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Rachielle Sheffler's avatar

Yes, its almost a rite of passage for Filipino kids to pose by a casket, for posterity! Have you heard of the superstition to cut the rosary wrapped around the corpse’s hands? That's to prevent more following in death.

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