After Magellan was killed in Cebu, the victorious chieftain, Lapu-Lapu, refused to return his body, saying that they wanted to keep him “so that they would not forget him.” Magellan’s remains were never recovered. (From Mary W. Helms, 1988)
Every year, the Advanced Filipino Abroad Program (Afap) hosts Filipino-American students to learn the Filipino language in Philippine setting. Through a unique short-term immersion program for at least two months, Afap is a structured academic program of four hours every morning and 2-3 hours of task-based language use in the afternoon. This year, on its [...]
