{"title":"Joi Barrios","description":"Joi Barrios teaches Filipino language and literature at UC Berkeley. After completing her Ph.D. in the Philippines, she taught in Japan, at UCLA, and UCI then served as Associate Dean of the UP College of Arts and Letters in Manila. She is the author of over a dozen books including Tagalog for Beginners, Intermediate Tagalog and three collections of poetry. She has won over a dozen national literary awards, a Distinguished Teaching Award from UCB, and three lifetime achievement awards--a \"Weaver of History\" (one of 100 women selected by the Philippine Centennial Committee); a TOWNS (Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service) Award; and the National Balagtas Lifetime Achievement Award for Poetry in Filipino.","products":[{"product_id":"tagalog-stories-for-language-learners-folktales-and-stories-in-filipino-and-english-free-online-audio-paperback","title":"Tagalog Stories for Language Learners: Folktales and Stories in Filipino and English (Free Online Audio) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most enjoyable way to learn about a new culture is through its stories--especially when they're told in two languages!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book introduces 40 stories from the Philippines through bilingual Tagalog and English texts presented on facing pages. Paired with cultural notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, comprehension questions and free online audio recordings, \u003ci\u003eTagalog Stories for Language Learners\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for intermediate language learners, or those who wish to pick up a bit of Phlippine cultural knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compilation includes a mix of traditional folktales retold for a modern audience, as well as several well-known works of contemporary Philippine literature. Along the way, you will meet fabulous mythological characters like the Bagobo goddess Mebuyan and the shape-shifting Aswang. Other characters cope with day-to-day issues, such as the domestic worker who cannot find her keys and a beauty queen who leaves behind her comfortable city life in order to help peasants in the countryside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour of the stories are by well-known Filipino writers and are presented in complete or partially condensed form. These include: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEstrangheritis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Inigo Ed. Regalado (1907) -- The writer is critical of Filipinos who exalt all things foreign while, in fact, benefitting from their own land but unappreciative of their national culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Paz Latorena (1928) -- The story of a Filipino woman who has to deal with the narrow-mindedness of a foreigner who is far more interested in her body than in her personality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreta Garbo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by Deogracia Rosaro (1930) -- Monina, who looks like Greta Garbo, plans a weekend getaway with her beau, only to be left at the station waiting, and later discovers he has gone on a honeymoon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaria Elena Paterno's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSampaguita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1991) --Two popular legends about the Sampaguita (Philippine jasmine flower) which touch on the themes of courage and forbidden love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51344298770655,"sku":"9780804845564","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CMHtFizJDc9780804845564.webp?v=1788763875"},{"product_id":"learning-tagalog-learn-to-speak-read-and-write-filipino-tagalog-quickly-free-online-audio-flash-cards-paperback","title":"Learning Tagalog: Learn to Speak, Read and Write Filipino\/Tagalog Quickly! 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