Prima Guipo Hower (49 results)

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Signed and inscribed by the Author. Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color illus. wrappers), [410] pp. Fine. From lower cover: Prima Hower invites the reader to meet four generations of her family as she chronicles their lives, aspirations, and endeavors in the Philippines and in America. Of particular interest is the harrowing experience of the family during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Entertaining, educational and amusing, this book is wonderful and dlightful. American Biography, Family History, Genealogy, Memoirs, Philippines, Filipino. yslic.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Stated First Edition. Signed and inscribed on the title page by the author as follows: "To Cynthia-/Peace & Abundance/Prima/". 410 pages. A touch of wear at the tail of the spine and some edgewear. Work is clean & binding is tight. A very nice, author signed, copy. Signed By the Author. …

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Condition: New. Brother Wilfredo E. Lubrico, Fms: Biography & Tributes (Hardback or Cased Book).

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnBrother Willy had one thing in common with billionaire Edward Cole and car mechanic Carter Chambers-the two protagonists in the movie Bucket List. It was cancer.nLike the two characters, Brother Willy had items left on his bucke.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Brother Willy had one thing in common with billionaire Edward Cole and car mechanic Carter Chambers-the two protagonists in the movie 'Bucket List.' It was cancer.Like the two characters, Brother Willy had items left on his bucket list when he learned his diagnosis: learn how to cook, paint, and write the highlights of his life. He did write-all eight paragraphs of it. Then he died.In this extraordinary biography, you'll learn how Brother Willy joined the Religious Order of the Marist Brothers when he was sixteen. From his early life living on a farm without electricity to his activism as director of the Socio-Pastoral Institute during the fraught times under Martial Law in the Philippines, he lived an eventful life. Marginalized, scoffed at, and labeled a communist, in the end Brother Willy triumphed, earning his Marist superior's admiration, who hailed him as 'the champion of the lost, the last, and the least!' Eventually, he would rise to become president of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University and Notre Dame of Marbel University. He's fondly remembered as a champion of Filipino youth and the Marist education and mission. …

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Gebunden. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorAlvin J. Hower and his wife, Prima, are 2019 Empowerment Awardee for Outstanding International Community Service to the Filipino-American Community. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines for five-and-.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - March 1, 2021, Peace Corps turns sixty. Its mission-to teach a skill and to spread the Peace Corps brand of goodwill around the world-still resonates. In No Greater Service, author Alvin J. Hower highlights its relevance yesterday, today, and the years to come.This memoir offers a stirring, personal, vivid, and action-packed account of a Peace Corps volunteer's remarkable life in the underserved areas of the southern Philippines. With curiosity, empathy, and wry humor, Hower creates a distinct Peace Corps photo memoir. An avid photographer, he produced more than 5,000 images of everyday people and the awe-inspiring beauty of a nation of 7,641 islands. He was a teacher and social worker in General Santos City, and a management consultant for a mission school in the remote mountains of Lake Sebu, Surallah, working and living with the indigenous T'boli people featured in the August 1971 National Geographic Magazine. No Greater Service also serves as a history of his host country, providing information about its complex customs and traditions as well as the notable stories of Filipinos he met and their fascinating updates fifty years later. At times hilarious, others sad and grim, it also shares a love story of his romantic alliance with a Filipina girl.…

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