{"id":5387,"date":"2019-11-23T17:01:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T01:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2019-11-21T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T23:02:58","slug":"fleischman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/fleischman\/","title":{"rendered":"Family is Everything — a story by Jordan Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

3rd place<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Category 2: ages 12-14)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAng pamilya ay lahat (Family is Everything)\u201d<\/p>\n

by Jordan Fleischman<\/p>\n

Age 12<\/p>\n

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Summary:\u00a0 The narrator explains her own hidden history.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cKumusta po kayo. Ako si Jordan.\u201d \u201cComo esta. Me llamo Jordan.\u201d This is Tagalog and Spanish for \u201cHow are you. My name is Jordan.\u201d Most people can\u2019t figure out my ethnicity. This is because I speak English, Spanish and Tagalog, the official language of the Philippines. Many do not know that half of me is Filipina. My hidden history goes far back.<\/p>\n

Much of the Philippines identity today was shaped by its colonization by Spain and the United States. Like the Philippines, I am a blend of Asian, European and American cultures. My family\u2019s journey to the United States starts during World War\u2161when my Filipino great grandfather fought alongside American soldiers. My lolo (grandfather) would tell stories about the war when he was a child and would run to the mountains to hide from invasions of his small village. To this day my lola (grandmother) recalls the horrible death marches she saw as a young girl during the Battle of Bataan when Filipino and American soldiers were forced to march to prison camps, often to their deaths. She will never forget their eyes pleading for help. My grandparents experiences have taught me to be compassionate, self-aware and resilient.<\/p>\n

After the Philippines was liberated from Japanese control in 1945, my great grandfather was allowed to come to the United States because he served in the U.S. Army. This paved the way for my family and me to be born as American citizens.<\/p>\n

Being Filipina is my hidden history, but I want to show that I\u2019m proud of this part of my heritage. I\u2019m proud because my family has overcome much adversity. I\u2019m proud to be multiracial. October is Filipino History Month when I can celebrate this part of me and my family. Ang pamilya ay lahat (Family is Everything).<\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE to view the full list of the Hidden History Contest Winners:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/hidden-history<\/a><\/p>\n

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Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest 3rd place (Category 2: ages 12-14)   \u201cAng pamilya ay lahat (Family is Everything)\u201d by Jordan Fleischman Age 12   Summary:\u00a0 The narrator explains her own hidden history.   \u201cKumusta po kayo. Ako si Jordan.\u201d \u201cComo esta. 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