The Photographs and Other Stories by Geraldine C. Maayo SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Photographs and Other Stories by Geraldine C. Maayo SOCIAL SCIENCESThe writer or these stories was in a class of mine in Philippine literature in English at the University of the Philippines about sixteen years ago: thats almost a generation: how was I to know then that in time she would be contributing to the subject matter of that course? Eight years after she was in my class, she published her first short story. Her most recent story in this book was published eight years after that. The tile story of this

The Japanese are on the defensive as General Douglas MacArthur infiltrates the Philippines to organize liberation of the Filipino people from Japanese occupation

adopted English as a means of expression

its plot is the traditional one of the search

One has become afraid and reluctant

and state bulimia in the age of global capitalism

A Western feminist who has converted to Buddhism attempts to reconcile her gender identity with a philosophy that renders gender irrelevant

TALL STORY and SHINE

and their teen buddies journey to adulthood under dramatically adverse circumstances

Jorge Garcia undertook further medical training in the United States until he became Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center and Clinical Professor of Surgery at Georgetown University in Washington

Co-written by Sylvia Mendez Ventura

This collection is finally available after 20 years

Published: 2003