Second Opinion

Tilapia, a history

Los Baños, Laguna—I’ve always thought of tilapia as local fish and tilapia as a local…

The state of our public health

As I did last year, and as I hope to do in the coming years,…

Lamine Yamal gives me hope

Düsseldorf, Germany—It was supposed to be a glorious sporting weekend, with the Wimbledon final between…

Bridging history in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina—It’s simply known as “The Bridge,” and it’s the centerpiece of this…

In search of regional specialties

Matsuyama, Japan—Citrus is the agricultural specialty of Shikoku—the smallest of Japan’s four main islands roughly…

A trek in Quirino province

Maddela, Quirino—As the 4×4 truck trudged along the rough road leading to the sitio (village)…

Call of duty?

I was left flabbergasted after finding out that a number of medical interns/clerks abandoned their…

Let the students protest

Cambridge, Massachusetts—A stone’s throw away from where I am writing this, students are encamped inside…

The resonance of Raffy Tulfo

Whenever I travel around the country, whether I’m hiking, doing anthropological fieldwork, or undertaking an…

Here lies representation

New York City—Every Broadway show is a retelling of the American story; a reimagining of…