The Rickety Stash: The Young Puerita
>> 04 May 2009
This is a Post-World War II photo taken when my grandmother, Puerita (sitting, far right) was on her 6th grade way back 1947. She and her classmates are wearing the traditional Filipino costume for the Catalana, a Hispano-Filipino inspired folk dance. The costumes, along with the men's Barong Tagalog (I want to buy one for myself), are made of split-pineapple fibers called piña. Guess what? She can still remember the names of her classmates in that photo and with the grace of God they are still living with their families at a nearby barrio. According to her, the English language was very foreign during that time. Spanish and Cebuano were spoken in homes and Tagalog was gaining popularity in the newspapers (from Manila) and radio.☺
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La verdad es que ahora se dice mucho "el español siempre se hablo poco", pero si tiras de la gente que nació entre los años 30-50 casi todos te dicen que sus abuelos podían hacerse entender en español o que lo hablaban bien.
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