“Remembering Rizal” features poetry, plays, essays, articles and artwork by Filipinos from California, Illinois to New York, Chile, Philippines in honor of José Rizal’s 150th birth anniversary. Included are selections of Rizal’s writings in the original language in which he wrote with new translations. Price includes USPS Priority Mail shipping within the US.

ISBN: 978-0-9763316-5-0, Paperback
LCCN: 2011932447
320 pages
5.5” x 8.5”
Book Design and Cover: E. A Lozada
Book Production: Carayan Press

Remembering Rizal, Voices from the Diaspora
Edited by Edwin Agustín Lozada; Published by PAWA, Inc.

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CONTENTS

(Unless otherwise indicated, translations of Rizal‘s works in the text are by Edwin A.Lozada.)

SERGIO ROCHA. Gat Dr. Jose Rizal (artwork)
Introduction
Letter from the President of José Rizal University
Message from Dr. Ramon G. Lopez
Rizal Timeline

Youth
Rizal: Sa Aking Mga Kabata / To My Friends from Childhood (Translation: Karen Llagas)
Rizal: A la Juventud Filipina / To the Filipino Youth
FRANCIS MURILLO EMRALINO. Ode to Usman
ELISEO B. BARJA. The Dream of Dr. José Rizal
ALPHA BRENDA SADCOPEN. Mabuhay Pilipinas (poster)

Fable and Legend
Rizal: Tale of the Tortoise and the Monkey
MARY G. BERTULFO. Letter to Querido, an Ethereal Epistle
FRANCIS MURILLO EMRALINO. Stove Flames

Europe
RAMON G. LOPEZ. Rizal in Europe (excerpt)
Rizal Diary entry: January 1, 1883
Rizal Diary entry: March 31, 1884
PENÉLOPE V. FLORES. The Council of the Azulejos
MANUEL G. FLORES. Photos of Madrid
WILLI RED BUHAY. Paalam (artwork)
Rizal: Kundiman
VIRGILIO R. PILAPIL. The Man Who Was Not Rizal

Noli Fili
Rizal: Canto de María Clara / Song of María Clara
ELY BARJA. The Song of Maria Clara with his translations in Pilipino and Bicol
WILLI RED BUHAY. Sa Piling Ni Inay (artwork)
WALDOMAR (WALLY) RED BUHAY. Noli (artwork)
LARRY LEOPOLDO. The Noli Me Tangere (Stage Adaptation)
ELIZABETH MEDINA. Rizal According to Retana (Excerpt): Summary of El Filibusterismo
GEMMA NEMENZO. Hidden in Plain Sight
APRIL MAE M. BERZA. Rizalian

Japan to America
Rizal letter: Tokyo, April 7, 1888
EVE (ERBU) RED BUHAY. Rizal’s Window (artwork)
WILFREDO PASCUA SANCHEZ. O-SEI-SAN
Rizal letter: San Francisco, April 29, 1888
Diary of Rizal in the USA, 1888
Rizal letter: May 24, 1888
IGNACIO ZULUETA. José Rizal on Angel Island (One Act Play)
JAMES SOBREDO. Meditations on Rizal: California to Spain

Talisay
Rizal: Mi Retiro / My Retreat (Translation: Elizabeth Medina)
REMÉ A. GREFALDA. Oyang Dapitana (A Play)
PATRICIA LAUREL. The Dapitan School Boy (Epilogue)
RAMON G. LOPEZ. Rizal in Dapitan (Excerpt)

Bagumbayan
Rizal: Mi Último Adiós / My Last Farewell
Dr. Rizal, Steps Toward Freedom: Poems by students
—JADEN PEREZ
—JESSE PEREZ
—MEGHAN MAGLENTE
—NOELLE SCERBA
—JACLYN OBLENA
ESPERANZA LÁZARO DE BAXTER. A Rizal, el Héroe, el Mártir / To Rizal, the Hero, the Martyr
EDWIN AGUSTÍN LOZADA. 30 de diciembre de 1896 / December 30, 1896
GIL C. FERNANDEZ. 1.) Rizal’s Alleged Retraction 2.) Rizal’s Religious Beliefs

Remembrance
JERALDINE MILLAN. Passport to the Philippines (poster)
LAURA B. CORPUZ. José P. Rizal
ALMIRA ASTUDILLO GILLES. Letter to a Dead Patriot
ELIYAHU ENRIQUEZ. Abet
CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD. Finding José Rizal in Cebu
MICHAEL GONZALEZ. Waiting for Rizal: The Promise of Redemption in Rizalista Culture
High School Essay Winners:
—JUSTIN MARQUEZ. Rizal and I
—GABRIELLE TORRALBA. The Impact of José Rizal’s Life on the Filipino American Youth
—ISABEL GILLES. An American Teenager’s Perspective on a Philippine National Hero

BENJAMIN PIMENTEL. Rizal at 150 and Our Heroes Who Never Made It to 40
ALLEN GABORRO. Rizal versus Bonifiacio
FRED DEASIS. Noli Me Tangere (artwork)
LUIS H. FRANCIA. Letter to an Indio Bravo

RECOMMENDED READING AND SOURCES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR “WAITING FOR RIZAL”