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Tales from the Southern Kingdom / Virginia M. Villanueva.

By: Material type: TextTextQuezon City : Bughaw, c2019Description: xi, 221 pages 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789715508506
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GR 326.2.S85 .V71 2019
Summary: Dr. Virginia Villanueva is of mixed heritage, born of a Muslim mother and a Christian father. With a medical degree from the University of the Philippines, she sailed for Sulu with her husband, another doctor, and their children. They lived in the heart of the Muslim community in Jolo, and later among her royal relatives in Patikul. For more than thirty years, she absorbed the stories about her family, mostly historical, and the tales and legends from her mother and many patients-the Tausug from Sulu and the Sama from Tawi-tawi. Tales from the Southern Kingdom tells and retells these old and rich stories for today's young people.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Filipiniana Filipiniana Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana GR 326.2.S85 .V71 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3FIL2019016500
Filipiniana Filipiniana DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Filipiniana Filipiniana GR 326.2.S85 .V71 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3SHS2019000499

Dr. Virginia Villanueva is of mixed heritage, born of a Muslim mother and a Christian father. With a medical degree from the University of the Philippines, she sailed for Sulu with her husband, another doctor, and their children. They lived in the heart of the Muslim community in Jolo, and later among her royal relatives in Patikul. For more than thirty years, she absorbed the stories about her family, mostly historical, and the tales and legends from her mother and many patients-the Tausug from Sulu and the Sama from Tawi-tawi. Tales from the Southern Kingdom tells and retells these old and rich stories for today's young people.

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