[Time Trowel] The precolonial Filipino you’re looking for never existed The search for an authentic precolonial Filipino rests on the wrong premise. It turns history into a purity test. It asks anthropology and archaeology to validate myths of origin.

#TimeTrowel essay this week.

Debates on precolonial identity reflect the present more than the past.

“Austronesian origins” offer a clean frame over a plural past.

Not a people -- or even a language -- just the appeal of origin, not the work of history.

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What do balikbayan boxes tell us about heritage, migration, and memory? My latest Time Trowel piece explores the stories packed inside these cardboard containers.
Read here: shorturl.at/d0Pte

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Here goes nothin'! 😁🌟 Excited to kick off the very first entry of the Time Trowel series! This is going to be a once-a-month column featured on Rappler (big shoutout to Rappler for this amazing opportunity!). 🚀🕰️ #TimeTrowel #HistoryFun #rapplercolumn

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