Marivi Soliven

While my husband and I were in Tepoztlan last summer for an academic conference, Journalist Titchie Carandang contacted me over zoom to conduct a pleasant and far-ranging interview about the mountains of research I’d scaled and dozens of rabbit holes I’d dived into in the process of  writing this historical novel.  Her questions were thoughtful and probing and a nearly successful distraction from the relentless mosquitos assaulting my bare legs.  Read the full interview at this link: https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/love-and-hard-times

This morning, I was surprised and delighted to discover that Positively Filipino Publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengo had included me in her latest list of notable Filipinos… just in time for Filipino American History Month in October!