The first wave of Filipino immigrants, who arrived in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, are now enjoying the joys of their well earned retirement. When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
[fulltext] =>For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
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When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
The first wave of Filipino immigrants, who arrived in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, are now enjoying the joys of their well earned retirement. When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
[fulltext] =>For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
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When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
The first wave of Filipino immigrants, who arrived in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, are now enjoying the joys of their well earned retirement. When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
[fulltext] =>For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
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When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
The first wave of Filipino immigrants, who arrived in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, are now enjoying the joys of their well earned retirement. When not travelling or playing with their grandchildren, they now have time to spare for projects they never had time before.
[fulltext] =>For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories
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For many of them, this is also a time for reflection because with their children and grandchildren fast becoming Canadianized, there is a strong possibility that their link to the Philippines and their immigration experience will be lost forever. Unless, of course, their family history is preserved in a book of memories and photos before it’s too late.
The recently printed Lolo’s Book: Memories for my Grandchildren by Aprodicio A. Laquian is an example of a self-published family history designed to preserve family memories. (See back cover and blurb)
Leonardo ‘Ding” Cunanan has also published his personal family story in a 146-paged book titled An Immigrant’s Journey. The need to keep family stories alive for the younger generations has been growing stronger every year with the graying of the population. It has popularized a new genre of non-fiction writing - the personal family history. It can be written by grandparents or their children or grandchildren interviewing the old folks before the details of events begin to blur as people get older.
With the aging of immigrant Filipinos in Canada and the need to reconnect with their Philippine past for an insight into the future, an increasing number of printing presses are seeing the lucrative possibility of self publishing with the use of digital printing. This genre of family stories is what may revive the print edition of books. Because although family histories may be orally recorded or videotaped, there is nothing like the feel of a book in hand, with pages full of colorful pictures and vivid stories from the past, to keep those family histories alive.
Already there are a number of books on how to write family histories. Self publishing printers and publishers such as Dahong Pilipino in Vancouver have made memorable family history books affordable with package deals to encourage more Filipinos to recollect their history and passed on their stories to future generations. All that is needed is a digital copy of one’s fully edited and camera-ready manuscript and photos. A package deal includes: reformatting the manuscript for printing, technical assistance with cover design, enhancement and insertion of photos and illustrations as supplied by writers, printing and binding, and a limited number of complimentary copies of the book, the number of which depends on the size and thickness of the book. With self publishing, as few or as many copies of the book as needed may be ordered.
Commercial marketing and sales will depend on how well the manuscript is written and how universally appealing the stories are. But the most appreciative and sure readers of family histories will be family and friends who will treasure the stories of their Philippine roots, their family’s immigration experience and their new life in a new country. For information on self-publishing family histories, contact www.canadianfilipino.ca for relevant links.
Suggested Topics for Writing Family Histories