Poetry, and nonfictions

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English and Imperialism: Japan’s experience

First published in Indian Periodical, October 9, 2022Douglas Lummis says “I never heard the expression English conversation (eikaiwa) until I came to Japan” in his book published in 1971. He summarized briefly that “English conversation off

Floating Identity Torn Between Victim and Criminal

First published in Indian Periodical, October 16, 2022 During the Second World War, English was labelled “tekikoku-go”(language of enemies) in Japan and boycotted under the popular mass media’s self-censorship. Worse, Japanese government im

In 1972, Lest We Forget

First published in Literary Yard, October 23, 2022“Our heroes were poets, and poets were our heroes,”—Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr. Dear Mr. Karlo Sevilla, 1. Today is September 21, 2022. You told me that today, you attended a small event commemo