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109 Notes onTerms page 17: gajendralila = a man playing the elephant page 20: Chinoy = Chinese & Filipino page 21: Kompadres = Male buddies page 22: Fuzhou:A city of southeast China on the Min River delta Luzon: Main island of the Philippines Bicol: Region of southeastern luzon page 23: Fukkianese: Dialect spoken in the Fukien region page 28: yaya = nanny page 32: Quiapo: Manila market district page 40: chuper = chauffer page 46: tuli = circumcised page 49: krispy pata = fried hock Nilagang ulo = boiled head soup turon daliri = fried sweet fingers page 50: probinsiyana = hick page 53: Little Ongpin = Manila Chinatown page 60: mano po = “your hand,” request for blessings page 61: Parañaque: Manila suburb 110 This page intentionally left blank. ...

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