Category Archives: Asuncion’s History
Faces Of My Fathers
by jun asuncion Early in life I have learned to accept that some things shall just remain as dreams, as persistent longings that I’ll be carrying around. Since the start of this search for my Asuncion roots, my longings to know … Continue reading
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An Asuncion Riding On The Crest Of A Wave
My cousin Eduardo Rojas just informed me about Amado Gabriel Esteban, a cousin who is now President of Seton Hall University in the United States Of America, the first Filipino so far to hold this prestigious position. Bulan Observer congratulates … Continue reading
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Moved To Tears
by jun asuncion My cousin Sonny Rayos has just done a magnificent job by taking photos of our great ancestor Justiniano Asuncion’s Watercolor Paintings at the New York Public Libraray. He said he was moved almost to tears to hold and … Continue reading
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Justiniano Asuncion’s Watercolor Paintings
photos by Sonny Rayos
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Justiniano Asuncion’s Album Of Watercolors Mirrors 19th Century Filipino Life
A reprint of Mrs. Florina Capistrano -Baker’s article in Philstar in connection with our search for the artist Justiniano Asuncion. junasun By Florina H. Capistrano-Baker Not a few art enthusiasts are under the mistaken notion that the 19th century album of … Continue reading
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Genealogy of the Asuncion
These documents were sent to me by various cousins. It took me a long time to release them because of technical problems. Now that they’re out, I hope that these will inspire the young Asuncions of today and move the older ones in possesion … Continue reading
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The Asuncion and Gerona Connection
Dear fellow Asuncion relatives, Had breakfast with neighbor Horace Gillego and he supplied me a copy of their family tree. In our previous emails last year, we mentioned that Horace pointed us to the Bulan Observer website of Jun Asuncion … Continue reading
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An Asuncion at Mensa- Switzerland
A personal note, written primarily for my relatives and for those interested in child psychology. Way back in the 1980′s, during my college years in Manila, my favorite psychology subjects were psychological testing (psychometrics), projective techniques, psychopathology, mental hygiene, theories of personality, experimental … Continue reading
The Loving Eye For Detail
A 19th-century burgher records the faces of his people (originally published in the 1975 edition of the Archipelago magazine) by Santiago A. Pilar Perhaps the most satirical of witticisms expressed about the Philippines during the Spanish times … Continue reading
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The Roughness Of Times
by jun asuncion The search for the roots can never be a one-man undertaking even if given the time and the means to pursue it. It is a teamwork. For unlike writing an article on a particular theme, … Continue reading
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The Noodle In Asuncions’ Soup
by jun asuncion Clarifying some confusions. I’ve tried to know whether our patriarch Mariano Kagalitan was originally a native Muslim. He was for sure not a mestizo of any kind or a Spaniard for he also had to change his … Continue reading
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The Asuncions In Politics, Arts And Sciences
by jun asuncion Part I: The Search Begins This post is my reply to this comment from Jeffrey, an Asuncion. This made me take out my copy of our Family Tree which I got from my sister Menchu. The … Continue reading
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