Surgeons Do Not Cry: On Becoming a Doctor in the Philippines by Ting Tiongco English

Surgeons Do Not Cry: On Becoming a Doctor in the Philippines by Ting Tiongco EnglishThe stories of an institution like the University of the PhilippinesPhilippine General Hospital (UP PGH) are timeless. But as it is often said nothing ever really happened unless it is written down. There are so many stories to tell of the agonies and triumphs of both doctors and patients, who have peopled this venerable institution through the ages. I wrote the stories because I firmly believe that healing is a mutual process; that the healer is very

Paperback : 224 pages

The events are actual

pained by the knowledge that the world isn't the safe

then reconciling to the father’s return

Francia’s odyssey takes him the length of the nation

Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people

Pages: 274 pages

and My American Kundiman

not only between countries but also generations

Philippines

This volume should become a valuable work for those interested in Southeast Asian studies

to bring 27 perspectives on the current state of the Asian American experience