Blogs
September 20, 2025
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Building New Lives: The Filipino Experience Across the World
Photo by Maya Butalid Overseas Filipinos in the Netherlands, the United States, Singapore, and other…
September 5, 2025
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A Hidden Struggle: Legacy of the Philippine Underground
Photo by Maya Butalid The Philippines is a country of many beautiful islands and many…
August 28, 2025
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The Filipino Diaspora: People of Hope and Resilience
Photo by Maya Butalid There are millions of Overseas Filipinos in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain,…
August 11, 2025
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Author Maya Butalid: Moving from Cebu to the Netherlands
Photo by Maya Butalid It’s not something well-known, but there is actually a significant number…
July 18, 2025
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Chasing Windmills: Stories from a Migrant in the Netherlands
Photo by Maya Butalid Chasing Windmills is a collection of stories from a migrant in…
February 28, 2025
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The Camino gave me the gifts of friendship, reconciliation with history, pride and gratitude
I walked the Camino from May 18 to June 22 and continued from October 1…
November 25, 2024
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Reviews from Amazon.com
From Amazon.com Top reviews from the United States Serious Buyer 5.0 out of 5 starsA…
November 25, 2024
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A Cebuana Goes Dutch
Book Review: Chasing Windmills by Maya Butalid (London, Olympia Publishers 2022. 254 pp.) An unfortunate…
November 25, 2024
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A review of the book Chasing Windmills
How do you navigate two cultures—two homes—in your political, work, and family lives? This question…
March 6, 2023
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Random Thoughts… Modesty
I often hear that I am (too) modest. By saying that I am ‘too’ modest,…