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A Reading From Mindanao

This document discusses contemporary Mindanao literature and the work of author Ibrahim A. Jubaira. It begins with objectives about identifying texts and authors from Mindanao and recognizing common themes like landlessness, war, and displacement. It then provides background on the history of foreign powers in Mindanao and migration that affected indigenous peoples. The document presents Jubaira's biography and his short story "Blue Blood of the Big Astana" as a representative Mindanao text that explores themes of displacement and inequality. Students are given questions to analyze the story and relate it to their own lives.

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A Reading From Mindanao

This document discusses contemporary Mindanao literature and the work of author Ibrahim A. Jubaira. It begins with objectives about identifying texts and authors from Mindanao and recognizing common themes like landlessness, war, and displacement. It then provides background on the history of foreign powers in Mindanao and migration that affected indigenous peoples. The document presents Jubaira's biography and his short story "Blue Blood of the Big Astana" as a representative Mindanao text that explores themes of displacement and inequality. Students are given questions to analyze the story and relate it to their own lives.

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A READING

FROM
MINDANAO
Discussant: Junilyn S. Zozobrado
OBJECTIVES
identify representative texts and authors from each
region (e.g. engage in oral history research with a
focus on key personalities from the students’
region/province/ town) EN12Lit-Ib-22

• Deduct from a text piece of evidence of common themes


of contemporary Mindanao Literature; and
• Recognize the value of Mindanao literary artists in the
development of national literature.
Priming Questions!
1. What is the value of recognizing
Mindanao literary artists and their
works?
2. How can you contribute to the
promotion of Mindanao literature?
Contemporary literature
from Mindanao often has any
of the following themes:
landlessness, war, and
displacement.
These reflect the history of the island
through many of the foreign powers that
tried to control it, from the Spaniards to the
Americans.

From the 1920s to the 1950s many families


from Luzon and the Visayas migrated to
Mindanao to work in farms or mines owned by
multinational companies.
This greatly affected the many indigenous peoples
of Mindanao as many of them became landless or
were displaced from their lands, resulting in years
of conflict and internal war.
Many writers have sought to capture in their
writings the unique experience of life
in Mindanao, including its history and
tradition.
Moreover, these literary
pieces seek to portray
Mindanao and its
people to foster peace
through intercultural
dialogue and
understanding.
IBRAHIM A. JUBAIRA
(1933-2003)

• was born in 1920 to an Arab father and


a Tausug mother.
• In 1933, his parents sent him to Singapore
to live with his uncles.
IBRAHIM A. JUBAIRA
(1933-2003)

• Within a year, he moved to Zamboanga City, where


completed the teacher training course at Zamboanga
Normal School (now Western Mindanao State
University), and he also graduated from Zamboanga
A.E. Colleges (now Universidad de Zamboanga).
IBRAHIM A. JUBAIRA
(1933-2003)

• He was editor of the Crescent Review


Magazine and the Zamboanga Collegian, as
well as a columnist for the Zamboanga City
Inquirer and Muslim Times.
IBRAHIM A. JUBAIRA
(1933-2003)
• Coming of age under the colonial American
government, his English language education
led him to government service: first as a teacher
in Zamboanga and later with the Department of
Foreign Affairs, which took him to Sri Lanka (1969-
78) and Pakistan (1982-85)
IBRAHIM A. JUBAIRA
(1933-2003)

• Presidential
In 1970, Jubaira received the
Medal of Merit in Literature from
Ferdinand Marcos.

• Ibrahim Jubaira died in 2003.


Blue Blood of the
Big Astana
Written by: Ibrahim A. Jubaira in
1941
Guide Questions:
What are the How will you
lessons you get relate the life of
from the story? the young Jaafar
to you today as a
teenager today?
Hashtag Activity!
Directions: The students will be tasked to
create a hashtag based on the lesson they have
learned from the story. Then, volunteers will
be tasked to present their work in front of the
class to share their thoughts and the ideals
behind their hashtags.
Short Quiz!
Directions: Read carefully each question
below and answer it critically.
1. Why is this story considered a representative text of
Mindanao? Identify pieces of evidence in the story that
support this claim.
2. Which of the common themes of contemporary Mindanao is
explored in this short story? Use lines from the story to
support your answer.
3. Explain the last line of the story: Not even the fingers of
Allah perhaps could weave us, even now, into equality.
Thank YOU for
Listening!

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