Oceans and port towns. Sugar plantations and salmon canneries.

Diplomats and movie stars. Marriages and secrets. Six wars, six continents and 100 voyages. All true.

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In writing literary nonfiction, my life experiences inform my art. My historical biography, with memoir of my father, Denis Rodill, will launch June 20, 2026 with FANHS  Seattle. This project, "A Filipino Rascal Through Six Wars:  1894-1977," ignited in 2008 when I learned that Denis was restricted to galley work much of his career because he was a Filipino.

 

Over the years, I have researched his universal theme of struggle, and how--in his epic journey--this rascal beat the odds. Excerpts highlight my father’s powerful influence on me, something every daughter can understand.  Blessed with support from Seattle’s literary and Filipino communities, this work is my jewel. I hope to inspire other marginalized writers to record their stories. My journey has taught me I must preserve this Filipino American story now. I cannot let it be lost forever.​​