Books
A manifestation of my research with diasporic communities, these stories are crafted to be unpacked, shared, seen.
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This Is How I Hold You From Here /
A Companion to A Manual on How to Pack and Send a Balikbayan Box
“This Is How I Hold You From Here / A Companion to A Manual on How to Pack and Send a Balikbayan Box is a two-sided book by Cebuano arts-based researcher and author Kaye Yuvallos that explores the many layers of meaning held by the balikbayan box.
Through its two complementary sides, the book considers the balikbayan box as more than a container for goods. It examines how this familiar object becomes a vessel for care, memory, longing, and connection, particularly among Filipinos whose relationships span geographical distances.
The book also invites us to reflect on the complexities of giving and receiving. What we choose to send can carry our intentions, but these may not always align with what the recipient needs or wishes to receive. Beneath the familiar practice of sending a balikbayan box are questions about how we express love, how we understand one another, and how we maintain relationships across borders.”
-- Mef Marzan, Manila Illustration Fair
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Through its two complementary sides, the book considers the balikbayan box as more than a container for goods. It examines how this familiar object becomes a vessel for care, memory, longing, and connection, particularly among Filipinos whose relationships span geographical distances.
The book also invites us to reflect on the complexities of giving and receiving. What we choose to send can carry our intentions, but these may not always align with what the recipient needs or wishes to receive. Beneath the familiar practice of sending a balikbayan box are questions about how we express love, how we understand one another, and how we maintain relationships across borders.”
-- Mef Marzan, Manila Illustration Fair
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FRUIT-FULL / MASAGANA
“Every New Year’s Eve, Filipino families observe Media Noche by gathering and displaying 12 round fruits—each representing a wish for prosperity during every month of the upcoming year—as a holiday feast centerpiece. Customs like these are connective tissues between loved ones, carrying especially poignant meaning for immigrants far away from home.
Through Fruit-full/Masagana, her latest art book, arts-based researcher and designer Kaye Yuvallos translates the traditions of both her Filipino and Chinese heritage into her own playful yet heartfelt wish for collective abundance. Yuvallos depicts fruit at its peak season in bright, colorful illustrations arranged like a calendar for each month. In a world optimized for instant gratification, Fruit-full/Masagana prioritizes quality over convenience. For Yuvallos, a fruit’s seasonality is what makes it a meaningful gift—something to be treasured because obtaining it requires patience and intention.
“Masagana” is a Tagalog polysemy that means both “bountiful harvest” and “prosperous life,” through which Yuvallos further strengthens the connection between fruits and blessings. With contrasting palettes, soft gradients, and a bowl of round fruit, Yuvallos exemplifies that generosity is something you can carry with you.”
-- Regine Malibiran, forthspace productions
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