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during colonial times.
When a son or a daughter has done something the parent considers
inappropriate, he/she may be admonished by saying:

“Nakakahiya ka!” I am ashamed of you!
“Hindi ka na nahiya...” You have no shame!

“Mahiya ka sa sarili mo!” You ought to be ashamed of
yourself!
“Nagdadala ka ng kahihiyan sa pamilya You bring shame to our family!
natin!

One of the worst insults one can give to a person is to say, “Walanghiya ka!”
In 2010 a group of Filipino Americans, among them editors Roseli Ilano and
Lolan Buhain Sevilla and contributors Eileen Tabios, Reggie Cabico, Emily Lawsin,
Adrien Salazar, and Aimee Espiritu, created a literary anthology called Walang
Hiya. Featuring poetry and fiction, it looks at literature as a liberative practice, and
redefines the term and “owns” it, as it “seeks to challenge boundaries and cultural
norms.”

Pagbabasa

Read the following diary entry, and then answer the questions that follow. Study the
following words before reading. You have learned some of the words in earlier
lessons; they are listed here for you to review. You can also refer to the glossary at
the back of the book.
Totoo Real

Hukom Judge
Dinismiss Got dismissed
Kumakaway Waving

Detenidong pulitikal Political detainee

Ang Diary ni Tina

Ika-10 ng Hulyo 2009

Dinalaw namin kanina si Tita Beth. Hindi ko siya totoong Tita, pero Tita ang
tawag namin sa kanya.
Nagdala kami nina Judy, Shayne, Roland, at Sarah ng mga prutas, puto,