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About

Gemma Dalayoan

Gemma Dalayoan was a high school teacher in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada in 1976. She finished B.Ed. and a master’s degree in English as a Second Language (ESL) at the University of Manitoba. She became a three-time president of the Manitoba Association of Filipino Teachers’ Inc. (MAFTI) of which she was one of the founders. She served as vice-principal of three schools in the Winnipeg School Division from 1994 to 2004. She has received several awards for her community work and is the author of four books. She lives in Winnipeg and is currently finishing a memoir.

Books by Gemma Dalayoan

Magdaragat

An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing

contributions by C.E. Gatchalian, Teodoro Alcuitas, Patria Rivera, Jim Agapito, Hari Alluri, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Mila Bongco-Philipzig, Davey Samuel Calderon, Shirley Camia, Adrian De Leon, Nathalie De Los Santos, Kawika Guillermo, Marc Perez, Leah Ranada, Steffi Tad-y, Vincent Ternida, Christine Añonuevo, Kaia M. Arrow, Isabel Palanxe Aureus, Leon B. Aureus, Jellyn Ayudan, Hannah Balba, Monica Anne Batac, Alexa Batitis, Isabel Carlin, Rachel Evangeline Chiong, Karla Comanda, Kay Costales, Gemma Dalayoan, Ariel Dela Cruz, Sol Diana, Erica Dionora, Carolyn Fe, Renato Gandia, Primrose Madayag Knazan, José Romelo Lagman, Yves Lamson, Grace Sanchez MacCall, Lorina Mapa, Deann Louise C. Nardo, Christopher Nasaire, Rafael Palma, Remilyn Felix Lydia Aiden Fau Policarpio, Alma Salazar Retuta, Rani Rivera, Aileen Santiago, Angelo Santos, Carlo Sayo & Maribeth Manalaysay Tabanera