"I have spent many happy hours reading and discovering tidbits in our history that I share in my newspaper column, in my classroom, and in public lectures. It has been a long and fruitful relationship--almost three decades--more than half my life... Without the Lopez Museum I would probably be selling memorial plans today. I would not be who I am." - Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo on the Lopez Library

Rediscover the collection that gave birth to a plethora of publications and unearth new treasures that will conceive new ideas and connect disjointed facts. Join us on November 7, 2:00-5:00PM for Library Unveiled.

Register through this link: http://bit.ly/LMLNov2015

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/104087633286366/

“The Library Unveiled: Recent Discoveries from the Lopez Collection” hopes to inspire continued interest in research and scholarship and in uncovering possibilities for more exciting projects and publications across disciplines. The talk brings together Dr. Milagros Guerrero, Ramon Villegas and Evita Sarenas as they present findings from the ongoing Appraisal Project this November 7, Saturday, 2 to 5 pm.

Registration is at Php 135 for adults and Php 115 for students and museum members. For inquiries and reservations email us at [email protected] or call us at 631-2417.

It was 1960 when patriarch Eugenio Lopez Sr. inaugurated the then Lopez Memorial Museum. Through the years, the important segment of the Lopez Collection grew in number and in considerable relevance — books, antiquarian maps, Rizaliana and other archival materials — all shedding light on Philippine history and more importantly, the intellect, creativity and spirit of a great nation. With specialized services and the incomparable experience of the librarians, the institution strives for continued relevance of not just the Lopez Museum and Library, but of libraries in general. Moving forward, special lectures, activities and showcases will again be part of the public programming under the Library.

On November 7, Saturday, Lopez Museum and Library invites you to venture beyond the visual arts collection, and rediscover the massive bibliographical resource spanning years of Philippine history.

“The Library Unveiled: Recent Discoveries from the Lopez Collection” brings together Dr. Milagros Guerrero, Ramon Villegas and Evita Sarenas as they present findings from the ongoing Appraisal Project this November 7, Saturday, 2 to 5 pm.

To REGISTER via Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Iy5pFc4uQx2m4v2qjjp5w2QBlhee-3R6qWWIAJFEwfc/viewform (choose an event for November)

Poring through the vast materials housed in the library, the talk hopes to inspire continued interest in research and scholarship and in uncovering possibilities for more exciting projects and publications across disciplines.

It was 1960 when patriarch Eugenio Lopez Sr. inaugurated the then Lopez Memorial Museum. Through the years, the important segment of the Lopez Collection grew in number and in considerable relevance — books, antiquarian maps, Rizaliana and other archival materials — all shedding light on Philippine history and more importantly, the intellect, creativity and spirit of a great nation. With specialized services and the incomparable experience of the librarians, the institution strives for continued relevance of not just the Lopez Museum and Library, but of libraries in general. Moving forward, special lectures, activities and showcases will again be part of the public programming under the Library.

The Library Unveiled: Recent Discoveries from the Lopez Collection is brought to you in part by Gourmet Farms Inc. Registration is at Php 135 for adults and Php 115 for students and museum members.

For inquiries and reservations email us at [email protected] or call us at 631-2417.

Uncover the collection that gave birth to vast and productive scholarship, and publications. For the first time, Dr. Guerrero, Dr. Villegas, and Ms. Sarenas will share their findings from the institution’s Appraisal Project.

The Library Unveiled: Recent Discoveries from the Lopez Collection slated will be held on November 7, Saturday, 2 – 5PM. For inquiries and reservations email us at [email protected] or call us at 631-2417.

I spent the latter half of my first year at Iowa smoothing out an essay about Filipino food's visibility, or lack thereof, in America, from the point of view of chefs. In it I mention the weirdly inevitable Dog Accusation. All Asian cuisines seem to come across it sometime, but judging by the bizarre mockery my Fil-Am friends and I faced in grade-to-middle school, Filipino food in particular has had a hard time shaking it. 

At the magical Lopez Library, epicenter of all folks Fulbright, I came across an AP article in the 1972 Manila Times that mentioned a legal tussle due to the Dogs Accusation. That year, the Village Voice had printed a "satirical" article entitled "Dobermans Are Delicious." The article said, "Dogs are cooked and served in Chinese restaurants." (Funny.)

So the 900-member Chinese-American Restaurant Association in NYC sued the Village Voice for eleven million dollars. 

A sympathetic Justice Samuel A. Spiegel presided over the hearing. He asked the two parties, "Will it help if I and the lawyers have lunch in a Chinese restaurant to show that we are not afraid to eat there?"

The article says: "Ben Eng, vice president of the association who was one of a dozen members sitting in the courtroom, jumped to his feet and responded, 'Yes.'"

So, the Village Voice agreed to print an apology for the story, the Chinese American Restaurant Association withdrew the suit, and Judge Spiegel went to a ten-course luncheon. The article doesn't name which Manhattan Chinese restaurant it was, but Judge Spiegel ended his meal with a generous belch: "This was the greatest settlement I ever enjoyed."