Author: Ninotchka Rosca

Ninotchka Rosca is a Philippine-born, New York-based writer who works in a variety of genres, from news reports to novels. Seven of her books are published and about a thousand of her essays and short pieces. She is an indefatigable activist and organizer for transformational women’s equality and empowerment, focusing on women of Philippine descent and fusing class, race and gender into a comprehensive intersectional analysis. More than two decades ago, she pioneered the creation of militant Filipinas’ organizations in the United States. Her numerous literary and journalism awards are offset by imprisonment and threats thereof from various Philippine governmental regimes. She considers herself a transnational woman. She is currently involved with AF3IRM and the Mariposa Alliance. Her favorite slogan is “A woman’s place is at the head of the struggle.”