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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

About

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein left the Philippines for the United States to work as a member of an international team for a research project on the roles of women as portrayed on television across five countries.  She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and has worked for organizations such as the East-West Center, the Smithsonian and public television.  She consults on communication for development and strategic communications for international and non-profit organizations.  She also writes regularly about organizations and campaigns using crowdfunding and social giving strategies for community development initiatives in the developing world.  She is married and has two children.   She is an avid traveler and a lover of books and music. 

Peter and the Whimper-Whineys

Peter and the Whimper-Whineys

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<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri, 'sans-serif';font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Peter and the Whimper-Whineys is about a small rabbit who whines all the time. His mother cautions him that if he keeps on whining and crying, he’ll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. One night Peter hops into the dark forest.<span>  </span>He meets some Whimper-Whineymen and discovers that not only do the Whimper-Whineys whine all the time, but they are very ill-mannered and rude. He discovers that everything is sour in Whimper-Whineyland and decides his mother was right! If only he can get back home… a recent critique, “Though there are other books out there for children about whining, I cannot imagine any parent or guardian not wanting to read this book to their child!... <span> </span>Parents everywhere applaud you!” </span></span>

Story Behind The Book

A riveting story of a young girl of fifteen who was one of the thousands arrested when then President, Ferdinand Marcos, declared martial law in the Philippines and installed a dictatorial and repressive regime. Hers is a story of innocence lost, of incarceration without being charged and of the pernicious effects imprisonment had on her.

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<p><q><em>This true story of a young innocent girl brutalised by a despotic regime is a despairingly common story. Her own government betrayed her youthful ideals and aspirations.  While it is an account of one life among many that endured such upheaval, it is a compelling warning.</em></q></p> <p><em><q>I saw the best and worst of Filipino society while working as a journalist in the Philippines' during Marcos' reign.  That dark era showed how politics can devastate democratic ideals.  Sadly in such a beautiful country, politics and violence have traditionally been combined and distorted to always benefit a select few.</q>    </em></p> <p>                                                                 - Mark Toohey </p> <p>                                                                   Journalist/Lawyer</p> <p>                                                                  Sydney, Australia </p> <p>                                                               </p>