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Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter

Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines

by Norma Olizon-Chikiamco
Mark Salvatus
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"As a food scientist, she sought to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported food, pioneering new ways to use local products. And that was before she became a war hero." —New York Times
This delightful children's book follows the life of Maria Orosa—a pioneering woman scientist who studied food science in the United States then returned to a war-torn Philippines and created super-nutritious foods to help her nation in a time of crisis.
A champion of native products from her homeland, Orosa is celebrated for her daring war exploits as well as her scientific inventions. Today she is honored and remembered for:
  • Sneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bamboo
  • Working as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupation
  • Developing new ways to preserve seasonal products in a time of grave food shortages, including making vinegar from pineapples, flour from cassava and ketchup from bananas— all now staples on Filipino tables
  • Transforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing desserts
  • Organizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the palayok or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbs

    • This book celebrates the life and achievements of a daring daughter of the Philippines, war heroine, culinary scientist and bold freedom fighter who helped to feed the nation!

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      May 2, 2023

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        • ISBN: 9781462923687

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        • ISBN: 9781462923687
        • File size: 44748 KB
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      • English

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        May 31, 2023
        Grades 2-4 Contrary to what you're probably thinking, this isn't the first picture-book tribute to Maria Orosa available in this country. But she remains undeservedly obscure (outside the Philippines, anyway), and her story is well worth retelling. Born in 1893 to a family active (after the Spanish-American War) in the resistance to invaders from the U.S., Maria grew up to study chemistry and food science in the states. Upon returning to her native country, she led a group of women known as "Orosa's Girls" in campaigns to promote better methods of food preservation and preparation. Following family tradition, she also resisted Japanese invaders in WWII by smuggling food into prison camps, staying in Manila despite the dangers until she was killed by Allied bombing in 1945. Salvatus brightens up faded photos of Orosa in cap and gown and of two later memorials with stylized but colorful scenes of her posing with foodstuffs, coworkers, and in the lab, and Olizon-Chikiamco offers not only an impressive record of her accomplishments but a recipe for her "Freedom Cookies.

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