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- ↑ Knowles, Ric (2017), Introduction:Performing Intercultural Canada, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press
- ↑ Carlos Bulosan Theatre
- 1 2 Dunphy, Catherine (February 15, 2007). "Fely Villasin, 65: Activist battled Marcos". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 17, 2021.