{"id":10163,"date":"2022-01-08T03:37:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=10163"},"modified":"2022-01-08T03:37:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T13:37:32","slug":"childrens-book-based-on-award-winning-filipina-pediatrician-dr-fe-del-mundo-set-to-release-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/01\/08\/childrens-book-based-on-award-winning-filipina-pediatrician-dr-fe-del-mundo-set-to-release-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Book Based on Award-Winning Filipina Pediatrician Dr. Fe del Mundo Set to Release in February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Boston-based Tumblehome Books is releasing a biography children\u2019s book based on the life of award-winning Filipino pediatrician Fe del Mundo titled \u201cThe Angel of Santo Tomas \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>The Story of Fe del Mundo\u201d on Feb. 1.

The book is set around del Mundo\u2019s life journey in becoming a doctor serving the Philippine and the United States, in World War II and beyond.

Written and illustrated by award-winning Oahu-based artist Tammy Yee, the book is a story about \u201cbravery, dedication and a promise kept.\u201d

Yee wrote on her website that her husband who is a Filipino-American pediatrician told her about del Mundo. \u201cThe more I learned about her, the more I wanted to write about her,\u201d she wrote.

Del Mundo received her medical degree from University of the Philippines in Manila and passed the medical board exam in 1933. Three years later, she moved to Boston to further her studies in pediatrics paid for by then-President Manuel Quezon. That same year, she was the first woman pediatrician to be admitted to Harvard Medical School.

\u201cMy family [and I were] living in Boston [when my husband Dr. Ric Custodio told me about del Mundo], far from our home in Hawaii. I could only imagine that Fe felt excited, yet displaced, as we did to live in a big and unfamiliar city,\u201d Yee explained.

\u201c[She] was a woman of color who was a pediatrician, scientist, author, educator, and lifelong advocate for the welfare of children, who received multiple awards for her humanitarian work and for her dedication to \u201cthe poorest of the poor.\u201d I wanted her story to inspire children.\u201d

Yee also admitted that she struggled to find the narrative to tell del Mundo\u2019s story in the children\u2019s book. She found the answer in the pediatrician\u2019s promise to her little sister.

Del Mundo had a younger sister who had a desire to become a doctor to aid the poor. When her sister died at a young age, she dedicated her life to fulfill her sister\u2019s dream and helped children in the Philippines.

She moved back to the Philippines during World War II and joined the International Red Cross to care for the children detained at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

In 1957, del Mundo established her own hospital called The Children\u2019s Medical Center. It was the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and is now renamed as Fe del Mundo Medical Center in honor of her legacy.

She received multiple national and international awards namely: \u201cWoman Doctor of World Renown\u201d from the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, \u201cOutstanding Public Service\u201d from the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the \u201cMost Outstanding Pediatrician and Humanitarian\u201d from the International Congress of Pediatrics Award.

She passed away in 2011 at age 99 due to cardiac arrest.

Yee signifies del Mundo\u2019s fulfilled promise \u201cbest exemplify her courage and selfless dedication.\u201d

A Zoom Event is being held on Feb. 2 at 12 pm HST to celebrate the book\u2019s release. To register, visit tumblehomebooks.org\/upcoming-tumbleocity-programs\/<\/a>.

\u201cThe Angel of Santo Tomas \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>The Story of Fe del Mundo\u201d Children\u2019s Book will be available to order on tumblehomebooks.org<\/a>.




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