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It also traced the ancestry of the principal characters during Spanish and American colonialism in the Philippines. The personal memories of the main characters was a recollection of a "state of war" in the Philippines during Marcos's regime that failed to become a true revolution.[7]
She was at the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women which took place in Beijing, China, and at the UN's World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria. At the latter, she drafted the Survivors Statement, signed by four Nobel Prize winners and hundreds of former prisoners of conscience. This statement first applied the phrase "modern-day slavery" to the traffic of women. It was in Vienna as well where the slogan "women's rights are human rights" gained international prominence; Rosca had brought it from the Philippine women's movement and helped launch it internationally.
The radical leader Manolo Montreal, who led the opposition against the Commander and was presumed dead, had in reality turned against his old party and has been aiding the Commander's forces. Because Anna was originally tortured for her ties to him, she kills Montreal in anger before he can betray the group to the military. In the end, a battle ensues between the military and the group of rebels, which results in bloodshed and death, and the Commander comes out victorious. In spite of the defeat and the constant state of war in the country, there is hope for freedom and peaceful future in the form of Anna and Adrian's son, who will be a reminder of the violence and a historian who teaches the people about democracy.
Ninotchka Rosca is a Philippine-born writer and journalist who has been published internationally. She has received multiple awards, including the American Book Award. Her collection of short stories, Stories of a Bitter Country was released recently. Her novel, State of War is considered a classic of Philippine literature. A resident of New York City, she is also a pioneer organizer of women of Philippine ancestry in the United States. She leads the Transnational Committee of AF3IRM, a national organization of women and women-identified of color in the U.S. with a collaborative network in various continents. You can follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/ninotchka.rosca and on Instagram at walkingwiththeworld.