The Gana Family Tragedy
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This week's case is a case from the diaspora. A listener suggested this case through the case suggestion list and I am glad I was able to cover it. The case is about a Filipino-American family in California who was considered unassuming and very much run of the mill. At least for those looking from the outside looking in. But all was not well, especially for mother Annamaria Gana who in 2010 received a devastating cancer diagnosis. Everyday was a fight for the mother of two. By May 2011, it all became too much and Annamaria decided to take matters into her own hands. Feeling like her family would not survive without her, she decided to do something that she thought would be in everybody's best interest. Her actions would have devastating consequences and also raises questions about female family annihilators. Listen now to this penultimate episode of Lagim's season 3. My special thanks goes to Sigi who lent his voice to part of Tony's statement, which was made in court during Annamaria's trial. Sigi is one of two hosts of The Halo-Halo Podcast. Find Sigi on Instagram @sigidue and The Halo-Halo Podcast @halohalopopculture. The Halo-Halo Podcast is a fun and vibrant show all about the Filipino-Canadian experience. Hosts Sigi and Jezzie discuss all sorts of things from TV shows, movies, podcasts, Filipino products and life in Canada and in the diaspora in general. Make sure you check them out on all major podcasting platforms right now. FYI: the research paper I have mentioned in this case, can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gWj07Q_ddmF5p22T6F9OqMFHS5zNfsqm?usp=sharing  Sources list: https://lagimpodcast.podcastpage.io/blog/the-gana-family-tragedy Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/juzewoba Subscribe to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lagimpod LAGIM is on social media, so make sure to check me out: https://www.instagram.com/lagimpodcast/ https://twitter.com/LagimPod https://facebook.com/lagimpodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@lagimpodcast Subscribe to LAGIM's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3rFdWCg Follow, rate and review LAGIM on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qamBxl https://apple.co/3r3XjzT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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