Volume 14, Number 13
July 8, 2008

lifestyle

Also in this section:
Faces of Fourth of July at the Balboa Yacht Club
Canadians say goodbye to a popular ambassador
The bribery behind Panamanian independence
Gay Pride 2008
Venezuelans celebrate their independence
Anyone for Scottish dancing?
Panamanian toll house cookies
Absentee voting in the upcoming US elections
Turning out young American voters abroad
The bird is the word
Adopt a pet
Afro-Panamanian historical photo request
Panamanians in Major League Baseball
Calendar

So what DOES an American look like?
photos by José F. Ponce

Not long ago on one of the English-language email groups oriented toward Panama, there was a discussion of a topical news video and a Panamanian lawyer said that he didn't see any Americans in it. But of course, there were US citizens featured. And that raises the question that must be unsettling to many of the purported champions of (and predators upon) the "expat community" --- What DOES an American look like? Vietnam Veteran José F. Ponce went to the Fourth of July celebration put on mainly by the VFW at the Balboa Yacht Club with his camera and brings back this visual report.