Bridge Generation

Many stories have been written, narrated, and documented about the "manongs," the first-generation Filipino migrants in the US who were recruited from the Philippines to work the farmlands of Hawaii and California. Not much have been written, however, of the "bridge generation," the children of the manongs/manangs who, because of legal and societal issues (including the law that prohibited minorities from marrying whites), are comparatively small in number but who nonetheless occupy a significant and consequential niche in Filipino American history.  

This year, we are starting our celebration of Filipino American History Month tomorrow with a webinar that will feature three prominent members of the Bridge Generation taking us back in time on how it was to grow up in the era before civil rights, diversity and a new generation of Filipino immigrants.

We hope you join us in honoring these Fil-Am community trailblazers. 

This Week’s Stories

A Poet Laureate Who Must Now Voice Sic Semper Tyrannis By Agatha Verdadero

Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 9 By Mona Lisa Yuchengco

GAD And COVID By Rene Astudillo

[Partner] Visas Available For Filipino Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists & Other Healthcare Workers (Including Caregivers) By Lourdes Santos Tancinco

[Read Again] The Happy Home Cook: Vegan Longganisa By Chef Richgail Enriquez

Video of the Week: 100 Miles Apart, a video about two Filipino healthcare workers directed by Garveaux Sibulboro for A-Doc.

In The Know

How Covid has affected Asian American multigenerational homes
https://news.yahoo.com/covid-impacted-asian-american-multigenerational-100020665.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

Family Ordeal Catapults A Young Filipina To The U.S. — And The Pandemic Front Lines
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/09/24/916018250/family-ordeal-catapults-a-young-filipina-to-the-u-s-and-the-pandemic-front-lines?fbclid=IwAR2_7eK3dm8FZ6b6wHfDhz1_7_1cewyr_xICUzUkW7LkAQv0IT026LQSd60

The men behind QAnon
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/men-qanon/story?id=73046374&fbclid=IwAR3UKqi9ZC8ofC0UCFgTOEH2cLruPz0ohCkcMJ7W1upBOZpjk4Gejx4CqI0

Long-time Fil-Am Republican: ‘Why I reject Trump’
https://usa.inquirer.net/57091/long-time-fil-am-republican-why-i-reject-trump?fbclid=IwAR02J2dz820bVjoJnVnyD80lRT8wRXnZFrkF0_HS85u9HM_eJd2EQ8sm3Sc

When Ferdinand Marcos hid his illness from Filipinos 
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/ferdinand-marcos-hidden-illness-philippines?fbclid=IwAR3prIdpMLiP5eXkvTol7YHNJe-QaupXvl5kgCqgGjntvqyGtbUTADFg5yI

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This week we bring you the "10 Filipino Billionaires in 2014" list. No surprises here. These men and their families have been considered the Philippines' richest for a while now. How they got to where they are – in addition to hard work and an incredible amount of luck – would make for a good read someday.

Poet Aileen Ibardaloza-Cassinetto submits a lyrical piece about her "Lolo Claudio in Colorado: After the Poetry," which tells of her clan's beginnings in America and how she as a poet is kept grounded by the pull  of history and geography.

Update your superstition meter with "Beyond Belief," Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz's evocation of folk beliefs regarding illness and burial. Neni is the author of the best-selling book, Don't Take A Bath On a Friday, so she knows her superstitions.

A fascinating technology breakthrough with the acronym ARRAS was developed by a team of scientists, government agencies and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) to monitor the healing of the famous Tubbataha Reef in southern Philippines. Read about it in "ARRAS: A New Way Of Looking at Coral Reefs."

Chef Charles Miguel cooks up a storm at Benihana Piccadilly, UK in our Video of the Week.

If you're a fan of reality TV contests like The Voice and American Idol, check out AARP's Boomer Superstar Contest and help choose a winner.

Remember the popular OPMs (original Pilipino music) of the '70s? Take a nostalgic trip with me in my blog this week, "The Soundtrack of My Life."

Hope the summer heat in your area is not too intense.