Filipino American Milestones and Millstones 2022

How did Filipino Americans fare in 2022? PF Correspondent Cherie Querol Moreno describes the year as a roller coaster, good things juxtaposed with the bad, crimes and misdemeanors interspersed with the triumph of many who ran for public office, several of them for the first time, in multiple states. Take the ride in "Fil-Am Milestones and Millstones 2022."

What is without doubt is that 2022 was a sad year. Many mourned family members and Filipinos felt the loss of some of its beloved icons. PF Publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco pays tribute to them in "In Memoriam 2022."

On a brighter note, FilAm author Angela Garbes -- she who has written two hot selling books and was interviewed by Trevor Noah on his nightly show -- converses with PF contributing writer Claire Mercado Obias on how her Filipino heritage inspired her to write about motherhood and immigration. Her latest book, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, is listed as one of the best books of 2022 by both NPR and the New Yorker.

Some reposts of timeless topics:

How Filipinos Got Their Surnames
Dr. Penelope Flores gives us a history lesson on how we got our surnames.

Filipino Terms of Endearment
Myles A. Garcia explores the terms we use to express love.

Another reason to keep coconut water handy:

[Make It Again] The Happy Home Cook: Binacol na Manok (Chicken Stewed in Coconut Water)

[Video of the Week] A Passion for Ube


In The Know

The Philippines' food worries amid Ukraine war and typhoons

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64053059?fbclid=IwAR2UNPq6kwqdIIi76axIbwNXlqR5ssqpKxk7YtlCLJaau6yX8rPu214C7uU

Heading East Bay Filipino food manufacturing, distributing company a labor of love

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/30/heading-filipino-food-manufacturing-distributing-company-a-labor-of-love/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=fb-eastbaytimes&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2lbQ2iiUqm6BrKST3_ewveuar3TRnvNWGN8HEjDqZvCMsbtTfqsRRJviU

The making of a movie queen: Susan Roces, her growing up years, her leading men, her fiercest rival

https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/05/29/22/susan-roces-and-the-making-of-a-movie-queen?fbclid=IwAR2Vd-T_RgD8nuUUvxcqMUaqlV7kvp3sPzSRPbA49zU3HduW5ypqrW8p1uY

The first Rizal books on Audible are read by acclaimed British actor Richard Grant

https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/12/28/22/you-can-now-listen-to-the-noli-and-fili-on-audible?fbclid=IwAR2MeqP4vvHwKK-Z8xtwx70IjBVVns_hWC9bJa3jSS22A8SZy0rSnWuozao

Dolly De Leon On Her ‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Golden Globe Nomination And What It Means To The Filipino Community

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/12/29/dolly-de-leon-on-her-triangle-of-sadness-golden-globe-nomination-and-what-it-means-to-her-filipino-community/?fbclid=IwAR1-wa8sNyTiHxvltnDD2tgXAOKcX8L_m3TYMPi4I-A75YHm2Jkvr0wII6E&sh=51b3aa067fc9

How Two Former Fragrance Execs Are Using Travel To Inspire A New Organic Beauty Company

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2022/12/31/how-two-former-fragrance-execs-are-using-travel-to-inspire-a-new-organic-beauty-company/?sh=27d8169c7572&fbclid=IwAR1PivYvudQWCLTWcOHfyEQ7Pty5rQUGkE6Hn7AU0gkwguGR_ObSQSQtovM


Female Warriors

We're having another webinar next week featuring five super-accomplished Filipino women in health care, all acclaimed in their respective fields, coming from different states: Hawaii, Washington, California, Illinois and New York. Each one played a significant role in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic in their communities and they will share with us their stories and their work. Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month by honoring these "Filipina Power Warriors in the Pandemic Front Line" this coming Monday, March 22. Details and registration information below. 

Our webinar last week, "We Are Not the Virus: Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans," triggered some visceral reactions from some attendees. If you missed it or would like to listen to it again, here's the recording of the event. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/webinar-video-we-are-not-the-virus-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans

We also have some pretty consequential stories this week which we hope will inform, clarify, entertain and inspire.

Our Stories This Week

[Webinar Video] “We Are NOT The Virus”: Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans

Getting Away With Murder By Ernesto M. Hilario

333 Years In The Convent By Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr.

Eileen R. Tabios, From Poet To Novelist By Leny Mendoza Strobel

The Kipping House By Rita Maria J. Mata

The Happy Home Cook: Ground Beef Omelet (Tortang Itlog At Giniling) By Chef Roline Casper

[Video of Week] Bantay Dagat: Ligtasin Cove, Coral Reef Under Threat

In The Know

H.E.R. is a fan of Gary V. plus 6 more things to know about the Fil-Am Grammy winner
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/779705/h-e-r-is-a-fan-of-gary-v-plus-6-more-things-to-know-about-the-fil-am-grammy-winner/story/?fbclid=IwAR1Ho0NM8VwkA3w3s8bWYrktYLLthAA9IJ3IxIyRPVFXUOxDupbvZPuElVw

Bakit Hindi? Outstanding Pinays Who Prove Norms Wrong.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/specials/content/185/bakit-hindi-outstanding-pinays-who-prove-norms-wrong/?fbclid=IwAR0wE7t-3YQaQ_MDJsuf4wNP-r_79S2EMw1_196qyUlOtL9qjMSfNDnLaCE

100+ Filipino artworks from the 70s are back home after 47 years in New York
https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/art/03/06/21/100-important-filipino-artworks-are-back-home-after-47-years-in-new-york?fbclid=IwAR1mgRQwSHd2GtwAq1Q4llTa7hFIN97bgYOBlUKsO6A7a5_czYz6QRtVgLY

The Angels of Bataan: The World War II Nurses Who Survived Three Years in a Japanese Prison Camp
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=24228&fbclid=IwAR0bZ_ZgU_WDrd7RDK5UJxjhyfl0WIdo4aDqyxsx0aSoYftU_cR96CTPjr0


Lockdown and Nostalgia

If you google "lockdown and nostalgia," you'll see all the articles about how nostalgia -- the longing for what seems now as "better times" -- is a common offshoot of the anxieties brought about by the pandemic. The nostalgia can take various forms -- from bingeing on favorite music, old movies and comfort food, to reaching out to relatives and friends previously neglected. To the history inclined, it may mean researching past events or finally starting that genealogical tree for one's clan.

While his scholarly research on his ancestors' Teduray roots is definitely not pandemic-induced -- the breadth and depth of his research shows labor that spans decades -- social scientist and academic Eduardo C. Tadem's "The Saga of the Tamontaka Teduray Sisters" is a fascinating window into a lesser known Mindanao indigenous tribe that has spawned some big names in the Mindanao political landscape. 

Meanwhile, Japan-based Chinese-Filipino author and academic Caroline S. Hau tries her hand at fiction and the result is Tiempo Muerto, a novel about class divide and exile. Political scientist Patricio N. Abinales reviews in "Death and Loathing in Sugarlandia."

Our publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco continues her series on outstanding Filipino Americans in part 2 of "Fil-Ams Among the Remarkable and Famous."

As our personal news feed is marked by the constant drip of reports on the deaths of people we know, let's stop and pay tribute to one of the biggest names in Philippine cinema, movie director Peque Gallaga, who passed away a few weeks ago of non-covid causes. Marra PL. Lanot writes "Three Days in My Life with Peque."

Check out our two Partner posts this week: 

A call to fight back against the growing trend of hate crimes against Asian Americans https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/partner-enough-is-enough

The online showing of a powerful play on the early Fil-Am farmworkers, our beloved manongs https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/partner-magno-rubio-now-online

On the occasion of her 67th birthday, Read Again "The Timeless Nora Aunor" by film critic Mauro Feria Tumbocon, Jr.  and watch this tribute video in Video of the Week.

For the Happy Home Cook, here's a recipe with a whimsical name: French Kiss from the prison kitchen of then-detained soldiers Elmer D. Cruz and Emerson R. Rosales. 

Here are links to stories from other publications:

These Filipino scientists left their career abroad to help PH combat COVID-19
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/13/20/these-filipino-scientists-left-their-career-abroad-to-help-ph-combat-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR34-L44addHOuzbSw3NT6rOtRMI_9XfXfCipv8rD5myEc3jLhvNLJc01Sg

Combatting Covid-19 the Iloilo City Way
https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/05/17/combatting-covid-19-the-iloilo-city-way/?fbclid=IwAR32ycnpiBvhfCUBk_ZQtVSaIGlHpnWSnQFuwBimaXEz5haOVluzh49vOdE

A New Portrait of Lapulapu
https://www.nqc.gov.ph/en_US/resources/a-new-portrait-of-lapulapu/?fbclid=IwAR1PKXQ25XESBgB0NIcfpWwUqV8wdxssFt1O5pCAnf9BN4bbAb_lU2CZGt8

Kapampangan ‘survival’ dishes
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1272424/kapampangan-survival-dishes?fbclid=IwAR3Xy1osI5rqXgCy_FykIzqO3dqEGEDiYdSR2_KXI5BhBs36IxHxv4VPrCk

Column: Filipino nurses battled discrimination to work in American hospitals. Now they fight for PPE
https://news.yahoo.com/column-filipino-nurses-battled-discrimination-130014792.html