Tagalog Plays Return to San Francisco
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Creators Lorna Velasco and the late Joyce Juan-Manalo recognized a “hunger for Tagalog” and conceived the idea of bringing plays written in Tagalog in the Philippines to San Francisco.
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Filipinos in Florida, 1900–1940: Labor, Farming, and the Limits of American Belonging
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Early Filipino migration to Florida was smaller but reflected the same dynamics of economic opportunities eventually limited by racial exclusion experienced by Filipino migrant labor on the U.S. West Coast.
Read MoreA Universal Example of a Successful Filipina
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As the new Commercial Director of the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Mary Ann Gamboa conforms to this revised image of Filipinas as monarchs in their culture.
Read MoreLosing Lillibeth Twice
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A mother’s dedication led to her first-born infant Lillibeth’s recovery from polio, only to lose her in adulthood to the late onset sequelae of this disease.
Read MoreCapsule Living in Dubai: OFWs and the Price of Proximity
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At the end of the day, an OFW closes a small door in the heart of Dubai. Inside, there is little room to move, but enough space to rest, plan and dream.
Read MoreAPO Hiking Society, Leah Navarro and Filipino Diasporic Capital
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From an APO cassette tape he brought to Japan to a reunion concert in Canada years later, a writer sees diasporic capital in Filipino music.
Read MoreGrowing Up Filipina and Finding Country Music
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A Filipino American country-pop singer finds that Filipino family values and country family values are really similar and, since moving South, she has loved exploring that overlap.
Read MoreNanay Seryang’s Folk Tales: Voices of Love
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Her nanny’s stories wove more than fear or wonder. They taught her to listen to voices beyond her own, to respect what she could not see.
Read More[Sponsored] Maybelle Francisco Opens Doors Through Language and Community
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For a Filipino family facing an immigration concern, the first step toward legal help can be the hardest. There may be worries about cost, uncertainty about what to ask, or fear that a complicated story will be misunderstood. At Maybelle Francisco Law based in New Jersey, the welcome begins with familiar words: “Tuloy po kayo. You are welcome here.”
Read MoreSoulful Iloilo
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The coexistence of modern convenience with old world charm is why it is said that in Iloilo, “the past is always present.”
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