Best Wishes on Thanksgiving Week

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We know you're in the midst of prepping your holiday meals, so we'll make this short.

When you're taking a breather, we hope that you'll read our stories this week. Shout-out to Filipino Canadians: there are two of yours in this issue.

For Filipino Americans, our wishes for abundant blessings and gratitude this Thanksgiving week.

Anti-Asian Hate Watch

The State of Hate in Los Angeles 2023 Report
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CpW9L7W9uovJDBmGMeaPIf0ze-6lBQaq/view

CA Civil Rights Dept. addresses rising rates of hate at launch
https://asamnews.com/2023/11/14/california-civil-rights-rising-rates-of-hate-hate-crime-berkeley/

Many within Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have endured discrimination, and a third experienced a hate incident in the last year

https://apnorc.org/projects/many-within-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-communities-have-endured-discrimination-and-a-third-experienced-a-hate-incident-in-the-last-year/

A Cal State Report Says Hate Crimes Are Low, But Trustees And Experts Issue Warning
https://laist.com/news/education/cal-state-csu-report-hate-crimes-trustees

Bay Area on guard for increase in hate crimes
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/11/15/hate-crimes-fbi-data-asian-jewish-muslim

Is anti-Asian racism still a problem in US? Poll reveals 2023 trends
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3241601/anti-asian-racism-still-problem-us-poll-reveals-troubling-trends

Funding provided by the State of California.

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A September to Remember

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September is the month to remember the full impact of the Marcos dictatorship in our homeland. Here are some reminders from our archives:

Marcos’ Legacy and the Philippine Military

Martial Law Stories: My Thriller in Manila

The island of Negros in the 1970s and 1980s fell on hard times when the US ended its market quota for Philippine sugar in 1974. Just two years after the declaration of martial law, President Ferdinand Marcos handed the reins of the industry to his cronies. What started out as an attempt to avert a crisis created the biggest crisis of all: the downfall of the once-formidable sugar industry which in turn led to families losing their farms and sugar farmers losing their livelihood. By the time the Marcos administration was forced to exile in 1986, social unrest and famine were widespread. Ian Rosales Casocot, whose family lost everything during the market crash, wrote about their descent to destitution (Read: "Raping Sugarland").

In February 1945, a daring rescue by US troops of prisoners of war (POW) at the UST campus happened. It wasn't exactly a clean operation -- while the POWs were freed, several of the rescuers were killed. Worse, the Japanese military retaliated with a massacre of civilians in Los Banos, Laguna.  Cecilia Gaerlan, head of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society tells us the story.

A Filipino/Indian/Canadian newscaster has been a constant presence in broadcast news in Vancouver, British Columbia for years. Jason Pires' recent career move confirms his upward trajectory in an industry and a market that reward hard work and talent.

In the US, the list of remarkable Filipino Americans in various fields continues to grow. Chapter 51 of our publisher, Mona Lisa Yuchengco's, compilation is here.

Likewise, our series on Bridge Generation stalwarts by writer/historian Peter Jamero continues with a profile of Seattle-based civil rights activist Lois Fleming.

[Video of the Week] The Story of the Filipino: Dely Po Go

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On the Ball

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In California yesterday morning, we woke up to thrilling news: the unexpected 1-0 victory of the Philippines' Women's National Football Team at the FIFA World Cup in New Zealand. The win was doubly sweet: a historic first by a Philippine team in soccer, an underrated sport in a basketball-crazy country; and it was against the favored home team. For FilAms, some icing on the cake -- 18 out of the 23 players are FilAm; and the winning goal was by Sarina Bolden, a San Francisco Bay Area native. 

[Read about the team's victory in the In The Know links below, and Read Again PF Correspondent Criselda Yabes' pre-World Cup story.]

Another FilAm excitement is taking place in Broadway, where the musical Here Lies Love has opened to resounding acclaim. All performers are FilAms, a historic first in itself. PF Correspondent Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr. went to the show and looked beyond the considerable hype to write this honest appraisal of the immersive experience.

A certified heroine and a daughter's determination to tell her mother's story. This is what PF Correspondent Elizabeth Ann Quirino's newly released book, Every Ounce of Courage, is about. Our editor Gemma Nemenzo writes the review.

He would have been 95 this year. We remember Dolphy, the beloved entertainment king who ruled the Philippines' comedy world for decades. July is the month of his birth and death (2012) so we are posting Bibeth Orteza's story on the making of his biography, which came out in Filipinas magazine in 2008. 

There's a new Filipino restaurant in Oslo, Norway and writer Jennifer Fergesen, thinks it could be the best Filipino restaurant in Europe. High praise indeed from someone who has eaten and written about Filipino food in many countries. Kain Neo-Filipino Bistro, ran by brothers Daniel and Dominic Vergara, offers brave and innovative versions of Filipino flavors, something only Michelin-trained chefs will attempt.  

Stories This Week

Romancing Imelda by Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr.

What Did You Do In The War, Mommy? by Gemma Nemenzo

New Nordic Meets Neo-Filipino by Jennifer Fergesen

Dolphy Is A Book by Bibeth Orteza

Read Agains:

Women Who Kick Aspiration by Criselda Yabes

It's Not Pinakbet If There's No Himbaba-O by Rochit Tañedo

[Recipe of the Week] The Happy Home Cook: Pinaupong Manok by Elizabeth Ann Quirino

[Video of the Week] Difference Between Harana And Kundiman

In The Know

Philippines beats New Zealand in historic Women’s World Cup first win
https://sports.inquirer.net/520654/philippines-beats-new-zealand-in-historic-womens-world-cup-first-win#ixzz88ZMVI5dM

‘We share blood’: The US-born players leading the Philippines’ World Cup charge

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/24/we-share-blood-the-us-born-players-leading-the-philippines-world-cup-charge?fbclid=IwAR3ragois4HKygWcKDB9SL0SGtrSPLOnXj2gylj4--SZHSnLGv_rGBb9k7g

Church starts process to make 13-year-old Ilocano girl a saint

https://www.rappler.com/nation/diocese-laoag-opens-cause-sainthood-ilocano-girl-nina-ruiz-abad/?fbclid=IwAR14Sntk4EYJ_bOn2iT8uAEBsea1Ye8SOO3uZRqRcyjb6u2QYaBwSLmOs3c

Former Janitor, Now Owner of a Pinoy Restaurant in Australia

https://www.businessnews.com.ph/former-janitor-now-owner-of-a-pinoy-restaurant-in-australia-20211111/?fbclid=IwAR2lTFuMh6EcHXaCFbrr_wofZErtRyqO7bImw1nXlOL_A0Wpfyou6iml8UE

Filipino Pop-Up Kultura Finds Permanent Home on Spring Street

https://carolinas.eater.com/2023/7/18/23798103/filipino-kultura-charleston?fbclid=IwAR2DMGsH7Q6x4TBQ3N2pJ0IG58klNedkt75oz4Lt2kmou3lpp1fZ2KGl9zc

Stateside Podcast: Detroit baker delivers “Filipino flavors in a familiar format”

https://www.michiganradio.org/podcast/stateside/2023-07-18/stateside-podcast?fbclid=IwAR1cEMdaNWIsy5GCvlaMb6IpEq502LWrjU4WoTjmwlDQqj3PSO24PGj0ve8

Tboli draws inspiration from tribal deity to top MSU graduating class

https://www.rappler.com/nation/tboli-draws-inspiration-tribal-deity-top-graduating-class-state-university-2023/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR1PIH2PNA7ruUFvbTWdrgHXnbEHBdk_MMPPsXMzjzOicN77vbA5Oate25E

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