APO Hiking Society, Leah Navarro and Filipino Diasporic Capital

APO Hiking Society, Leah Navarro and Filipino Diasporic Capital

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.

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Growing Up Filipina and Finding Country Music

Growing Up Filipina and Finding Country Music

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.

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Kalye NYC Restaurant Brings the Spirit of ‘Forgotten Island’ to Life

Kalye NYC Restaurant Brings the Spirit of ‘Forgotten Island’ to Life

Kalye hosted an invitation-only dinner celebrating the Hollywood release of Forgotten Island, bringing Filipino food, entertainment and Asian American representation to the heart of New York City.

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‘Forgotten Island’ Animates Filipino Culture for the World

‘Forgotten Island’ Animates Filipino Culture for the World

Lechon, eight-rayed sun, jeepneys and other intimations of Filipino culture populate this passion project.

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Jo Koy: The Joke’s on Marginalization

Jo Koy: The Joke’s on Marginalization

How Jo Koy’s career becomes particularly relevant to the idea of Diasporic Capital.

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Clarissa Mae Ragrag: From Busking to the Concert Stage

Clarissa Mae Ragrag: From Busking to the Concert Stage

With a brain full of beautiful music and a voice to match, the young and rising Filipino British singer Clarissa Mae Ragrag isn’t in a rush.

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From Small-Town Rotunda to Big-Time Rialto

From Small-Town Rotunda to Big-Time Rialto

Star of Broadway musicals Joan Almedilla’s knack for entertaining goes back decades and across more than 8,000 miles away.

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Adoring the Philippines from Afar

Adoring the Philippines from Afar

GMA Pinoy TV’s popular series “Make Your Marc” could be called Filipino Diaspora 101 for discovering Fil-Am communities.

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Taylor Sheesh, a Swiftie Love Story

Taylor Sheesh, a Swiftie Love Story

Find out how Taylor Sheesh evolved from a niche act into a recognizable presence within Filipino pop culture.

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Isa Briones, the Cool, Competent Filipina Doctor on ‘The Pitt’

Isa Briones, the Cool, Competent Filipina Doctor on ‘The Pitt’

The Pitt star Isa Briones taps into her Filipino sensibilities.

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