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Global Filipinos are going home, giving back: CFO
Are ‘balikbayans’ now returning to the Motherland for good? Whether it’s for professional growth, familial ties, or personal relations, more and more Filipinos are now buying a one-way ticket back to the Philippines, according to the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO). And they’re not just talking about Manila. Thirty-one-year-old social innovation consultant and artist Jo ...
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Soon to rise at SOMA, a Filipino Cultural Center
The San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center (SFFCC) will soon open its doors in the downtown area, near the Yerba Buena Center arts community where SFFCC co-founder Don Marcos said a significant Filipino presence is lacking. This Filipino sanctuary at 814 Mission Street will honor its long-time enclave of significant Filipino influence even as new developments ...
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‘What’s the T?’ docu premieres June 24th on Hulu
“What’s the T?,” an award-winning documentary portrait of transgender women, will be premiering exclusively on Hulu, on June 24th. The film was an official selection at numerous major LGBT film festivals worldwide including: Frameline 37 San Francisco, Rio Gay Film Festival, Transgender Kiel Germany, as well as the Portland, Pensacola, and Soho International Film Festivals. ...
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Filipino becomes third required language for the city
After months of dialogue with city officials, Filipino community members and advocates celebrated on April 2 San Francisco’s certification of Filipino as the third language required for city communications. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee was joined by Board Supervisors, the Filipino Community Center (FCC), Chinese for Affirmative Action, and community leaders and supporters to announce ...
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On being a Manileño
By Austin Smith It hit me the moment I got off the plane. This is not a vacation. Even though I only packed for five days and came with three different travel guides, I’m not just snapping some pictures and heading home. Manila is my home now. Everything that I write after this must be ...
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Why I created a movement for Brown Girls
By Jana Lynne Umipig I grew up with the understanding that it is community that raises a young girl into her womanhood. That not just one individual but many are invested in her becoming. And I also understood that it is women who give to her growth the most because they are the center of ...
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What my grandfather’s death taught me about being proudly Filipino
By Sean Harris “What ethnicity are you?” That’s an easy enough question for most people to answer. But for me, I’ve never really known how to answer that question. You see, I’m the definition of a mutt. I’m a mix of anything and everything. My mom is Filipino with some hints of Spanish in her. ...
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Jason Tengco’s journey from the Bay Area to the Beltway
By Maricar CP Hampton There was a time Jason Tengco was embarrassed to be called Filipino. He grew up in the Bay Area, an all-American boy who wore only Abercrombie & Fitch fitted shirts and colored contacts and used bleaching soaps to whiten an already fair complexion. “I was born and raised in the suburbs ...
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The Premiere Screening Of: What’s the T? How you were born does not define who you are.
THE PREMIERE SCREENING OF: WHAT’S THE T? How you were born does not define who you are. Independent documentary, What’s the T?, premiering February 21, 2013, San Francisco, California, at New People Event Venue, 1746 Post Street. General screening at 5:30 pm, doors open at 5:00 pm; VIP screening at 9:00pm, doors open ...