FAM is the fluid space that seeks to capture and document what it is to be Filipino in America through live performance, exhibits, installations and publications online and otherwise.
#ICYMI Superstore character Mateo "comes out" as network TV's first #undocumented Asian immigrant.
via Define American
On the premiere of season 2 of NBC sitcom, “Superstore,” Mateo, a gay character from the Philippines, discovers that he is an undocumented immigrant. In humo...
Watch #Swardspeak get the VICE treatment. Gorabels!
Swardspeak is more than gay lingo—it's a common bridge between the incredible diversity of languages to be found in the nation of islands.
Breakfast! http://ow.ly/m7oI302KCs9
Pass the baboy, please
"Lehua told me that daughters stolen from their homelands do not lose their power. Their tongues, their palates adapt." The Day - a poem by Barbara Jane Reyes http://ow.ly/Przr302KBQo
'Sometimes you are damaged. You think poetry will repair you. You think poetry should repair you. You shake your fist at it when it doesn’t. You...
Ube is taking the US by storm http://ow.ly/EIvU302KBCk
The purple yam is coming soon to a bakery near you.
Kevin Nadal interviews Anthony Ocampo about how Filipinos and Latinos are primos http://ow.ly/u1m8302KBn3
Anthony Ocampo couldn't find a book that explained everything Latinos and Filipinos have in common, so he wrote one.
When it comes to Filipino food in America, where is the line between between authenticity and assimilation? What do you think? http://ow.ly/2YQU302KBc6
Since the 1980s, Filipinos have been the largest single ethnicity of Asian-Americans in California, more numerous than Chinese-Americans and...
A must read interview with author Mia Alvar http://ow.ly/kVZt302Fih4
'Imagination can make things more real than they would be if they were just reported from real life'—the author of In the Country speaks on writing...
Discussing trans stories with Meredith Talusan and others http://ow.ly/IqI5302Fi7F
Not all trans and gender-nonconforming people feel “trapped” in the bodies they were born into. So why is that still the dominant way to think...
A letter from Asian Americans to their relatives regarding #blacklivesmatter, including a Tagalog translation http://ow.ly/AvAE302FhPi
"Changing hearts and minds in our community requires time and trust, and is best shaped with dialogue."
Patrick Martinez's art on police brutality http://ow.ly/RMzF302rc7R
It’s art - but it’s also activism.
7 radical Filipina women you should know #feministfriday http://ow.ly/FDf4302rc2I
Today, we are still perceived as little more than someone’s nanny or your grandparents’ nurse... The truth is, we are a thriving native people who...
Fil-Am Jeffrey Cirio has been promoted to principal with the American Ballet Theater http://ow.ly/GI7E302rbMb
Mr. Cirio was promoted from soloist to principal dancer on Friday, and Blaine Hoven was promoted to the rank of soloist.
Jollibee is finaly coming to Manhattan! http://ow.ly/ZdzO302rblh
Filipino fast food chain Jollibee has one location in Queens and they're taking on the Port Authority area for round two.
Costume designer Clint Ramos talks about Eclipsed http://ow.ly/apVV302rbeT
As "Eclipsed" prepares for a transfer to San Francisco, scenic and costume designer Clint Ramos reflects on the importance of visual storytelling.
Don't miss "I am an enigma, even to my self," a solo exhibition by David Medalla now up at Venus Over Manhattan http://ow.ly/iej5302mEcL
This July, VENUS is pleased to present its second exhibition of work by David Medalla, a pioneer of kinetic and participatory art. In 2014 VENUS...
Have you tried all of these Filipino desserts? http://ow.ly/DyX8301kMs5
From squishy-sweet palitaw to creamy-cold buko salad
For chef King Phojanakong, "every meal was a celebration" growing up in the Philippines http://ow.ly/JgSz301kKu0
Raised by a Filipino mother and a Thai father, King Phojanakong grew up surrounded by Asian flavors. When he wasn’t spending summers in the...
Alexander Junior of DATU goes to Cotobato to find out about the art of gong making http://ow.ly/2vCA301kKbu
On Exhibitionists... seeing why international superstars turn to a Montreal piano man for help. There's way more than country in Calgary - 10 at 10...
Bino A. Realuyo's "Dear Blood," from his upcoming poetry manuscript, The Rebel Sonnets http://ow.ly/nJs1301kJJr
This week we offer a new poem by Bino Realuyo. Realuyo is a community organizer and educator, and works in the field of adult literacy and...
DJ Neil Armstrong reflects on growing up in Queens http://ow.ly/grsf301kJco
The turntablist says he's drawn to his craft out of a desire to be "the person who makes everyone dance."
How is coming out different for Asian-Americans? Glenn Magpantay recounts his personal experiences http://ow.ly/19YM301kIN4
Coming out is never easy. It's especially difficult for Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders (API). We have been...
It's that time of year: New Filipino Cinema at YBCA http://ow.ly/hibj301kInQ
Event09 Jun 2016—Opening Reception Film SeriesNew Filipino Cinema 2016Jun 09 2016 —Jul 03 2016ReviewsG. Allen Johnson - SF GateNow in its fifth...
Rocky Rivera is going to turn you into a feminist, with her newest track "Turn You." Listen here: http://ow.ly/s4dU301kI1v
In the face of societal expectations to marry a man who's a bread winner, rapper Rocky Rivera says, F**k a diamond ring. Instead, she goes...
In Chicago, an unlikely place to find Lugaw http://ow.ly/2let301kHHJ
In the city’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, Uncle Mike’s Place doles out lugaw, a rice porridge, free to every customer.
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