Author: RC Editorial Staff
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Stay in the Loop: More Events & Updates
Build Your Professional Network, Build Your Future: “Network Like You Want Dinner Tonight!” at Rizal Center Asian Student Achievement and Rizal Center are excited to invite college students, young professionals, and anyone looking to build their networking skills to “Network Like You Want Dinner Tonight!” networking event on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 4:00 PM…
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Featuring: Arianna Unabia Aquino
Arianna Unabia Aquino is a Filipina-American printmaker and illustrator from Chicago, Illinois. She specializes in risograph printmaking, as well as colorful and contemplative narrative work through her comics and zines. You can follow Arianna through her IG @ariannaua. Arianna is a member of Sinag, an art collective of Filipino-American artists in Chicago and Greater Chicago. You…
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RIZAL COMMUNITY CENTER TO UNVEIL NEW FILIPINO AMERICAN MURAL IN CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY, ART, AND RENEWAL
Chicago, IL — On Saturday, June 13, the Rizal Community Center will host a public Mural Dedication and Community Arts Celebration from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., highlighting a new large-scale Filipino American mural led by artist Michael Del Valle and created in collaboration with members of Sinag: Filipino American Artists of Greater Chicago. The…
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Call for Bayanihan to Continue Renovate Rizal Center! Rally the Community!
Rizal Center is a vibrant “home away from home” — it’s a home for culture, connection, learning, and community care. We prioritize the safety and well-being of all our visitors. To continue to keep our space safe, accessible, and welcoming, and to maintain compliance to operate as a community center, we’re raising funds in June…
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Grace to Organize
by Gabriel Catanus Recently, an activist contacted me on behalf of a workers’ rights organization. One of the unions this organization supports represents several Filipino American factory workers in a nearby suburb, and these workers were upset that their employer was forcing them to work under poor conditions. Also, their collective bargaining agreement had expired…
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“Tuli”(circumcision) — a Rite of Passage
By Willie Jose I remember my “Tuli” ( circumcision) rite of passage, which took place in the summer of 1960, right after I finished elementary school. Before entering high school, I wanted to make sure “everything was done” so I wouldn’t have to worry about being teased by my classmates for being “supot” (uncircumcised). Being…
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Mga Awiting Pangkalayaan ng mga Hukbong Nagtanggol sa Bayan Laban sa mga Mapaniil na Dayuhan at Lokal na Oligarkiya’t Dinastiya
ni Jimmy Reyes Bukid, bundok, pag-gawaan, at parang batis ng ating kabuhayan, papayagan bang makamkam, laya at kasaganahan ang dangal nang bayang pilipinas, na nais igupo ng dahas Mag-bubukid ay magbalikwas, tutulan mo ang pag-hamak manggagawa’y magkaisang hanay, isa man ay walang hihiwalay, hadlangan ang mga gahaman mapaniil na dayuhan, Bawat isa’y tibayan ang loob…