Category: Arts and Culture
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Message of Gratitude
On behalf of the FACGC, I extend my heartfelt thanks to the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Greater Chicago (UPAAGC) for their partnership, leadership, and stewardship in bringing the Oblation Suite to life. We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us for the ribbon cutting — your presence made the occasion truly…
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Ilang Tanong Sa Buwan, Isang Gabing Napuyat, Ang Mga Bintana
ni Ogot Sumulong 1. Almusal Sa tuktok ng gusaling Nakadungaw sa ilog Marikina Gipit ang hangi’t Gutom ang kalye Gaano kaya katagal Makakahigop ng lugaw Ang araw na uusbong Bago tubusin ang sigla 2. Ngiti Sa harap ng gusaling Kumembot sa ilog Marikina Nakupas sa maghapon Ang ngiti ng mga tindahan Sa sinapupunan ng palengke…
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PABASA
by Rowena Luna PABASA, a traditional Lenten Filipino Catholic devotion, is one of the oldest Holy Week tradition which begun in the 17th century. It was started by Spanish Missionaries in melodic form and translated into Tagalog so the Filipino indigenous people could be familiar with it. It is a continuous chanting of a long…
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A Proposed Blueprint for Filipino Americans’ Political Recognition
During every election cycle, Filipino American voters bring a cluster of priorities highlighting economic needs, immigration anxieties, and health care, among other issues in the mix but these community concerns rarely surface in mainstream political narratives. The core issue behind this absence in the political landscape that tends to perpetuate Filipinos’ under-recognition is not a…
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Connecting People to Opportunity: The FilAm Economic Resource Center
by Norberto “Bobby” Luna The Filipino American community in the Chicagoland area, like many across the United States, has long been shaped by individuals pursuing the American dream. Early waves of immigrants were largely professionals—nurses, doctors, allied health workers, accountants, and teachers. By the 1990s, the rise of information technology brought a new group of…
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Kusina ng Bayan Fundraising Update
By Ryan Viloria Status Report We are excited to share a progress update on Kusina ng Bayan, aka The Community’s Kitchen! Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’ve reached 25% of our fundraising goal, raising $16,250 toward restoring this vital community kitchen. Special shout out to Alpha Nicolasin for leading a fundraising team that…
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Featuring: Marea Cordero
Marea Cordero Marea hand cuts intricate, layered, paper art focused on anatomy, spirituality, and the ability to evolve in adversity. Paper shifts from a format for art to be created upon into art itself by sacrificing pieces of itself. It becomes line and form, letting the space it lives in contain a new object. Bold,…
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A Trilogy of Stories, a Century of Memory:
THE ART OF BELONGING Theater, Archival Film, and Filipino American Memory Come Together in Chicago Chicago, IL — CIRCA Pintig announces The Art of Belonging, a multidisciplinary theater and film project that celebrates Filipino immigrant life in the Midwest through staged readings and rare archival home movies. The project pairs three short plays adapted from…
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HOUSE OF HOPE
REIMAGINING THE RIZAL CENTER AMIDST THE FAST-CHANGING COMMUNITY The Rizal Center as our Home Away From Home is our House of Harmonious Transformation: A Story of Community Bayanihan In the heart of the Rizal Center, where Filipinos and Filipino Americans echo with the struggles of unemployment, lack of food, health disparities, stale cultural activities, lack…
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Ilang Tala sa Paghigop ng Kapeng Pinoy
ni Ogot Sumulong Mahilig akong umiinom ng kape, lalo na sa umaga. Pero di ko binusisi kung anong klaseng kape ang iniinom ko maski noong nasa high school pa ako. Noon, instant coffee ang iniinom ko. Nescafe yata ang tatak. Ikaw ang magtitimpla kung gusto mong black; pero kundi, ikaw ang maglalagay kung ilang kutsara…