Category: Arts and Culture
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Are We Empowered Yet?
That Filipino Americans are frequently labeled as “invisible Asians,” has been a topic widely written about — notably by Filipino writers themselves. It’s a well-intentioned reflective approach into understanding the reasons behind Filipino Americans’ invisible classification — according to the usual metrics by which races and ethnicities are observed and processed. Asian immigrant communities assume…
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PILIPINO KA BA? (02/26)
by Almira Astudillo Gilles This month, I’m in the Philippines to visit family and for cultural projects. Since I’m here for only four weeks, I’ve limited my out-of-Manila trips to the really necessary ones (for a weaving project) and to places I had not visited before. This trip, I’ve already been to South (Cotabato), will…
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS AND CAST
Garet: Pinoys in Chicago — A Play About Migration, Morality & Compassion In honor of Filipino American History Month this October, Rizal Center presents Garet: Pinoys in Chicago at the Little Theater of Rizal Center. Garet is a powerful, character-driven play that explores the emotional, moral, and cultural realities of Filipino life abroad. Set in…
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Volunteer Pathways
Meet our Volunteer Art Director – Taryn J. Annis Last month, the SINAG artists finished the mural on the east wall facing the parking lot, and I was so inspired that it got me thinking of asking another SINAG artist to paint a Filipino Christmas design on our vandalized front doors. But then I remembered…
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Volunteer Pathways
Hear from Christine Hoffmann as she shares her experience volunteering at the Rizal Center. Myra Kalaw is a poet and a book & paper sorcerer. She works as a Digital Archivist for a local vintage paper model shop, and as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for the Rizal Center. Interested in volunteering! Email me at…
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PILIPINO KA BA? (01/26)
Looking Back by Almira Astudillo Gilles “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” — Jose Rizal How exactly does this work? Is it necessary to mourn things we have lost to appreciate what we have now? Do we look at our past life to foretell a future that might become? Can…