Category: Filipino
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Civic Engagement Beyond the Ballot: How Filipino Americans Can Make Their Voices Heard
By Angela Ebreo, Ph.D. I read Connie Triggiano’s article in a previous issue of Bayanihan with great interest. Her appeal for community members to become more civically engaged is timely, especially given the many ways policies affecting us are being implemented both nationally and within individual states. But what does it mean to be civically…
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A celebration of life while it’s still being lived
A farewell party. A final hurrah. A profound swan song. An advanced goodbye. It’s when a loved one is getting ready to write “30,” like when a news story ends. It’s a celebration of life while it is still being lived. They’re called many endearing terms – these celebrations of life as it veers towards…
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A Rare Gathering of Minds
By Larry Leopoldo, based on an interview with Ube Leopoldo Mascarenas The first thing he noticed wasn’t the competition—it was the sound. Chess pieces clicking against tournament boards, conversations rising and falling, Tagalog drifted across the room. The hall at the Rizal Center felt less like a tournament and more like a gathering, something tangible…
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Join Us! Fundraising Circle Meeting on April 12
The Rizal Center has thrived thanks to the contributions of community members. This is true at all levels; our board of directors is all volunteers, we have a robust roster of volunteers that restore the building, and programs and events at Rizal Center are often designed by community members, like the Balikbayan Book Club and…
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May Dalawang Crime Novels na Lumabas noong Panahon ni Digong
ni Ogot Sumulong Dumarami na ang masugid na mambabasa ng crime novels bilang genre ng nobelang Filipino. Maaaring nasimulan ito nang lumabas ang tinaguriang kauna-unahang crime novel sa bansa sa akda ni F. H. Batacan noong 1996 na pinamagatang Smaller and Smaller Circles. Ito ay na-publish noong 2002 at naging pelikula pa nga na ipinalabas…
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Letter to FilAm Youth & 1st Gen FilAm
A Letter to First-Generation FilAm Youth By Anonymous Anonymous was born in Chicago to Filipino immigrant parents. She now lives in the Southwestern U.S. and is a mother of two first-generation FilAm children. Dear Mga Anak, We can’t imagine how it must be to grow up FilAm today! It was confusing enough for us, your…
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Champions of Culture: PSA Barkada Takes 1st at Battle of the Bamboo 2026
The spirit of Bayanihan was vibrant at the Copernicus Center on February 21st during the 2026 Battle of the Bamboo. We are overjoyed to announce that PSA Barkada from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took home the 1st Place trophy! Their winning piece, Semgulang Tawan Sohul (Semgulang Afflicted by Madness), was a breathtaking epic…