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Digital Art Gallery October 2026 Featuring: Mark B. Agcaoili
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Mark Bernardo Agcaoili is a visual artist from Ilagan City, Isabela. After contracting meningitis at a young age, he lost the use of his hands and experienced difficulty speaking. Despite these challenges, Mark found a way to continue doing what he loves. He taught himself to draw and paint using his feet. Mark creates portraits…
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Digital Art Gallery October 2026 Featuring: Litany Esguerra
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Litany Esguerra is a self-taught artist, musician, and researcher living in West Town, Chicago. She experiments with other forms of mixed media such as collage, cyanotype, and pastel, although they mainly paint with oil and acrylic. As a second-generation Filipino-American, Litany’s art centers on themes of identity, solitude, and culture. She is particularly interested in…
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Digital Art Gallery October 2026 Featuring: Set Gozo
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Set is a visual artist born in the Philippines and raised in Majayjay, Laguna, a small town at the foot of Mount Banahaw known for its lush green scenery and bodies of water. Growing up in this naturally rich environment sparked her interest in art at an early age. Her work reflects nature, as well…
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SAYAWAN AT BAYANIHAN SA RIZAL CENTER
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A Monthly Community Dance, Fellowship, and Fundraising Program Sayawan at Bayanihan sa Rizal Center brings members of the Filipino American community together through dance, movement, music, fellowship, and shared responsibility for the Rizal Center. Rooted in the Filipino tradition of bayanihan, Sayawan recognizes that sustaining our community center is a collective effort. Everyone can contribute.…
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Manang’s Memories Are Never Really Recoverable: An Unpopular Take on the Plight of the Manananggal in Forgotten Island
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By Susan T. Layug Warning: spoiler alert. Here’s what I think Manang’s memories really are: they are the broken pieces of her heart, puso, that she recovered and wore at the end but were never put back together See how they were shown as being cradled in her breast, but not resting in her head?…
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Rooted in Community, Connected Through Our Stories
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Celebrating Filipino American History Month Across Chicago and the Midwest An archive can inspire a performance. A performance can open a conversation between generations. A family story can become a learning resource. These connections are at the heart of the community work I am grateful to share with so many of you. This October, the…
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