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Pilipino Ka Ba?
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Food for Thought: Assimilation by Almira Astudillo Gilles A couple of weeks ago during Kapihan sa Rizal Center, I asked the seniors who were gathered there what the Rizal Center meant to them. The predominant answer was that it’s a “home away from home,” a place for camaraderie with fellow Filipinos. While this answer is…
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Cook County Announces Nearly $3 million in Additional Starting Block Grant Awards for Community-Based Organizations
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Grant initiative provides capacity building funding to support the growth of organizations throughout Cook County (Cook County, IL) – On Friday, 06/21/2024, the office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Justice Advisory Council announced an additional $3 million in grant awards under the Cook County Starting Block Grant Initiative. The…
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Young Writers Program at Field Museum draws on the Philippine Heritage Collection
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Do you know kids or teens who love to write or draw? The NVM & Narita Gonzalez Writers’ Workshop presents “Hidden Treasures, Unearthing Our Stories” at the Field Museum. Fun writing games with young creators ages 8-18. Come join us Aug 2-4. Zines, story arcs, dream-storming, hay(na)ku poems, and artifacts from the Philippines Heritage Collection.…
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Filipino American Friendship through out the years
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Guwat (dislocation) in Tempera on 200 gms 19.556″ X 26.2778″ watercolor paper by boyD (Federico Dominguez) 1990
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Chanting Jesus’ life in verses; Archaic Tagalog revisited (Pabasa part 2)
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by Connie C. Triggiano Pabasa may be considered a literature/cultural phenomenon for the incredible intensity alone of the rhythm of chanted words, narrating the passion of Christ and the amazing challenges of the depth of ancient Tagalog used in the story. The source of this celebratory account of Jesus’ life on earth, revered by Filipinos…
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Haymaker Gym & MARC
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Haymaker Gym has joined MARC, the program for Martial Arts at Rizal Center! I’m excited to have new friends (instructors, students, collaborators), new gear, and new ideas. Haymaker Gym will be teaching classes for Boxing, Wrestling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, General Fitness, Striking, and Self-Defense. The new MARC schedule starts after this weekend. I will continue to teach…
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