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Tara na! to Springfield — where decisions shape Filipino Americans’ future
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Maraming Filipinos, kasama ang fellow Asians at determined community supporters ang tutungo sa Springfiled Illiois, seat of state government, sa Miyerkules, Mayo 6, 2026 para ipadama sa mga legislators ang collective concerns at hinaing ng mga Filipinos at kapwa Asians ukol sa mga pangangailangan ng mga pamilyang migrante sa Chicago. State legislators control essential aspects…
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Arts & Culture Features May 2026
Please join us for Riksha Returns, a multidisciplinary evening of Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander art, performance and community storytelling on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Rizal Center in Chicago. First launched in 1993, Riksha began as a literary and cultural platform, including a print magazine and live performances, amplifying Asian American…
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Free Online Libraries For Filipino Books
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Links: Aklatang Bayan Online of Sentro ng Wikang Filipino(Downloadable E-books): https://sentrofilipino.upd.edu.ph/…/online…/ Filipinas Heritage Library online Filipiniana Collections: https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/online-library/ Philippine eBook Hub: https://ebookhub.ph/ CANVAS Childrens’ Books: https://www.canvas.ph/art-and-stories Tagalog eBooks: https://www.tagalogebooks.com/
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Civic Engagement Beyond the Ballot: How Filipino Americans Can Make Their Voices Heard
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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
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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
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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
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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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Arts and Culture (150) Bayanihan Newsletter (1) Digital Gallery (35) Events (115) Filipino (167) Filipino American (200) Food (22) Fundraising (1) Health and Healthcare (13) Immigration (60) Language (12) Local (59) Martial Arts (9) News (101) Organizations (13) Press Release (85) Programs (100) Rizal Center (197) Uncategorized (21) Volunteering (11)