Pass the Quilt http://www.passthequilt.org/ en info@passthequilt.org Copyright 2010 2010-09-04T01:21:23+00:00 Racist Rant http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/racist_rant/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/racist_rant/#When:02:21:23Z

Racist Rant

Sep. 3, 2010 by LaiLaiGirl

So, I just saw this today. I only watch the “news” for noise, but this story definitely caught my attention.

I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. Yes, pissed off was my first reaction. But maybe it should be funny because this mother has

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]]> Current Events 2010-09-04T02:21:23+00:00 Filipino ID, and a Trip to an Unfamiliar Home http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/filipino_id_and_a_trip_to_an_unfamiliar_home/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/filipino_id_and_a_trip_to_an_unfamiliar_home/#When:10:54:30Z

Filipino ID, and a Trip to an Unfamiliar Home

Sep. 1, 2010 by Rex Jaime

This was a tribute to Artist Al Robles, whose Filipino Identity was woven into his art although he never ever made it to the Philippines.  This mini-documentary explores a tribute trip to the Philippines to connect with a homeland that

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]]> History and Heritage 2010-09-01T10:54:30+00:00 US Census http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/us_census/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/us_census/#When:10:29:51Z US Census

US Census

Sep. 1, 2010 by Rex Jaime

2010 is the year for the big census.  Above is the spread of those identifying themselves as Filipino in 2000.  I’m curious to see what the spread is today…not just in the US, but the read more...

]]> Causes and Issues 2010-09-01T10:29:51+00:00 $198 Million of the Stimulus Put Toward Filipino WWII Vets http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/198_million_of_the_stimulus_put_toward_filipino_wwii_vets/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/198_million_of_the_stimulus_put_toward_filipino_wwii_vets/#When:09:54:56Z

$198 Million of the Stimulus Put Toward Filipino WWII Vets

Sep. 1, 2010 by Rex Jaime

NPR did this story in 2009.  Everything in my title seems wrong.  First, why is Stimulus money going toward Filipino WWII Vets?  Why $198 Million?  Why Filipinos?  and why now? (more than a half century later)

Lots of questions, but

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]]> History and Heritage 2010-09-01T09:54:56+00:00 Mexico and The Philippines http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/mexico_and_the_philippines/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/mexico_and_the_philippines/#When:06:54:40Z

Mexico and The Philippines

Aug. 31, 2010 by cayelanistudio

I wrote a passage a while about about how my mother felt about Mexicans. My research was a bit incomplete but I was just writing out of rage. I am allowed to do that, right?
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]]> History and Heritage 2010-09-01T06:54:40+00:00 Letter of Apology…Carrying the Heavy Weight of the Tragic Misdeeds of Others http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/letter_of_apologycarrying_the_heavy_weight_of_the_tragic_misdeeds_of_others/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/letter_of_apologycarrying_the_heavy_weight_of_the_tragic_misdeeds_of_others/#When:10:25:03Z

Letter of Apology…Carrying the Heavy Weight of the Tragic Misdeeds of Others

Aug. 27, 2010 by Rex Jaime

August 23, 2010

“A letter from a teenage Filipino to the WHOLE WORLD”
As you are reading this letter, I bet that you have seen/heard about what happened earlier in our country.

Tourists were hostages of a policeman here, Rolando Mendoza.

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]]> Current Events 2010-08-27T10:25:03+00:00 What Do You Mean “Only in the Philippines?” http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/what_do_you_only_in_the_philippines/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/what_do_you_only_in_the_philippines/#When:08:30:06Z What Do You Mean “Only in the Philippines?”

What Do You Mean “Only in the Philippines?”

Aug. 27, 2010 by Rex Jaime

Original Story by Trixie Cruz-Angeles

When the smoke cleared and the bodies were counted, as Mendoza’s story slowly is spread to a visibly shaken nation, I am shattered by the vicious remarks brought to my doorstep courtesy of Facebook. I

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]]> Causes and Issues 2010-08-27T08:30:06+00:00 Buy All the Things I Never Had http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/buy_all_the_things_i_never_had/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/buy_all_the_things_i_never_had/#When:07:07:53Z

Buy All the Things I Never Had

Aug. 26, 2010 by Rex Jaime

The video posted is an accoustic version of Billionaire By Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars, who happens to be half Puerto Rican, half Filipino from Hawaii.  I like the sound, but the lyrics strike a chord with me in not so much an ambitious

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]]> Life Lessons 2010-08-27T07:07:53+00:00 Real vs. Reality http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/real_vs_reality/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/real_vs_reality/#When:16:22:59Z

Real vs. Reality

Aug. 26, 2010 by cayelanistudio

While Miss Philippines was being a dumb ass for all the world to see during the Miss Universe Pageant, real shit is happening in the Philippines. Real Pinoys are trying to take back their US-backed government in Manila.

A lot of people

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]]> Current Events 2010-08-26T16:22:59+00:00 When History is Everyday Life. http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/when_history_is_everyday_life/ http://www.passthequilt.org/stories/item/when_history_is_everyday_life/#When:16:28:31Z

When History is Everyday Life.

Jun. 26, 2010 by cayelanistudio

I saw the embedded video about Imelda Marcos earlier this year. Through it, I was able to learn more about modern Filipino people in general. Many Filipino people share the same idealism that is just like hers. I think it’s really just not

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