Pass The Quilt

I found this from a post by my Uncle in Vancouver.  The video above is of Solita Monsod, and this was her last lecture at UP.  Beyond her message of honor and integrity to be true leaders of today and the future, she sent a message of

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...

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

Def Poetry Jam.  Marlon Esquerra from Chicago.  This is what I’m talkin’ about.  This says so much about everything in between the lines, in between the generations, in between the cultures, in read more...

I thought this was a thoughtful passage.  I’m in the west chasing the American Dream, better yet still trying to understand that definition for myself.  I’m still trying to understand what is identity.  In California, you can’t help but

Like many Filipinos my friends extend to many cultures.  Not too long ago on a warm spring day, a friend invited me out to the Turkish Festival at the new Great Park of Orange County.  He said there’s only one of these things in the United

Often I get off track and focus on the BS, like ignorant blatherings over the public airwaves, versus real talk and real experience.  This is because shock jock assholes do their job well.  They get emotions for or against stirred up.  But