Pass The Quilt

I had a conversation the other day with an acquaintance and after about 30 minutes of speaking with him he told me he was Hawaiian. I replied to him “I thought you were Filipino” and he responded to me “I am but I was born in

In the larger metropolitan cities, there are areas that celebrate a certain culture - Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Little Italy, Filipinotown…

Fili-what?

Yes, Filipinotown. It exists. I’ve seen (the green signs) that it exists. If you don’t

A friend once told me that during the whole EDSA thing, he was in the Philippines and during that time Filipinos in the US knew more about what was going on in the Philippines than the Filipinos in the Philippines.  He went on and said

Every since the fight with Oscar we keep hearing from Jim Lampley about how Manny compares to Henry Armstrong, a fighter from the early 20th century who climbed the weight classes and claimed titles.  Well, I have a problem with

First in Tagalog, then an English version:

Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan.
Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo’y buhay.
Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting
Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil.

Sa dagat at bundok, sa simoy at
sa langit mong

The sun represents the beginning of a new era of self determination.

The 8 rays on the sun stand for the 8 provinces ((Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataán, Laguna, and Batangas) that rose in revolt against Spanish

Corazon Aquino’s Passing in 2009 was a sad moment followed by many all over.  I remember coming to work and seeing coworkers tied to their computers streaming the final procession.  It should remind us of the path she helped pave at home