Vancouver, B.C. “…rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival…” “With complicated, entwined, and rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival’ with uncertainty and limited means, and adding the notions of karton (in English, carton; also famous for Balikbayan Boxes) symbolizing the world economy, the supply chain, and the systemic racism in the global labour practices,” […]
Khim Mata Hipol wins prestigious award. (Photo: Scott Little Photography) Updated… Vancouver, B.C. Khim Mata Hipol was “shocked” on hearing he won the award The annual Audain Travel Award provides $7,500 to young artists enrolled in a full-time fine arts program. By Mildred German Filipino artist and 4th-year Emily Carr University (ECU) photography student Khim
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Updated:October 18,2022, 12:o8 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Keeping January’s legacy alive ten years after her murder The tragic death of January Marie Lapuz ten years ago in 2012 shocked her family and communities. A local support group responds with actions to cherish her legacy and to highlight the struggle of immigrant transgenders of colour. Mildred German
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Vancouver, B.C. Swimming Upstream: A Photo Gallery Worth A Thousand Words Mildred German PhotoVoice believes everybody should have the opportunity to represent themselves and tell their own story, “that images and words together can effectively express communities and individual’s needs, problems, and desires.” Mildred German Vancouver, BC “The impacts of drug addiction are tremendous. COVID-19
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Amanda Parafina has been leading the Vines Festival for three straight years. (Photo: Vines Art Festival) Updated:October 14, 2022, 3:32 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Filipino brilliance at the 8th Annual VINES Art Festival Stage manager and producer Amanda Parafina, a second generation Filipino in Canada brings her talents to the multi-awarded VINES Art Festival which gathers
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Donato Dalayoan in front of the window of The Chamber offices which he designed. (The Chamber photo) Winnipeg, Manitoba Jonato Dalayoan transforms Portage & Main’s barricades By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez If you feel homesick when you see the barricades at Portage and Main, it’s because you’re seeing something Filipino design-inspired. A new mural painted on
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Vancouver, B.C. A mother’s love of peeling mango for her baby By: Ria Santos In a time where representation in media matters, actor, screen writer, charity founder, and now author, Xavi de Guzman brings to the world the children’s book Peeled Fruit. The story as old as time about a mother’s love language of peeling
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The longest-running Canadian-Filipino entertainment show is set to rock Winnipeg. (Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba ‘Simply the Best’ longest-running entertainment show Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group composed of a Canadian-Filipino family and their friends who share their love for music will rock Canadian venues again for the “Relive The Music 50s & 60s Show” this October. Forced
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Toronto, Ontario Performance AGO Live: Kultura Presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith Wednesday, October 5, 7 PM Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario “Paniniwala: Acts of Faith” Paniniwalà (tagalog) [noun] definition: belief In response to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s exhibit Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire, Kultura invites audiences to witness Paniniwala:
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Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we
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