Filipino and Canadian indigenous people seek to bridge cultures By Ted Alcuitas A unique experiment to bring together two indigenous cultures is happening this weekend at Gibsons, B. C. The Third Babylan Conference will be held on indigenous land in Gibsons on September 23-25, 2016. Put together by the Vancouver-based Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts […]
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Winnipeg, Manitoba The Roots: Filipino Rockers and Musicians of Winnipeg (1974-1982) By Levy Abad , Singer-Songwriter Published on PHILIPPINECANADIANNEWS.COM September 18, 2016 Updated: September 19, 2016, 7:04 PM;Sept. 20, 10.17AM Introduction There are a lot of musicians in Winnipeg and their presence goes back to the time the first wave of Filipinos arrived in the early
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Teo Mance: Revisited Levy Abad August 13, 2016 Early August, I went to the Forks with my wife to listen to buskers. We hang out at the Human Bean Café to listen to Al and requested him to play Mr. Bojangles when suddenly Tim Miyai, another friend busker, came by to listen to Al, his
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Winnipeg,Manitoba Jojo Yso: Rocking Winnipeg Levy Abad First of a series September 6, 2016 Jojo Yso arrived in Winnipeg in 1987 and right away he looked for a band to join, the name of which he cannot recall anymore. In the following year, he joined the Off Limits Band. The year that Jojo left
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Solidarity through fun and struggle Levy Abad August 23, 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba – I saw Kelly Moist at the 5th Manitoba Filipino Street Festival or MFSF held at Memorial Boulevard and Broadway Street last August 20th. Kelly is the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE- Manitoba. CUPE had
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North York, Toronto Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wows crowd By Ted Alcuitas In a move that is a clear signal that Filipinos are being noticed as a potent political force, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped by the popular street festival, now on its third year, even donning an apron to flip Pinoy BBqs. “Differences are
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Vancouver, B.C. ‘It Runs InThe Family’ – a movie review Vancouver Queer Film Festival By Ted Alcuitas For a movie that tackles such a sensitive issue as the LGBTQ, ‘It Runs in the Family’ is a surprisingly positive and affirming movie to watch. The anticipation of how each family handles relationships surrounding the issue
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Food-O- Rama 2016- So Yummy! Levy Abad August 7,2016 Winnipeg -I had a great time at Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba’s (PCCM) 1st Food-O-Rama 2016 (August 6-7, 2016) event held at the grounds of 737 Keewatin St.! The two-day event was a success, kudos to the organizers, vendors, advertisers, fellow musicians and
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Filipino-Canadian Artist in Mad Pride: Mad City Group Exhibit Migrante BC·Monday, July 11, 2016 Vancouver, July 8, 2016 —‘Mad Pride: Mad City’ opened with a public reception at the Gallery Gachet located in the Gastown area of Vancouver, BC. In this group exhibition, the featured artists of Gallery Gachet have come together “to build a
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Debunking high school dropout myth By Ted Alcuitas (Full disclosure: Maya Lorena Arradaza is my granddaughter) It has been said that Filipinos has the highest rates of high-school dropouts not only in B.C. but probably in the country. Studies show that there is a bigger proportion of Filipinos that do not complete high school compared
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