Month: October 2017

Episode 17.5 – TFAL Goes to the Bay. Stories of Cannabis & Tech with Nina Parks and Carlo De La Fuente

On this episode of This Filipino American Life we continue our Bay Area invasion and talk story with Filipino Americans in the Cannabis industry, as well as address the tech boom that’s associated with Silicon Valley and the many companies who dominate the area.  Nina Parks of Mirage Medicinal educates the crew about how her work…

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Shallow Shore Leave: How Filipino Cruise Ship Workers Carve Out New Spaces in Alaska

Over the summer, my family and I went on a cruise to Alaska. It wasn’t my first choice of a vacation destination, but being that this is a family trip and my mom’s 70th birthday wish, my familial obligations took precedence. However, being the academic nerd that I am, the week long cruise allowed me…

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Episode 17 – TFAL Goes to the Bay: Lily Prijoles and Allan Manalo

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to the 2nd largest Filipino population in the United States.  Soma Pilipinas, the Filipino cultural district recently designated by the City of San Francisco, is the heart of Filipino America in the Bay.  Last month, TFAL paid a visit to Soma Pilipinas to talk to some of the…

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Episode 16.5 – TFAL goes to the Bay: Voicemails / Filipino Folklore

Once upon a time…we started a podcast.  Storytelling is one of the most fun ways we communicate in our podcast – sometimes through deep reflection and other times through funny interpretations of our past.  More importantly, it was a way our parents, grandparents, or teachers were able to communicate important lessons and morals to us…

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