Episode 88 – Colorism in the Filipino Community
“Don’t play out in the sun. You’ll get too dark!” Most Filipinos have heard this phrase from parents or elders numerous times when...
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Episode 87 – Filipino Americans in the PBA: TFAL Talks to Former PBA Star Tony De La Cruz
It’s no secret that Filipinos are obsessed with basketball. Same goes for Filipino Americans. Ask many Filipino Americans and more likely than not,...
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Episode 86 – Filipino Americans Doing Business in the Philippines: TFAL Talks to Roland Ros of Kumu and Carmel Laurino of Kalsada Coffee
As a Filipino American, have you ever considered moving to the Philippines? Whether you were born in the diaspora or moved from the...
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Episode 85 – Filipino Ethnic Enclaves: Do They Exist? Do We Need Them?
Despite efforts to create Filipino ethnic enclaves – Historic Filipinotown in LA, SoMa Pilipinas in San Francisco, Filipino Village in National City, Little...
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Episode 84 – Filipino Canadian Businesses and Cultural Arts in Vancouver: TFAL Talks to WSDMCLUB Barber Shop, DISTRIKT MOVEMENT, and Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society
Welcome back to Canada! We round out our travel shows with our last two interviews from Vancouver. In this episode we interview...
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Episode 83 – Filipino Canadian Politics and Community Organizing in Vancouver: TFAL Talks to Mable Elmore, MLA, RJ Aquino, KAMP, and Tulayan
Welcome to Canada, eh? In addition to our trip to Seattle last month, the TFAL crew was able to take a trip...
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Episode 82 – Filipino Food Scene in Seattle: TFAL Talks to Hood Famous Café, Kamayan Farm, and Musang Seattle
What is the Filipino Food scene like in Seattle? In this TFAL episode, we’re back in Seattle to talk about Pacific Northwest Filipino...
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Episode 81 – Finding Filipino American Community in LA’s Little Tokyo: Conversations with Alison De La Cruz, Kennedy Kabasares, and Francis Cullado
In Los Angeles, Filipinos have a special relationship with the Little Tokyo neighborhood. In the 1920s and 1930s, Filipino immigrants formed a viable...
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Episode 80 – Filipino American History, Politics, and Cultural Work in Seattle: TFAL Talks to Dr. Pio De Cano, Devin Cabanilla, and Sendai Era
Over the next few episodes, the TFAL crew brings you some voices from the Pacific Northwest. This past month, TFAL was on location...
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Episode 79 – Gio-Stories: Three Tales about Filipino America by Giovanni Ortega
In this TFAL episode, we switch gears a bit and give you a few literary works in audio form by Giovanni Ortega, multi-disciplinary...
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Episode 78 – Filipino American Karaoke Culture
Filipinos and karaoke go together like peanut butter and jelly, like peas and carrots, like green mangoes and bagoong. Karaoke is essential to...
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Episode 77 (33.5) – Healthy Filipino Cooking: A Conversation with RG Enriquez of Astig Vegan
We talk a lot about food on the podcast (and in life) partly because it’s fun, but also because it creates discussion about...
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Episode 76 (33) – When Filipino Pride Goes Wrong…
Most of us have some ounce of Filipino pride. “Successes” by other Filipinos such as Bruno Mars, Jordan Clarkson, and Catriona Gray become...
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Episode 75 (32.5) – Pinoy Basements: A Conversation with Filipino American Actor Eugene Cordero
You might recognize Eugene Cordero from roles in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Wrecked, or the film The Mule. The TFAL crew love him as Pillboi...
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Episode 74 (32) – TFAL Live at Cinema Sala: Filipino Films with Marie Jamora
During the holiday season, TFAL was invited by the good folks at Cinema Sala to record a podcast episode live in front of...
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Episode 73 (31.5) – Reflections on Beauty Pageants and Miss Universe Catriona Gray
Though beauty pageants in the Philippines can be traced back to the celebration of Santacruzan and other religious festivals, modern beauty pageants, emerged...
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Episode 31 – TFAL Goes to SD: Community Organizing w/ DJ Kuttin Kandi, Kirin Macapugay, and Ree Obana; Filipino American Apparel w/ Zar Javier of Kampeon Co.
We conclude our San Diego interviews with community organizers DJ Kuttin Kandi, Kirin Macapugay, and Ree Obana. In this discussion we highlight the...
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Episode 30.5 – TFAL Goes to SD: Filipino American Politics with SD Councilmember Chris Cate; Broadcast Journalism with KGTV Newscaster Melissa Mecija
“Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.” – Ron Burgundy...
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Episode 30 – Creative Writing w/ Jason Magabo Perez
The pen is mightier than the sword, they say. And in our history, the pen has certainly been very powerful. The Illustrados who...
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Bonus Episode – A Conversation with Geena Rocero
On this bonus episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with Geena Rocero, the trans activist, model, producer, and founder of GenderProud, her...
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