Episode 99 – Weaving Filipino Cultures and Communities: A Conversation with Anthill Fabric Gallery
In this special TFAL episode, we get to know two Pinay visionaries of Anthill Fabric Gallery: Co-founder and Managing Director Anya Lim and...
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Episode 98 – Filipino Funerals, Spirits, and the Afterlife
Death is a natural part of life. All of us have experience with death, whether it’s among our family, our friends, or even...
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Episode 97 – TFAL Game Show 2: Live at Beatrock’s 10th Anniversary
On Sunday, October 6th, the TFAL crew had the opportunity to be a part of the Beatrock Music 10-Year Anniversary Festival held at...
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Episode 96 – Human Trafficking: A Conversation with Damayan and Mairi Nunag
In early September, Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California (PWC) hosted an anti-human trafficking summit, bringing together survivors, advocates, and leaders from throughout the...
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Episode 95 – Filipino American Gangs, Part 2: Law Enforcement
Historically, police departments have had a history of tense and even hostile relations with communities of color, with the Los Angeles Police Department...
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Episode 94 – Filipino Americans in Wrestling and Comics: A TFAL & PNGpodcast crossover with Scott Lost
While at San Diego Comic Con this year Elaine and Producer Mike were lucky enough to speak with Scott Lost, former professional wrestler turned comic book artist. Scott is one of the founders of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, an independent wrestling company that has alums such as TJP, the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Ricochet, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and more.
After leaving professional wrestling behind Scott founded Accidental Aliens, a San Diego based art studio, creating stories with characters that he always wanted to see in comic books.
This episode is also a special cross over episode with the new Pencil Neck Geeks podcast on the Geek Say What network. PNG podcast comprises of Berto Ponce (Balut Club founder), Elaine from TFAL, and Justin Mallari of Geek Offensive. PNG podcast will be coming out soon, so follow the show on instagram (@PNGpodcast) for updates!
Episode 93 – The Murder of Joseph Ileto: 20 Years Later
On August 10, 1999, Buford O. Furrow, Jr., a white supremacist, shot and killed JOSEPH ILETO, a Filipino American postal worker in Chatsworth,...
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Episode 92 – Fading Cultural Practices
Do you still mano po? Do you still call your siblings ate/kuya or manang/manong/ading? Do you know the recipes that your grandparents used...
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Episode 91 – TFAL talks Paleontology: It’s not just Dinosaurs!
Did you know that Paleontology is more than just dinosaurs? If so, YAY for you! When the opportunity to talk to a Filipino...
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Episode 90 – SDCC 2019 Panel: Filipinx in Podcasting
This year TFAL’s Elaine and Producer Mike got to take in the magic that is San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). The panel was...
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Episode 89 – “Alam ko na kaya mo”: Experiences of Filipino “Positive” Parenting
The TFAL crew is reunited in studio after a few months of travels to Canada and the Philippines. This episode is inspired by a The...
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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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