This Filipino American Life Podcast
Exploring the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.
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Episode 262 – Transpacific Tibaks (opens the original)
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Tibak, is a slang term for “aktibista.” Over the decades, there are more and more Filipino Americans working towards social justice as inequality rises throughout the world. How do Filipino Americans begin to become activists in the first place? Why should we in the diaspora care about what’s going on in the Philippines? How do...
Episode 261 – Eala Mania (opens the original)
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Putang ina!!!!! Alex Eala has taken the Tennis world by storm! Over the last year, Alexandra “Alex” Eala has been a sports and popular cultural phenomenon. The 21-year-old Filipino tennis star has sparked an unprecedented wave of national pride and a domestic sports boom for Philippine tennis. In this TFAL episode, Gerlie, Ryan (out of...
Episode 260 – By and By with Mark Kaiklian (opens the original)
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In this episode of the pod, Elaine and Kat have a kikihan (kiki + kwentuhan) with Mark Kaiklian of By and By. Mark is a talented graphic designer, artist, performer, and all around good human who shares his journey with us. We learn about his origin story from Tondo, Philippines to Eagle Rock, CA and...
Episode 259 – Honorary Filipinos? (opens the original)
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We all have them in our lives. Friends and family who are not Filipino but sometimes we call “Honorary Filipinos.” But does anyone really deserve such a title? Does it become an invitation for more privileged folks to begin Filipino-splaining us and/or become culture vultures? Is this title that we should even dole out? In...
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