Podcasts about Pinay

Alamin ang kuwento ni Contessa Pangilinan, isang Pinay sa Darwin na nahumaling sa pagkolekta ng mga laruang Hello Kitty at Care Bears kahit may pamilya na at isa nang ina.

Before Bianca Felipe hit the Sydney Marathon race, she sat down with Papa Dan and talked about the joy and challenges of running and how she is challenging the conventional stereotypes about body size and athletic endurance. - Bago sumabak si Bianca Felipe sa Sydney Marathon, nakipagkwentuhan muna siya kay Papa Dan tungkol sa saya at mga hamon ng pagtakbo, at kung paano niya hinahamon ang mga karaniwang stereotype tungkol sa laki ng katawan at kakayahan sa palakasan.

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Join Host Miko Lee as she introduces Dr. Robynn Rodriquez's show “Spitting Fire.” Dr. Robynn speaks about Filipinx and colorism with Dr. Joanne Rondilla.   LINKS Dr. Robynn, The People's Professor   SHOW TRANSCRIPT [00:00:00] Opening: Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   [00:00:35] Miko Lee: Welcome to Apex Express. I'm your host, Miko Lee, and tonight we get to hear the podcast from Dr. Robin Rodriguez called Spitting Fire, and I'm so excited for you to listen to it. Check it out, and if you wanna hear more, we're gonna link in the show notes an earlier interview I did with Dr. Robin Rodriguez. So please listen to Spitting Fire with Dr. Robin   [00:01:01] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: I can't actually remember a specific episode when my parents or my Lola, who helped raise me, explicitly said, “Don't stay out in the sun.” But I always knew growing up that staying out in the sun was something I shouldn't do because being dark was something to be avoided. I remember being embarrassed by my mom who would bust out an umbrella on a bright and shiny day. “Mom, it's not even raining outside,” I remember complaining. I hated the big hats she would wear or insist I wear, or the comments of, “You're getting darker,” also in a disapproving tone. I remember, too, the high praises anyone with lighter skin was heaped, even when I didn't think they were that particularly attractive. Or how if my relatives knew someone was going to be marrying an American, basically a white person, they would exclaim, “Oh, they're going to have beautiful children.” When I brought home a hapa, a dude who was Filipino and white, I was told that if we got married, I would be improving the race. I've always known, whether I can remember being told, “Don't stay out in the sun,” that if there was a skin hue to aspire to, it was to be light.   [00:02:49] To be called mestiza was to receive one of the best compliments. To be a mestiza is always already to be beautiful. Of course, if anyone said I was mestiza, it was always qualified as mestizang morena. That is, someone who exhibits certain types of physical traits that are associated with a mestiza, like having a more pointed nose or being slightly taller than the average Pinay, but not the lighter skin of a genuine mestiza. So that's why I was sometimes called mestizang morena. Still meant as a compliment. After all, I could still enjoy the privilege of being associated with mestizaje, but only partially So many Filipinas in the diaspora, especially those of us who live in white settler colonial societies like what we now know as the United States as well as Canada, so many of us share experiences similar to the ones I've experienced.   [00:03:58] My dear friend and colleague, a fellow sociologist, Dr. Connolly De Leon, who currently teaches at Ryerson University in Canada, made this shared experience a topic of study in her book chapter, “Mas Maputi Ako Sa'yo,” I'm Lighter Than You: The Spatial Politics of Intraracial Colorism Among Filipina-Filipino Youth in the Greater Toronto Area. It was a chapter that was part of the very historic anthology, Filipinos in Canada: Disturbing Invisibility, edited by Roland Coloma, Bonnie McElvaney, Ellen Ethel Dongohan, John Paul Katungol, and Lisa M. Davidson, and it was published in 2012. Now, I've taught, uh, Dr. De Leon's chapter, Connolly's chapter, in my Filipino American experience courses in the past, and it's always, always deeply resonated with my Filipina students. In Dr. De Leon's chapter, she starts off with a quote that so many of us are familiar with in some way. She writes, quote, “You're so dark. Yuck.' My cousin would say to me in disgust as she would place her forearm beside mine to compare her light skin to my dark skin.” End quote. Dr. De Leon continues, quote, “As early as the age of four, as early as the age of four, I was taught to feel ashamed of my complexion. I did not understand what was so shameful about being the particular shade of brown that I was.” End quote. The shaming that Dr. De Leon and so many of us experience comes from colorism, which scholars define as the discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same racial group on the basis of skin color.   [00:06:01] On this episode of Spitting Fire, Dr.- Doctora Robyn Speaks, you'll actually hear less from me and more from yet another friend and colleague, Dr. Joanne Rondilia, who I recently hosted as part of a lecture series jointly sponsored by the Bolosan Center for Filipinx Studies, of which I serve as the founding faculty director, and the School for Liberating Education, my platform for offering Filipinx or Filipinos and ethnic studies courses that are often only available to those who happen to be able to get accepted into the four-year, often elite institutions where they are taught. It's where I get to teach all of these amazing courses that I think all of us should have to the broader community. Dr. Rondilia has researched on colorism in the Philippines and the diaspora for over a decade. It was a topic of her 2012 dissertation, which was entitled Colonial Faces: Beauty and Skin Color Hierarchy in the Philippines and the United States. In her 2007 book, co-edited with Paul Spickard, entitled Is Lighter Better? Skin Tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans, she explores colorism as a phenomenon that no- not only plagues Filipinos, but Asian Americans actually more broadly. So now I'm gonna turn to Dr. Rondilia and her lecture entitled Don't Stay Out in the Sun: Understanding Filipinx and Colorism. Go ahead, Joanne. Take it away. So happy you're here.    [00:07:44] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: All right. Thank you so much, Robyn. It's, uh… Do you mind if I call you Robyn? Shall I call you Dr. Robyn?    [00:07:50] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: Oh my God. You only know me as Robyn. Okay.    [00:07:56] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: I will call you Robyn, but everybody else, you, you are required to call her Dr. Robyn- … Queen Robyn. You know, that's, that's how. But it's, it's such a, a joy to be here. Um, you know, before we opened the doors, uh, Robyn and I were talking about, um, you know, what it is to be an academic and the type of language and, and spaces in which we share our research. And I think one of the things that's really hard, especially for the soul of a lot of, uh, academics, is that we… it's so rare for us to really share our research, uh, with the community, right? ‘Cause I don't think of myself as a researcher. I think of myself more as a, a storyteller Right? And I think that that's really, uh, when students- when I have students who refuse to, like, engage in research, I try to remind them, like, research is not… I don't think of research as, uh, sort of like the white person's, uh, uh, game. I think of research as something that is connected to us, um, and it's our birthright. It's our ancestral birthright, right? Because storytelling is our ancestral birthright, and that's the lens in which I come into, uh, to exploring this issue of colorism.   [00:09:15] So show of hands, for those of you in the room, I'm curious to know how many of you were told, uh, were, were told this: “Don't stay out in the sun or you're- or, or else you'll get too dark.” How many of you were raised with that sort of mantra? Yes. Right. I, I almost feel like these words, uh, are so quintessential to the Filipino experience or the Filipinx experience. Like, “Don't stay out in the sun or else you'll get too dark.” And I'm someone who, I was born and raised on Guam, um, and so everybody on Guam is dark because we are always out in the sun, right? And my mother is very light-skinned. Uh, she came from a middle-class family from San Pablo City in the Philippines. My father's from Lucena, and he ca- he grew up poor, uh, and rai- was raised by a single mother. And so m- there was this definite class difference between my parents, uh, but there's also a, a skin tone difference between my parents. Like, my dad was someone who was very, very kuripot. He was very cheap, but he had this great love for my mother. Um, you know, and I think part of that was he saw her as like, you know, this, this wonderful, like, prize almost, you know. Because she came from a well-to-do family, and, you know, when they got married, her family did not want them to get married because, uh, he was not wealthy. But he was someone who, because he works on Guam as an engineer for the government of Guam, uh, and, and the US military, like that sort of… and, and he had, uh, I think in total like 13 deeds to his name. That's sort of what eased my, my mother's family into, you know, being supportive of their marriage. But there was… And, and on my mother's side of the family, this is a family, and mind you, I love them very much, but this is a family that, um, values beauty a lot, right? My mom and my aunties were all some form of provincial, uh, beauty queen And so this is why me and my brother and my sister were always told, “Don't stay out in the sun or you'll get too dark.” Because the idea was you had to preserve whatever, whatever it was our mother gave us, right? Even though, um, you know, like, uh, you know, even though, like, members of her family say didn't, didn't necessarily find us attractive , you know, the idea was, like, you know, as children of this, this woman or as chil- as, as, you know, members of this particular family, you had to, um, you had to sort of preserve yourself.   [00:12:18] So as a young kid growing up on Guam, I always wanted to go swimming, uh, 'cause my, my neighbors across the street, actually one of them, uh, represented the island of Guam, uh, during the 1988 Olympics in, in Seoul, right? So I always wanted to go swimming. I wanted to learn swimming, but my mother wouldn't let me because I would get too dark And so that, you know, like, there, there was so much of our lives that were limited because of this need to preserve beauty. And this is how I entered the research, uh, the exploration of colorism. So very quickly, for those of you who do not know what colorism is, simply put, colorism is a looks-based or, you know, um, you know, physical look, a looks-based system of discrimination where light skin and Eurocentric features are favored over darker skin and non-Eurocentric features.   [00:13:13] These discriminations typically occur within the same racial or ethnic community. Uh, the term colorism was coined by, um, the writer Alice Walker. And when she first started writing about colorism, she was talking about, she was talking about colorism in a very intimate way. She was talking about the way in which lighter-skinned Black women evoked pain, right, uh, onto darker-skinned Black women. And so this is where she comes up with this term called colorism. Colorism is intimate. It happens within the same racial or ethnic group, typically. And the reason why I say typically is because, um, in our society, we live in a very colorist society. So I'm sure some of you, and you can throw up reactions, some of you know people, may be related to people who say, “I'm not a racist. I don't have a racist bone in my body, in my body. I love Black people. I listen to Beyoncé. Halle Berry's my favorite actress.” Like, you know, they'll go on and on and on about how they're not racist. But when you look at the patterns of what they deem is attractive or, um, sort of civilized among, uh, the Black or African American community, they always resort to people who tend to be, like, lighter skinned, right? And that's also a way that, um, colorism manifests itself. It starts in the intimate space, but it manifests itself in a much larger, um, you know, in a much larger sphere. So for, um, the Filipinx community, when we look at popular culture, right? And, um, I don't know if any of you have heard of the show or are watching a show called, uh, The Cleaning Lady It's a new show that was, uh, it just premiered last week through Fox. And The Cleaning Lady, the reason why this is really big for, uh, the Filipinx community is because the… It, it's supposed… It originally was supposed to be a Filipino storyline, right? And it was a way to sort of introduce, uh, you know, Filipinx characters in the public sphere. But what happened was S- Shannon Sossamon, the actress Shannon Sossamon, uh, was originally slated to play the main character, who is an undocumented, uh, Filipina maid, right? But something happened during the initial table read, so they end up casting Elodie Yung, who's, uh, French Cambodian. So they changed the character a little bit, but when you look at the setting, it's set in Los Angeles. It's really a Filipino family. And my argument when I look at popular media and colorism is that oftentimes in popular media when they're trying to introduce Filipino, Filipinx characters, it's done through the mixed race body. It's done through a mixed race person, right? So for those of you who may be familiar with Shannon Sossamon, she's mixed race. She's a mixed race Filipina, but she's very white-passing, and it's usually mixed race white-passing or mixed race white-pleasing, what I call white-pleasing, uh, Filipinos that popular culture suddenly becomes interested in us, right?   [00:16:45] And that's what we see in a show like The Cleaning Lady. In the next few months, I think Jo Koy, uh, is going to have a movie called, um, I think it's called Easter Sunday. And again, Jo Koy, very Filipino, right? It, it's ingrained in his comedy. But what makes, what allows his fame to happen in the United States is that he's very white-passing and white-pleasing, very different from someone like a Rex Navarette, whose career is much longer, right, than someone like a Jo Koy, right? So there's definitely colorism at play, right? But when we're looking at the intimate spaces, the way colorism plays out in the Filipinx community, it's the lighter skinned Filipino discriminating against the darker skinned Filipino. In the Asian American community, it's the Chinese person discriminating against the, the Cambodian person, right? So there, there's these different levels of, of colorism at play. Colorism, um… It's important to know that colorism is the discriminatory system that makes anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism exist. It actually maintains anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. And the reason why this is important is, one, when we look at anti-Black racism, and you, you're hearing this a lot, you know, um, either in academic circles or even in, uh, sort of, um, more popular conversations. I feel that it's important to talk about anti-Black racism in conjunction with anti-Indigenous racism because they happen hand in hand. And when we look at the founding of the United States, for example, the founding of this country happens through the genocide of Indigenous peoples as well as the enslavement of African peoples. So they're not separate. They come together. And so when we're looking at colorism, the system of colorism, right? Colorism is what, is what allows anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism to exist Um, what makes, um… And, and, and we see this through the different, uh, colonial periods of the Philippines. There's something very distinct about colorism in the Filipinx community, and it really has to do with our, um, our, our colonial history.   [00:19:25] And so on the worksheet, there's just a very sort of like quick and dirty kind of list of like these three major periods of colonization in the Philippines. What I really wanna ta- uh, point to is the role of the Chinese throughout these historical periods in the Philippines. Because, um, typically when you talk about colorism, uh, colorism is most prevalent in, um, the African American community and the Black diaspora. But there's something very distinct about Filipinx colorism, and it's that our notion of lightness is defined by Eurocentric standards of beauty, right? And this is because of Spanish colonization. But it's also defined by Chinese standards of beauty or East Asian standards of beauty, and this is because of the positioning of the Chinese throughout these colonial periods. Because the Chinese, um, historically were the, um, were the merchant class, they were often elevated above indigenous Filipinos, right? And so that's why today in the Philippines when you see people who are in power and you look at the mixed race or mestizo, you know, uh, the mixed race people who are in power in the Philippines, they're often, uh, mixed race Chinese, right? And that's because of the, the legacy and the presence of Chinese in the Philippines. And so it's, um, it's, it's the history of the Chinese in the Philippines, th- these notions of Chinese lightness that really make colorism in the Philippines and among Filipinx very distinct. Uh, it's a very distinct conversation.   [00:21:14] Um, uh, I wanted to pause and say if you have any questions or if I'm going too quickly, feel free to, you know, put this in the chat, and I will try to address it, um, as I go along. Um, in– At the beginning of the talk, I asked how many of you were told, “Don't stay out in the sun.” And for those of you who said that you were told this, by show of hands, how many of you heard this in the context of family? How many of you were told this in the context of friends or any other intimate, uh, setting? ‘Cause oftentimes these messages are circulated among the family. And so When w- uh, and again, like colorism, you know, relative to racism, colorism has a very… There is this intimate aspect because oftentimes how we understand our own value and our own self-worth has to do with the messages that are articulated in the family, right? So, uh, one of the interviews that I had conducted, uh, was this, with this woman who when I conducted the interview, this was in the Philippines, and she worked in the entertainment industry in the Philippines. And she, um She, uh, had talked about how her lola would address her and her cousins. So the woman I interviewed, very light skin, light eyes, light hair, and that's why she's an entertainer in the Philippines.   [00:22:47] She's a model, and at the time she was hosting a television show. And she said that growing up, her lola always called her Miss Universe, right? And it was because of the way that she looked. Her lola would call her cousin, who was, um, like Spanish mestiza, sh- so, uh, this person who I called Tyler, Tyler was Miss Universe. Her cousin was Miss Philippines 'cause she was mestiza, and then Tyler's sister was Miss Cebu. So here, you know, like… And this is very blatant, and I'm not saying that all families are like this, but here you have this very explicit example of, a lola articulating the differences between these three young girls. Queen of the universe, queen of the Philippines, queen of the province. And in her interview, Tyler had said, “Yeah, it was very clear that Lola had her favorites, and it was in the way that she designated you in this spectrum of, like, these sort of beauty queen titles,” right? In another interview that I had, uh, conducted there, and this was an interview here in, um, the United States, uh, I- in the research I called her Milen. Milen talked about how whenever there was a dance or prom or something like that, there was this whole process of, you know, her and her brothers having to go to Lola's house so that Lola could see, you know, what everyone was wearing and that there could be pictures. But what was very clear was, um, Milen's youngest brother was clear…   [00:24:29] You know, her words were, “He was clearly not a favorite,” and this was largely because he was darker. He was often omitted from the photos. Um, Lola didn't really care about what he was wearing and things like that. She always put attention to Milen, who was very light-skinned, uh, and her two brothers who are also very light-skinned. So there's a very central role in which the family plays in how we understand, um, colorism and how we understand personal value And so as I was, uh, exploring this, uh, in sociology there's a term called the beauty cue, and the beauty cue is a system of classification. It's a societal system of classification that classifies women from lightest to dark to, you know, from most valuable to least valuable. And so what I did using this theory that Margaret Hunter had wr- uh, she wrote about, I added to this conversation by talking about the intimate beauty cue, because the beauty cue itself is about a societal, uh, a societal structure, but the intimate beauty cue is how we understand our value, how our notions of beauty are created in the most intimate spaces.   [00:25:47] And the reason why this is important to look at is because I think each and every one of us can, um, we can look at the TV and we can look at societal messages and say, “Yes, that's how society understands beauty, but that's not me because I'm my own person.” But in the intimate space among family and friends, when you're getting the messages that you're not beautiful or you're not valuable and it's coming from an unconditional love space such as the family, therein lies the problem and why colorism is such an intimate issue, because these are messages that are articulated by people, usually by people that you love or by people that you're closest to.   [00:26:35] There is a gendered aspect to colorism. Women in families are often seen as being more responsible for, um, you know, for beauty or engaging in beauty practices over men. However, men do… You know, like, there is some pressure for men Uh, when we look at colorism in popular media, again, in the US sphere, the few chances we get to see Filipinos or Filipinx in popular media, they are oftentimes light-skinned, mixed-race people, such as, and again, the example of, um, The Cleaning Lady. We have the example of Jo Koy and his future projects. It's not until we get into the independent sphere that we can see more variation. But when major institutions such as, uh, a Fox network or Netflix is trying to introduce a public to the Filipinx community, they're gonna go with what they feel is safe, and it's usually someone who's light-skinned, someone who is white passing, someone who's white pleasing, right? You know, there is something about, uh, the way in which popular media uses the mixed-race person or the mixed-race body. When you look at skin-lightening advertisements, oftentimes it's a mixed-race person that is being used to model such products. Uh, this is over t- I think it's over 10 years ago now. Um, there is a company in the Philippines called Glutamax, and when they launched their line, they used a mixed-race, um, Black Filipina model named Jinkee Oda.   [00:28:27] And what they did was they showed the sort of before and after, and one of the taglines in the advertisement in Tagalog, it said, “You could be white like me,” because it showed this progression of her being dark-skinned and then being light-skinned. And again, like, here for this particular, um, product, you're seeing the usage of, um, you know, that, that progression. It harks to very old, uh, beauty advertisements that, um, sold products specifically to Black women, um, you know, especially skin-lightening products to Black women. So there's, there's a way in which the mixed-race person is often used to sell beauty, to sell product, to sell, to sell us our notions of, um, lightness Having said that, I'm not trying to demonize the mixed race person. I, you know, I, I don't think it's fair to, um, I do not think it's fair to, for example, um, boycott Jo- Jo Koy because he's so fair, right?   [00:29:35] Or, um, yes, I love that comment, how we lift up Olivia Rodrigo, but our love for her or Saweetie is very, is, it's fairly limited. Exactly. You know, um, you know, like, I, I don't want to attack the person, but if you're light, you cannot… You, you have to recognize the amount of privilege that you have, right? Um, and then when we're looking at skin lightening products, again, like this is a global, um, this is a, you know, a multi-billion dollar global industry. Um, in 2018 it was valued at 8.3 billion. 2022, those numbers have gone, have gone up. Um, and as of late there has been a lot of talk about, uh, skin lightening products for various reasons. Globally it's because that market is so high, but here in the United States this has become an issue because skin lightening products and the usage and sale of skin lightening products has actually reached our policies.   [00:30:41] So for example, uh, the CARES Act. Um, because of the work of… Excuse me Because of the work of Ilhan Omar in the CARES Act, what, um, what was able to happen was the enforcement of the usage of a particular ingredient called hydroquinone. So this ingredient, uh, it's a derivative of mercury, which is very harmful to the skin. Um, this is a very popular ingredient that is used by a lot of, uh, skincare professionals. Now there's an enforcement about how you can buy or have access to this particular, uh, ingredient. So skin-lightening products and the, the conversation about skin-lightening products has been a huge issue as of late. Um, I wanna end with two thoughts, and it's this. I want you to, to reflect, and I know this was a lot of me talking. I want you to reflect on the way in which we articulate ideas of colorism on a daily basis. I want you to think about, you know, just, uh, a few weeks ago, for those of you who may have gathered with family, what are the ways in which you've heard these, you know, certain ideas about colorism articulated? It's often, “Oh, this, uh, this person is so beautiful.” Sometimes there's a comparison of children. Sometimes when you're greeted by the people you love, there's comments about, oh, how dark or light you've gotten. Um, included in the conversations about colorism is body size, how much weight you have or have not lost. You know, um, the, this is all part of the c- colorism conversation. There's a daily… There's a way in which we articulate ideas of colorism on a daily basis. I want you to reflect on, um, the beauty practices that we engage in, you know? If we… You know, like, if I dye my hair blonde or if I wear, you know, green contacts, what is my reason behind it?   [00:32:50] Is it because I want to engage in a sense of play? Or is it because I'm trying to escape a part of my identity, right? These are, these are important questions for us to ask because these are the daily, everyday ways that we, um, sort of, we contribute to these ideas of colorism. Um, and that, um, I believe is connected to the everyday practice of anti-racism, right? Um, you know, it's important to understand that, like, there's no end because, you know, with respect to colorism, this is a systemic issue. And so what we have to do is tackle it piece by piece. Sometimes it's about the practices that we engage in, uh, individually, but it's also about the way in which we engage with the people around us. With respect to colorism, because it's so intimate, right, it's about having the hard conversations, um, with the people that we love the most, right? Our friends and family    [00:33:55] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: Thank you so much. Thank you so much, Dr. Randilia. You know, I actually have a, a question. I'm wondering, Jo-Ann, do you feel, especially with increasingly more, um, kind of mixed race, uh, especially kind of Black and Filipinx, um, figures, um, you know, uh, in popular culture, is your sense that there is a shifting around colorism, um, or not?   [00:34:28] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: I think that there's small shifts, right? So I think of, uh, for… And I'm looking at the com- the comment, the Magandang Morenx, and then also, you know, we, we do have like, um, you know, the, the Black and Filipinx sort of mixed race entertainers like her and Saweetie. Um, also, uh, there's some no- notable athletes that are Black and, um, Filipinx. Like, I think of, I think of their popularity as moments as opposed to actual, like, movements, right? And the reason being is because white supremacy is so prevalent, it's going to take so much to dismantle that system, right? The magnitude of, of white supremacy is, is beyond anything that we can, you know, like, we can quantify, right? And so, um, I, you know, like, so I, I think of, uh, I, I think of something like the Magandang Morenx movement, I think that they're important. I, I think of them more as moments because… And it's not because, uh, they're not powerful. It's because white supremacy is just so prevalent, right? Um, and so, and I, I don't mean to be the pessimist in, in that, you know.   [00:35:50] Um, I think the way that we, the way we move forward is to do the heart and soul work, right? To do the anti-racist work, to recognize the ways in which, um, we contribute to anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, but to make the conscious decision that this is gonna, like, I, I'm going to work towards eradicating it e- while knowing that eradication may not happen in your lifetime. And I'd hate to be the pessimist. It's not gonna happen in our lifetimes. But our jobs right now is to plant the seeds towards that vision, right? It's to plant the seeds to make these moments the actual movement, to make it so overwhelming to white supremist systems that white supremist systems have no choice but to go away. But it takes so much, um, so much seed planting. Um-    [00:36:49] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: So Joanna, it looks like there's two questions that are sort of interrelated, and both, I think you probably saw them, um, kind of connect with concretely, you know, some ideas around or strategies around addressing, um, both colorism and anti-Blackness in the intimate space of the family or among friends, et cetera.   [00:37:10] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Okay. Think that is an excellent, uh, question and something that I have grappled with and, you know, is very close to my heart. The first thing I'll say is there's no easy way to bring this up with family and friends, right? Especially, you know, um, in our families, especially in our respective families. Um, how… I mean, you know your moms and dads, you know your lolas. You, you know them, and you know they're hella stubborn, right? Like… And so the advice that I have is this: It's impossible to change someone's mind. What you can do is model certain behavior, right? What you can do is model certain language, right? And that alone will speak volumes- Yeah because you are not gonna change, you know, maybe you're not gonna change, like, your lolo or lola's mind. But the people around you are listening. And so here, here's an example, right? Um- W- uh, for me, e- especially in, like, having these conversations with my mom, because she's very much the driving force, uh, for a lot of the research that I do, you know, um, I know my mom, and I know that if I make her feel like crap, like if I make her feel stupid or if I make her feel like, um, what she's saying is old and antiquated, I, I know that I'm not gonna get through to her.   [00:38:36] So what I had to do with my mom was event- was create a love language of understanding, right? Because by creating a love language of understanding the ways in which, like, some of her comments have hurt me, when I started to actually honestly articulate my pain, it's not that my mom let go of some of these ideas, but she started to create an understanding of the impact of her words. And what that did was it changed the way she would… Like, she wouldn't say the things she would say. She wouldn't tell me how dark I was. She wouldn't make comments about, like, me being fat or whatever, right? Because she understood, she understood the impact of that. And as I started to, to realize, like, okay, we may not come to an agreement, but there's a love language that we can speak to, that's how I started seeing changes in, in the way that we interact, right?   [00:39:33] Um, and so you can't change someone's ideas, but what you can do is plant seeds and sort of, and really stand your ground in terms of how you feel about certain ideas, right? But you have to do that in a love language 'cause Filipinos, the language we speak is love, right? So that, I, I think that's, that's what's important. It- You have to understand that you may not change someone's mind, but you're also making it so that the people around are listening. ‘Cause I see the way that, like, my niece, you know, my nieces and nephews, they had just… They have such a better way of dealing with my mom when she would say terrible racist things, right? They had a better way of communicating with her and articulating their, their frustration and their anger, and it would change. It may not have always changed my mother's ideas, but it definitely changed her behavior, and it changed her consciousness, and I think that that's all we can really do, um, is develop that love language.   [00:40:39] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: And if I may, if, uh, if I can just also add, you know, I, I, I think what you said is absolutely spot on and really resonates, um, Joanne. And, and I would add also, I think that there's something, um, really important about how these broader social movements can also-    [00:40:55] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Mm-hmm …    [00:40:56] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: become so important. I mean, so just in my own family, you know, my eldest was, uh, biracial, Black Filipino. And, um, of course, having a biracial, uh, grandson didn't necessarily mean that my mother could also grapple with her own deep anti-Blackness. Um, and it was always a struggle. And, and I agree with Joanne. Sometimes, you know, it is really understanding the particularities of the, of your own dynamic with, with specific intimates in your circle and understanding that certain kinds of lo-lov-love languages open up possibilities for conversation whi- whereas other approaches close off. But I do have to say, you know My mother, you know, is going to be 79. It really took, it took all the movements that happened- Mm-hmm … in response to the George Floyd murder, it took all of the movements around anti-Asian hate for my mother for the very first time, and this is some- You know, I'm her daughter. I've been teaching around race and talking about race. I, you know, I, I produced a biracial grandson for her, right? Um, and it– we could never have real frank conversations about white supremacy, could not really touch it, you know? There was a way that my mother didn't want to, to name white supremacy as something that actually shaped her life. And, you know, those are really com- there may be complicated reasons for that, but being able to name that was always really, really hard. Talking about anti-Blackness was hard. But all of those movements did something for her, and it shifted things in ways that I thought w-were going to be impossible at, by the time- Yeah you know, in her period of life. And not only did she– was she able to have some real kind of honest conversations, but she actually became a kind of advocate, and then used her own platforms to start conversations about white supremacy, um, and kind of race in our community. So I guess that's to say that it's not entirely hopeless, you know?   [00:42:57] I think- Yeah … it is true change can be slow. It can be incremental. It comes in these gentle kinds of ways, um, over time that require a lot of love and patience. And couple that with, I think, also kind of these movements that are also equally invi- uh, important to grow, um, that together that you can see change is, is really absolutely possible. Um, so, you know, just to kind of share that. But it, it is. You know, it's so hard 'cause even within a family where there are biracial, uh, family members, right? It– that isn't itself even going to necessarily change even when they have, right, a loved one, um, that ought to be- Yeah … challenging that for them.   [00:43:44] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Yeah, absolutely. And I think, too, um, you know, another thing that helped me, especially, you know, like with my mom… So when I did the research, I did spend some time in the Philippines, and my mom came with me, right? So seeing my mom's very light-skinned, um, you know, uh, Filipina navigate the Philippines. And so I just wanna say for the record, I know I look really light, and it's because we're in COVID, and your girl has not had some sun, okay? Like just, just so that… ‘Cause I'm looking at them like, “God, yeah,” like I know I look light. I swear, you know, I'll show you pictures. But, you know, um, I, I didn't– At the time when my mom came with me to the Philippines, I did not realize how important it was for me to observe her in the Philippines because I was able to get these glimpses of my mom before she was a mom, right? And I was able to understand, like, okay, like… So one of the sort of things that I learned was, like, all these hurtful things that, like, my mom would say to me about the way that I look and what have you, I learned that part of the reason why she leaned in so hard to, with me is because when we would travel, you know, like go around to, like, malls or whatever in the Philippines, people would always tell her, “Oh my gosh,” like, “your daughter looks just like you.”   [00:45:09] And, like, if my mom were sitting next to me, and you can see this in, like, uh, photos with the two of us, like she's very vanilla, and next to her I look like burnt caramel. And I think that there was something about the embodiment of my body size, 'cause I'm big, you know, and, and my, my darker skin tone. It's almost like I was the physical embodiment of everything that she had feared and everything that she was told you should not. And for her, it was confronting, like, I gave birth to this, to this person who's everything that I, you know, that I was told was wrong, right? And so I think I, I… You know, like just watching her navigate, I began to understand, like, the context in which she was raised. I, I started to understand the messaging that she, uh, was, was given. Because when I finished the dissertation, I, I felt like I finished the dissertation at a place where I could actually forgive my mother for all the things that she would say about me. I c- I could forgive her for, like, the comments that she would make because all those things that she imposed onto me was a product of her own pain, and I was able to have something that she did not have, which is a sense of healing. ‘Cause until her very last breath, she was so trapped by these notions of beauty. She was so trapped by needing to be beautiful because this was the constant messaging that she was given, right? And so What we can offer, you know, and the way that we, um, the way that we engage in our sense of healing, especially with the people that we love, really comes down to I know that when my mom left the world, I planted all the seeds that I needed to plant in her, right? I know… Sorry. I know that I have this healing, something that she could not have. I know that her grandchildren don't have to suffer the pain that she did. So I think understanding our family, right? Understanding, like, um, you know, uh, the people, our family and friends, understanding them in that respect, putting into context the reason why they do the painful things we do, choosing how w- choosing the way in which we heal from the things that they did to us, that's all we can really do, right? And all of this, I think, and I'd hate to sound so cheesy but all of this is encased in, like, this deep, profound sense of the love that we have for ourselves, the love that we have for each other. In the midst of confronting immense colonial legacies that time and time again tell us that we are not worth it, right? If we can find that light, and if we can find that value, and if we can share that value with the people around us, that's all we can really do.    [00:48:20] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: Joanne.   [00:48:25] Thank you.    [00:48:26] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Sorry about that.    [00:48:27] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: You don't have to apologize. I think that's one thing about this space, Bulosan's space, the School for Liberating Education, is we all do this out of deep, deep, deep love, right? That that's the whole purpose- Yeah … of being able to host, um, share s- to create space like this, to share space like this. Um, we all know, um, people like you, me, uh, those of us who chose this path into academia, we didn't do this because we wanted to produce knowledge for an institution that wasn't built for and by us.    [00:49:00] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Mm-hmm.    [00:49:00] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: But it was precisely to produce knowledge that could heal and liberate our people. Yeah. And so, you know, so appropriate for you to feel all of those feelings, and that's why it was so important to have you here, because this is such, uh, for so many of us, a deeply, deeply hurtful kind of… We s- we struggle with this, and I think what I-    [00:49:25] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Mm-hmm …    [00:49:26] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: What's so valuable, what you bring to the table is it's so much more complicated than the colorism. There are all of the ways in which colorism intersects with class, intersects with body. I, I mean, you know, even the whole notion of, like, the magandang morenx. I mean, you know, that there are even these fine distinctions that exist in the Philippines about the morena mestiza. You know? Like, that was, like, the, the way that I would get, like, weirdly, like, sideways complimented. Like, “Oh, she's a morena mestiza, though,” you know? Mm-hmm. What does that mean? But, you know, our bodies, um, are subject to such scrutiny within at least that context, and even in this context, right? We're constantly dealing with… We're actually dealing with multiple contexts, right? Contexts, Filipinx folks in the diaspora, where our bodies are subject to examination and evaluation- Mm-hmm … every single day, and we subjected ourselves also, our bodies to- Yeah … these valuations all the time. And, you know, um, and we do this work because we're trying to find, you know, a way out, right?   [00:50:29] A way, um, to heal all those, um, bits of hurt and brokenness and, you know- I mean, thank you so much, uh, Joanne, for not just sharing your amazing research, but also your heart with us. And I think I can m- I can feel that, um, people came away with, uh, from today with just that much more, um, just healing. And, you know, that's the point. That is why we do what we do here. Yeah. Um, uh, that's why we created, uh, the Balosan Center and, um, why I launched the School for Liberating Education. Um, this is the whole, this is the reason why we do this. And so I, with that, I do wanna thank everybody for joining us, um, and, you know, really invite everyone to continue to follow, uh, the work, um, that we're doing at the Balosan Center, what we're doing at the School for Liberating Education.   [00:51:27] The next major thing actually is next week. So my next book is coming out, um, on Asian American activism. Uh, it's actually really cool to talk about coming full circle, Jo-Ann, because basically this is a collab between our professor, our old professor, um, when we were undergrads at UC Santa Barbara, Diane Fujino and I, um, ended up collaborating on a couple things, and this is the latest collab, which is a anthology on Asian American activism. And one of the things I'm doing is launching a mini course, um, on Asian American activism, uh, that's based on the book, but also stuff I've done, um, on activism. So next week, I guess on Thursday, we're officially launching, um, the, the new, uh, the registration for the new course. And so we're launching it with this conversation I have with, um, Art Nagin Concordia, who is the godfather of ethnic studies in the K through 12 system, basically the ninong of ethnic studies in K through 12. Uh, was one of the key authors for the ethnic studies model curriculum and does m- uh, ethnic studies work at Santa Barbara, actually, also with Diane. So anyway, um, that's coming up next week. But do keep following, um, you know, the, the work that we're doing. This is, uh, you know, such important work, um, supporting our scholars and our artists, our community historians. And again, thank you so much, Jo-Ann. Yeah, no. I really think we have our real, real conversation. ‘Cause one of the projects I always wanted to do is, uh –    [00:53:09] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Yes.    [00:53:09] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: No, thank you … a podcast that gets real, real, like real, real. Yes. Like, let's really talk about-    [00:53:13] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Just so you know, you're- … those    [00:53:14] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: real stories …    [00:53:15] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: you're looking at, like, 25 years- of friendship, so I know lots of, uh, Robyn's secrets. I have lots of pictures 'cause I- Yeah. Oh, my God … was very good at documenting these things.    [00:53:24] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: You, you did that photo shoot of my… I think you did a before and after of my ja- my, my, my eyebrows.    [00:53:30] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: I have a photo of you, like, in a, in a, like, a face mask.    [00:53:34] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: Yes. Yes, yes. You can- So- If, if, if I look this good coming on 50- … it's because Joanne taught me about makeup and skincare regimens.    [00:53:46] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Well, I'm gonna, I'm gonna launch a course on my skincare regimen.    [00:53:51] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: Oh my God.    [00:53:54] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Skincare after your 30s, right?    [00:53:57] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: No, seriously, I'm about to launch, I'm not, I'm not even joking. I'm totally launching a whole, uh, journey to 50, so y'all can come because I, I'm, I'm, I'm going. I'm getting there. As of next, or the week after next, it's T minus 365 days to 50. So join in the fun. Anyway, Joanne, it's so great to see you. I wish I could give you a big hug. Uh,   [00:54:21] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: well, we'll see each other soon hopefully.   [00:54:23] Dr. Robyn Rodriguez: I can't wait to, like, really break bread with you because- Yes … you know, I always know I eat well when I'm with you. Like, I r- I will still- I still dream about the ice cream, that homemade ice cream you make. Like, nothing compares ever again to the ice cream that I consumed that you make. So thanks again. Thanks everyone.    [00:54:43] Dr. Joanne Rondilla: Thank you so much everybody. Hope to see you. Thank you.    [00:54:58] Miko Lee: Please check out our website, kpfa.org/program/apexexpress to find out more about our show and our guests tonight. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating, and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. Apex Express is produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preti Mangala-Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me Miko Lee, and edited by Ayame Keane-Lee. Have a great night.   The post APEX Express – 8.27.26. Dr. Robynn's Spitting Fire on Colorism appeared first on KPFA.

Returning to the competitive singing stage after a decade-long hiatus, former Tawag Ng Tanghalan contestant Jeramie Sanico stunned the coaches and netizens alike with a powerful blind audition performance on The Voice Australia Season 15. - Nagbabalik-eksena sa kompetisyong pang-musika matapos ang isang dekada, hinangaan ng mga hurado at netizens ang makapangyarihang pag-awit ng dating Tawag Ng Tanghalan contestant na si Jeramie Sanico sa kanyang matagumpay na blind audition sa The Voice Australia Season 15.

Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is multi-hyphenated artist Robyn DeGuzman. Robyn DeGuzman is an international solo performance artist who creates collective liberation through drama, movement, and song. Her solo work, Enough Free, transforms generational trauma into radical healing through this visceral blend of drama, movement, and song. Selected for the 2024 Asian American Psychological Association Convention, Enough Free takes audiences on a journey from Spanish colonization of the Philippines to modern displacement, channeling everyone from pre-colonial ancestors to Pinay girls torn between MTV and immigrant mothers' expectations. These stories will make you laugh, cry, roll your eyes, and sigh. Learn more at RobynDeGuzmanOfficial.com. Enough Free Presented as part of In Front of Your Eyes Festival at The Marsh Berkeley August 28 at 7:30 pm & August 30 at 4:00 pm —- Subscribe to our podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley CA 94704 The post Resistance in Residence Artist Robyn DeGuzman appeared first on KPFA.

“I didn't have a permanent address back then, but I was travelling the world aboard superyachts, doing what I loved and discovering new places.” From restaurant kitchens in the Philippines and Australia to superyachts across the globe, Filipino-Australian chef Ginger Mendoza turned her culinary career into an extraordinary journey of opportunity, adventure and discovery. - “I didn't have a permanent address back then. I was travelling the world aboard different superyachts, doing what I loved while discovering new places.” Mula sa mga kusina ng restaurant sa Pilipinas at Australia hanggang sa mga superyacht sa iba't ibang panig ng mundo, naging puno ng oportunidad at pambihirang adventure ang culinary journey ng Filipino-Australian chef na si Ginger Mendoza—isang karerang nagdala sa kanya sa iba't ibang bansa.

Melbourne-based Janeca Carranza Gross shares memories from every jeepney ride while growing up in the Philippines. Writing the story in Filipino and English, she hopes that every child gets a glimpse of how the iconic public transport made every ride extra special. - Sinulat ng taga-Melbourne na si Janeca Gross ang mga alaala sa pagsakay sa jeepney habang lumalaki siya sa Pilipinas. Nais niyang maibahagi sa mga anak ang masayang karanasan sa natatanging Pinoy na pampublikong transportasyon.

After nearly 50 years in Australia, Gold Coast-based marriage celebrant Josie Dare is longing to return to the Philippines—the country she left as a child. - Matapos ang halos 50 taon sa Australia, sabik nang makauwi sa Pilipinas si Josie Dare—isang pagbabalik sa bayang iniwan niya noong bata pa siya. Sa bawat pagkaing Pinoy at alaala ng kanyang ina, muling nabubuhay ang kanyang ugnayan sa kulturang matagal niyang pinanghawakan.

A Filipino resident from Nhulunbuy was among thousands of attendees who joined the annual Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land to celebrate First Nations culture and policy. - Kabilang ang isang Pinay mula sa Nhulunbuy sa libu-libong dumalo sa taunang Garma Festival sa Arnhem Land upang ipagdiwang ang kultura at tradisyon ng First Nations.

Mabel Mercado's priority as a marriage celebrant is to make every couple's wedding day intimate and personal. - Bilang wedding celebrant, sinisiguro ni Mabel Mercado na gawin personal para sa magkabiyak ang kanilang araw ng pag-iisang dibdib.

For many Filipinos living in Australia, staying connected to home can start with something simple—listening to familiar voices on the radio. A long-time Filipino resident in Australia, who has been living in the country since 1987, says tuning in to SBS Filipino has been a source of connection and comfort over the years. - Ayon sa isang matagal nang residenteng Pilipino sa Australia, na naninirahan doon mula pa noong 1987, ang pagsubaybay sa SBS Filipino ay naging pinagmulan ng ugnayan at ginhawa sa paglipas ng mga taon.

What began as a joke among five friends applying to migrate to Australia turned into a life-changing opportunity for Josephine Carreon. Of the group, she was the only one granted a visa—a stroke of luck that would shape the rest of her life. - Nagsimula lamang sa biruan ang pag-a-apply sa Australia ng noo'y dalaga na si Josephine Carreon kasama ang apat niyang kaibigan. Ngunit sa kanilang lima, siya lamang ang pinalad na mabigyan ng visa, isang pagkakataong tuluyang nagpabago sa direksiyon ng kanyang buhay at 50 taon na siyang naninirahan sa Australia.

In Bakit Australia series, Filipina migrant Angelie Taylor shares her journey of rebuilding her healthcare career in Australia, transitioning from a registered midwife to a head nurse and business owner. - Sa Bakit Australia series, ibinahagi ng migranteng si Angelie Taylor ang kaniyang tatlumpung taong paglalakbay mula sa pagiging midwife sa Pilipinas tungo sa pagiging kilalang lead nurse at negosyante sa Australia.

In Trabaho, Visa, atbp. (Jobs, Visas, etc.), we feature the virtual assistant profession in the Philippines, where several companies or individuals in Australia become clients. - Sa Trabaho, Visa, atbp., tampok ang propesyo ng pagiging isang virtual assistant sa Pilipinas kung saan nagiging kliyente ang ilang kumpanya o indibidwal sa Australia.

Yza Santos pays tribute to her grandfather's legacy by singing kundiman, Filipino love songs. Her grandfather is 'Ama ng Balarila ng Pilipinas (Father of Filipino Grammar), Lope K. Santos. - Binibigyang-pugay ni Yza Santos ang pamana ng kanyang lolo, si Lope K. Santos—ang “Ama ng Balarilang Pilipino”—sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit ng kundiman.

Alex Eala Wimbledon 2026: Historic! Punto por punto, aral ng pananampalataya mula sa kanyang tagumpay. Bilang Catholic Faith Defender, ito ang matututunan ng bawat Pilipino.

 Chelly and Kacelyn are an emerging Filipina R&B duo carving out their own lane in the growing landscape of modern OPM and Asian R&B. While detailed public profiles are still limited — a sign of how early they are in their rise — their presence reflects a new wave of young Filipina artists blending soulful vocals, contemporary R&B production, and a distinctly Pinay sensibility. Their sound fits into the broader movement of Filipino R&B, a genre that has been gaining global attention thanks to artists who merge Western R&B influences with Filipino storytelling and emotional depth Support the show

Alex Eala, ang Wimbledon superstar — Katoliko pala? Punto por punto, Catholic Faith Defender ang magpapatunay: THESE VIDEOS are proof ng kanyang pananampalataya!As always, kapag gumagawa tayo ng video about current events and faith, hindi ito atake sa ibang relihiyon. Bagkus ay defense of the Catholic faith.Alam niyo bang si Alex Eala — ang 21-year-old Pinay na gumulantang sa Wimbledon 2026 — ay isang debotong Katoliko? Hindi lang siya magaling sa tennis court; may secret Catholic ritual siya at may nakatago pa sa kanyang bag na very Catholic--- Rosaryo!Join Filipino podcaster and vlogger, Jay Aruga host of The Jay Aruga Show, the first conservative podcast and vlog in the Philippines.Jay Aruga's Book "Conservative Ka Ba? A 3-Step Approach to Protecting the Family from Woke Ideology" is NOW Available in Shopee:https://shopee.ph/product/274489164/25685460706/Hallow - Try Hallow's Premium contents for FREE: https://www.hallow.com/jayarugaSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JayAruga?sub_confirmation=1

Dax Carnay-Hanrahan‘s ‘Mr BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune!' came about when she learned of her father's passing. However, Dax says, ‘it is more than a trans play, it is about the life of a Filipino migrant.' - Ang Mr BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! ay nabuo ni Dax Carnay-Hanrahan noong nabalitaan niyang pumanaw ang ama. Ngunit, para Dax ang kwento ay ‘higit sa sa pagiging isang transplay kung di sa buhay ng Pilipinong migrante'

Filipina Australian veteran actress Lena Cruz shares her Canneseries experience - Ibinahagi ni Lena Cruz batikang Pinay-Aussie na aktres ang naging karanasan ng cast at crew ng Ina sa screening nito sa Canneseries

Who's that one person where you think: if only I were them, I could finally be who I'm meant to be?In this letter, Mari grows up in the Philippines as “the white girl,” the only fair-skinned mestiza in her Filipino family. When her dad moves them to America, she's excited to finally belong. But she finds herself sitting in an ESL class, staring into a mirror she doesn't recognize herself in, and taking part in a years-long project of blending in.Then, in college, a Filipino woman shows up in her social media feed — proud, loud, and unapologetically Pinay. And Mari cannot stand her. But every time this woman appears in her feed, something in her ignites. So she does what any reasonable person does: she goes deeper into her feed.If you have ever followed someone online and felt a rage you couldn't explain, this letter was written for you.Letter 188 is part of The Filipino American Woman Project's letters series, inspired by real conversations. This is our AAPI Heritage Month edition.Question: I have a paid membership. Where's my bonus content?Right now, bonus content will be provided in the off-season, starting June 5th.In the meantime, if you have any burning questions about any of our published letters, you can always ping Jen in our Family Potluck Group Chat or reply to any of our newsletters. Messages are typically checked on Fridays.

Born in Ilocos Sur, Shirley Nield has dedicated more than three decades to nursing, guided by a lifelong commitment to caring for others with compassion and kindness. She began her career in the Philippines before moving to the United Kingdom in 1999, where she worked for 10 years. In 2009, she and her family relocated to Australia, where she has continued to serve with the same dedication to the profession. - Mahigit tatlong dekada nang naglilingkod bilang nurse si Shirley Nield, na ang puso ay nakatuon sa pagbibigay ng kalinga at malasakit sa kapwa. Nagsimula ang kanyang propesyon sa Pilipinas, bago lumipat sa United Kingdom noong 1999, kung saan naglingkod ng 10 taon. Noong 2009, kasama ng kanyang pamilya, lumipat siya sa Australia at dito ipinagpatuloy ang kanyang dedikasyon sa propesyon.

More than ten years ago, Filipina nurse Leslyn May Tuclaud Lian tried her luck and traveled to Melbourne in the hope of finding career opportunities as a nurse. - Mahigit isang dekada na ang nakalipas noong nagbakasakali ang nurse na si Leslyn May Tuclaud Lian at nagtungo sa Melbourne upang makipagsapalaran.

Send us Fan Mail*Warning, this episode contains a conversation about suicide.*In honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month, we're sharing some interviews from a really special event that we participated in back in November, the fifth annual Pinayista Summit hosted by Make it Mariko. Pinayista is a vibrant community of Filipino women entrepreneurs and creative solopreneurs with a mission to build sisterhood in the hustle, and we were invited to be part of a panel called "Turn Up the Volume: Pinays in Music & Media". It was a day full of inspiration, connection, and Filipino love.First we sit down with Gina Mariko Rosales (Founder and Event Producer for Pinayista and Make it Mariko) and her mother Lillian Rosales for a beautiful discussion about intergenerational healing, and then you'll hear from Lisa Angulo Reid (CEO & Co-Founder of Dear Flor) on the importance of owning our own businesses, followed by Chef Charleen Caabay (CEO & Co-Founder, Culinary Creative Entrepreneur, and first Filipino-American female chef to win Food Network's Chopped) on the beauty of Filipino food and grief as a part of growth, and we cap it off with LadyRAY (former radio personality for 106.1 KMEL and Community Engagement Director) on community and women in media.Follow Make it Mariko on IGFollow Gina Mariko Rosales on IGFollow Lisa Angulo Reid on IGFollow Chef Charleen Caabay on IGFollow LadyRAY on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you!--Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice.--Support Bitch Talk here!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and SubstackListen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM

Erlinda Esguerra proves that age is no barrier to service. At 82, she continues to work and serve others, staying active in her role and dedicated to helping her community. - Hindi naging hadlang ang edad ni Erlinda Esguerra para patuloy na gampanan ang kanyang trabaho para makapaglingkod sa kapwa sa edad na 82.

She was only twelve when her family migrated to Australia. Jennifer Dizon's talent for singing led to new friendships and participation in school events, which led to being elected as a student leader in her high school and eventually a successful career in law. - Kasama ang mga magulang, tween pa lamang noong unang nakarating siya sa Australia. Sa bagong paaralan, ginamit ang talino sa pag-awit na siyang naging daan sa unti-unting pagkilala kay Jennifer Dizon.

durée : 02:00:09 - Le 5/7 - A 5h45 : Carole Chamboredon, vétérinaire, bénévole au secours populaire pour des cours d'alphabétisation et membre de l'association des bibliothèques sonores. A 6h20 : Franck Pinay-Rabaroust, rédacteur en chef du média Bouillantes. Spécialiste du guide Michelin. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:06:43 - L'invité de 6h20 - par : Mathilde MUNOS - Franck Pinay-Rabaroust, rédacteur en chef du média Bouillantes, ancien rédacteur du guide Michelin, dénonce une forme de "copinage" dans l'attribution des étoiles et un manque de moyen humain pour explorer toutes les régions. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Chef Diosa Marie Acol started cooking at just 18 in the Philippines. Little did she know that a Facebook ad after the pandemic would lead her all the way to Australia - Sa edad na 18 nagsimula si Chef Diosa Marie Acol bilang cook sa Pilipinas. Hindi niya inakala na ang isang Facebook ad matapos ang pandemya ang magdadala sa kanya sa Australia.

Si Leoncia Guevarra ay negosyante at may-ari ng Leonci's Filipino Dessert na sumikat dahil sa kanyang masarap na pagkain at nakaka-inspire na personalidad at buhay.

Ahna del Rosario Perez and her family are set to watch the Philippine Women's National Football Team live as they take on South Korea at Gold Coast Stadium this March 5. - Manonood ang Pinay na si Ahna del Rosario Perez kasama ang buong pamilya sa laban ng Philippine Women's National Football Team kontra South Korea sa Gold Coast Stadium ngayong March 5.

Kianna Oricci is a Filipino-Australian making a name for herself in the world of vogue and queer dance. She helps trans and POC artists develop their talent and is part of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as a producer. But what challenges did she face to get here? - Si Kianna Oricci ay isang Filipino-Australian na gumagawa ng pangalan sa mundo ng vogue at queer dance. Tinutulungan niya ang mga trans at POC artists sa paghubog ng kanilang talento. Bahagi siya ng Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ngayong taon bilang producer. Bago makamit ang mga ito, ano ang kanyang mga pinagdaanan?

After seventeen years of navigating Australia's complex immigration system, Allysha Locke faces the heartbreaking possibility of deportation to the Philippines, a country she hasn't lived in since she was an infant, due to legal technicalities surrounding her private adoption. - Matapos ang labimpitong taon ng pakikipagbuno sa sistema ng imigrasyon sa Australia, nahaharap si Allysha Locke sa masakit na posibilidad ng deportasyon dahil sa mga teknikalidad sa batas kaugnay ng kanyang private adoption.

Despite their eight-year-old child being born and raised in the country, restaurant owners Reyna Nangan and Karin Yechoku are still facing possible deportation, a situation that has drawn strong support from the local community and leaders. - Sa kabila ng ipinanganak at lumaki sa bansa ang kanilang walong taong gulang na anak, nahaharap pa rin sa deportation ang mag-asawang Pinay na si Reyna Nangan at Thai na si Karin Yechoku.

“Tribo”, a dance showcasing the lives of ancient Filipinos, will be performed by Michelle “Choya” Ang together with the students of the Filipino Language School of Canberra at the 28th National Multicultural Festival in Canberra from 6 to 8 February 2026. - Ang “Tribo”, isang sayaw na nagpapakita ng buhay ng mga sinaunang Pilipino, ay sasayawin nina Michelle “Choya” Ang kasama ang mga estudyante ng Filipino Language School of Canberra sa ika-28 National Multicultural Festival sa Canberra mula 6 hanggang 8 Pebrero 2026.

On Usap Tayo, get to know Filipino tennis star Alex Eala and why she is considered the new face of world-class tennis in the Philippines. - Sa Usap Tayo, kilalanin ang Filipino tennis star na si Alex Eala at bakit siya itinuturing na bagong mukha ng world-class tennis ng Pilipinas.

Napansin ng buong Pilipinas ang isang batang Pinay na tahimik pero matindi ang dating sa world stage ng tennis.

Not everyone is joyful this Christmas. Some are struggling with daily expenses and the cost of preparing a festive holiday feast. Others are heartbroken, like Rachelle Festin, a mother from Perth, who will face her first Christmas without her dad after he tragically passed away from a heart attack in mid-2025. - Hindi lahat ay nagsasaya ngayong Pasko. May ilan na nahihirapan sa pang-araw-araw na gastusin at sa paghahanda ng magarbong handa para sa Kapaskuhan. Ang iba naman ay durog ang puso, tulad ni Rachelle Festin, isang ina mula sa Perth, na haharap sa kanyang unang Pasko na wala ang kanyang ama matapos itong pumanaw dahil sa atake sa puso sa kalagitnaan ng 2025.

Ayon kay phlebotomist mula Perth na si Maricres Felipe-Mabuyo dumaan sila sa tulay kung saan pumwesto ang mag-amang suspek ilang minuto lang bago ang pamamaril.

In this episode we welcome Pinay Grigio. Pinay tells about her early years in dance and how Burlesque always caught her eye. She talks about what caused her to finally give it a shot and how taking that class launched her onto a journey that has taken her all over the place. She discusses the balance between being a burlesque performer and a mom and how she keeps her kids busy while she is working on her costumes. A great conversation with a fantastic performer.

Perth-based government contractor Dona Taguinod founded a scholarship program in 2021 championing indigent high-achieving students in Cagayan Valley, Philippines as a way to give back and make a tangible impact. - Isang scholarship program ang inumpisahan ni Dona Taguinod noong 2021, para matulungang makapag-tapos sa Australia ang mga matatalino at nangangailangaan na kabataan mula sa Cagayan Valley, bagay na gusto niyang gawin bilang balik-biyaya.

Just a week after Typhoon Tino, Typhoon Uwan hit the Philippines, reigniting fear among Filipinos in Australia for their families back home. - Isang linggo lamang matapos ang Bagyong Tino, tumama ang Bagyong Uwan sa Pilipinas, muling nagdudulot ng takot sa mga Pilipino sa Australia para sa kanilang mga pamilya sa bayan.

Ang bayan ng Catanduanes ang isa sa mga lalawigang matinding sinalanta ng Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) nitong weekend. Labis na nag-aalala ang mga kaanak sa Australia ng mga nasa apektadong lugar, isa na dito si Nancy Rubia Simmons matapos mawalan ng komunikasyon sa kanyang pamilya.

A month after fearing for her family's safety during a powerful earthquake in Cebu, Sydney resident Mariza Sollano faces 'new anxiety' as Typhoon Tino devastates the province, leaving at least 46 dead across the Philippines. - Isang buwan matapos ang kanyang pangamba sa kaligtasan ng pamilya sa Cebu dahil sa 6.9 magnitude na lindol, muling nabalot ng takot si Mariza Sollano, isang Pilipina sa Sydney, matapos manalasa ang Bagyong Tino na kumitil ng hindi bababa sa 46 na buhay sa bansa.

In this inspiring episode of Develop This!, host Joi Cuartero Austin sits down with her sister, Christine Cuartero, Co-Director of the Filipino School of Chicago, to explore how cultural heritage can shape stronger communities and local economies.  October marks Filipino American History Month, a time to honor the resilience, creativity, and contributions of Filipino Americans across generations. Joi and Christine discuss how celebrating heritage is more than preserving tradition; it's an act of community-building, identity, and empowerment.  From the diverse neighborhood of Albany Park in Chicago, Christine shares the story of how a group of Pinay mothers in education came together to found a school rooted in bayanihan (collective spirit), kapwa (shared humanity), and cultural pride.  Together, they discuss how cultural education fosters belonging, how immigrant stories shape the economic and social fabric of neighborhoods, and how investing in heritage is a powerful strategy for local revitalization.  In this episode:  The significance of Filipino American History Month and why representation matters.  The story behind the Filipino School of Chicago, founded by a group of Pinay educators to preserve culture, language, and pride for the next generation.  How Albany Park's diversity is both a cultural and economic asset.  How cultural spaces foster belonging and retention, key factors in economic development.  The role of heritage-based entrepreneurship and cultural businesses in driving local vitality.  Why bayanihan, the Filipino spirit of collective effort, mirrors the principles of successful community and economic development.  Practical ways economic developers can partner with immigrant-led and cultural organizations to strengthen inclusivity and representation in local economies. Daughter of immigrants from Orani, Bataan and Quezon City, Christine C is an educator and community organizer with over a decade of service across public school settings and neighborhoods in Chicago and New York City. Committed to equity and civic engagement, she's worked with organizations like El Puente (NYC) and the National Center for Urban Education of Illinois State University (Chicago) to connect community based organizations with schools, lead service-learning initiatives, and mentor future educators. Christine is a Chicago Public Schools leader and parent, and co-founder of the Filipino School of Chicago. She currently works as a case manager at a CPS elementary school.          

Filipino-Australian Alexa Roder is set to compete in this year's 25th Miss Earth Pageant, scheduled for November 5.

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