In Gene Cajayon’s 2001 film “The Debut,” second-generation Filipino American Ben Mercado (played by Dante Basco who is best known for his...

Image source: Screenshot from YouTube video / BuzzFeed Known for his ear-piercing screeches accompanied with bold make-up looks, Bretman...

Author’s Note: The following is a prose poem separated in six stanzas that describes the Filipino American story. It is not the intention...

Art, in all its forms, is good for our mental health. I know this from my experience with quarantine. When my husband’s birthday rolled...

From reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...

Chopsticks Alley Pinoy sat down with Tasi Alabastro to learn how he got into acting, about his passion for performing arts and what led...

Photographer EJ Villanueva and I teamed up to do the art history remake challenge back in August and I was determined to highlight a...

When it comes to combining social justice with art, Joshua Luna is not afraid to speak up through his comics. Luna is a comic book...

WALKING IN LOS ANGELES II I keep coming back to a place I have lost a long time ago when I was already old and no one in the village knew...

When it comes to representation, Carlos Bulosan’s work is cemented into American literature. Bulosan is known for creating Filipino...

Poetry can be intimidating. From thinking about what rhymes with “orange” to how to write about an object that you have an emotional...

Join Chopsticks Alley Art Tongue lecture series for an interactive art and culture immersion experience. 2020 celebrates the 100th...

Before our interview began, I was in awe of Jonathan San Juan’s work. The portfolio he shared with me was filled with elegant gowns, comfort

Immigration is now a controversial topic, whether it’s regarding the legality to which groups are “allowed” or “welcome.” The Sea That...

Ensuring that the family is financially stable is a shared sentiment among most Filipino immigrant parents with American-born children....

Chopsticks Alley Art, our non-profit organization to promote Southeast Asian art and artists, will be opening our Salt Stained: HOME...

There is a surge of artists of all backgrounds, specifically within marginalized populations, establishing themselves in the art...

The conversation between the Filipinos who left the island and those who stayed is ongoing and as passionate as ever. The subject of the...

Coco is a recent art graduate from Laguna College of Art + Design and has a passion for telling stories through her colorfully, whimsical...

Amanda Pascual is a recent graduate of Sacramento State University. Through her love of painting and printmaking, she wishes to represent...