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Requiem for the Orchard & My American Kundiman: Western Art Was Believed to Be Inherently More “
From my experience in both high school and college, the literary material offered by almost all my English literature classes was curated...
Keana A. Labra
Jan 27, 2019


Chopsticks Alley Art to Feature Underserved Southeast Asian Artists at San Jose City Hall January 25
Chopsticks Alley Art, our non-profit organization to promote Southeast Asian art and artists, will be opening our Salt Stained: HOME...

Chopsticks Alley
Jan 25, 2019


Max DeHart - A Filipino American Artist on Surviving Isolation With Nature
There is a surge of artists of all backgrounds, specifically within marginalized populations, establishing themselves in the art...
Keana A. Labra
Jan 20, 2019


Jordan Clarkson: The Unsung Hero of Philippine Basketball
Representing your home country in a major sport is one of the many important responsibilities athletes hold. It is unfortunate that most...
Chris Villedo
Nov 24, 2018


Artist Interview with Filipino, Vince Simbe: An Embrace of American Culture
The conversation between the Filipinos who left the island and those who stayed is ongoing and as passionate as ever. The subject of the...
Keana A. Labra
Nov 22, 2018


Coco, Filipino-American Artist, Reflects on a Growing Filipino Presence in the Art World
Coco is a recent art graduate from Laguna College of Art + Design and has a passion for telling stories through her colorfully, whimsical...
Kristalyne Rullamas
Nov 21, 2018


The Story of Susie
When I taught math at the University of San Francisco, I’ll never forget Susie. She approached me after the first day of class to inform...
Steven R. Campbell
Nov 20, 2018


The Next Time
So just what is this thing called “self-talk?” Psychologists refer to it as that conversation you are having with yourself all day long....
Steven R. Campbell
Nov 20, 2018


Vietnamese American Poets: Identity as the Core of Their Poetry
The success of blockbuster movies, such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” with its accurate and holistic representation of...
Keana A. Labra
Nov 20, 2018


An Interview With Filipino Artist, Amanda Pascual, From Northern California
Amanda Pascual is a recent graduate of Sacramento State University. Through her love of painting and printmaking, she wishes to represent...
Keana A. Labra
Oct 17, 2018


America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and Manhood
In our recent story on the novel, America Is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, we explore the experiences shared by Filipino women that...
Rachel Egoian
Oct 17, 2018


Elaine Castillo's America Is Not the Heart: What Does It Mean to Be a Filipino Woman?
In Elaine Castillo’s debut novel, America is not the Heart, it delves into the themes of Filipino suffering and survival in which we...
Rachel Egoian
Oct 14, 2018


Dear Mom and Dad, Tomorrow is National Coming Out Day!
Dear Mom and Dad, Tomorrow, October 11, 2018 is National Coming Out Day and I encourage the both of you to come out of the closet....
Nguyen Pham
Oct 10, 2018


Photography and Colonialism in the Early 19th Century Philippines - Art or Documentation?
In the Filipino culture, art and photography lack the support from our communities in which we place our focus towards health and...
Rachel Egoian
Oct 10, 2018


Salt Stained - the First Southeast Asian Artists Exhibit in Japantown, San Jose, CA
Taiko drums reverberated through the neighborhood. The smell of fish sauce wafted through the streets of Japantown. The scent and sound...
Christina Ayson
Sep 25, 2018


Kenneth Tan Ronquillo, an Award Winning Filipino Artist; Family and Love on Canvas
Kenneth Tan Ronquillo is a San Jose based Filipino artist whose beginnings started with an unconventional move: he left Southern...
Rachel Egoian & Keana A. Labra
Aug 1, 2018


Nguyen Du's the Tale of Kiều, an Epic Poem: Challenging the Female Gender Role in the Vietnamese
Many Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans are quite familiar with Vietnam’s literary classic, The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du (1766–1820) in...
Rachel Egoian
Jul 31, 2018


Not One Day! Vietnam's Special Economic Zone Lease to China for 99 Years Ignited a Fire in the H
Protest in San Jose at Century Mall on June 12, 2018 - Photos by Jackie Huynh On June 12, 2018, over 3,000 Vietnamese Americans gathered...
Liza Chu
Jun 15, 2018


Philip Vera Cruz: Inspiring Youths about the Filipino Farmworkers Movement, the Minority Within a Mi
A Filipino history lacks visibility in the eyes of society and more importantly for today’s Filipino and Filipino Americans. Why is this...
Rachel Egoian
Jun 11, 2018


Monstress by Lesley Tenorio Article; Growing Up as a Filipino Minority
Filipino author Lysley Tenorio’s stories has appeared in The Atlantic, Zoetrope: All-Story, Ploughshares Monoa, and The Best New American...
Rachel Egoian
Jun 11, 2018
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