The Filipino Garage
A COMMUNITY PODCAST
The Filipino Garage is a podcast that shares Filipino American culture, creativity, and community for the wider world.
Community Dialogue
This whole conversation—all the ones you’ve had with other guests—are examples for younger generations to listen to . To have a male Filipino and a female Filipino having a conversation like this is really significant.
Advice for Younger Selves
“To my younger self, I would tell her that it’s ok to be quieter. You shouldn’t feel ashamed for being that way because that perspective and experiences you go through as someone who is a quieter person is going to be incredibly valuable when you’re older. To be able to empathize with other perspectives and other experiences.”
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Kuya Impact – Community Packaged Goods
Framework Kuya Impact is a social enterprise that transfers profits [...]
Business & Social Impact x Kusina Talks x FMHI-SMC
I helped organize a networking event to connect Filipino [...]
Transfer Retreat x PASS x UC Berkeley
I planned and implemented a Transfer Retreat for Filipino/Pilipinx transfer [...]
Kuya Impact – Community Packaged Goods
Framework Kuya Impact is a social enterprise that transfers profits [...]
Business & Social Impact x Kusina Talks x FMHI-SMC
I helped organize a networking event to connect Filipino [...]
Transfer Retreat x PASS x UC Berkeley
I planned and implemented a Transfer Retreat for Filipino/Pilipinx transfer [...]
Urban Youth Expressions x Rays Up x SSFHS
In collaboration with Joseph Magsaysay, we launched an afterschool creative [...]
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Kuya Book 01 – Coming Full Circle by Leny Strobel / Overview & Thoughts
New project! This is the first experiment of exploring books on the podcast. I'll be giving an overview Leny Strobel's Coming Full Circle: The Process of Decolonization Among Post-1965 Filipino Americans. This is a pivotal book in FilAm literature and it has a lot of wisdom and lessons within it. It's an informal overview, with specific quotes thrown in to highlight the main takeaways. Coming Full Circle is a project of decolonization based off interviews with post-1965 Filipino Americans . Through a process that Strobel calls "fishing for knowledge" through books and interviews, she organizes themes of decolonization under the categories of Naming, Reflection, and Action. This framework is greatly influenced by Paulo Friere and his idea that oppressed peoples need to name the source of their oppression before they can enact change upon it. 11 generative themes of decolonization are presented, alongside a literature review of relevant material and research.
