More on Adobo: Are We Hungry Yet?

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Nothing shouts Filipino food louder than adobo. And nobody has researched, collected stories and written about adobo more than the chef/author/artist Claude Tayag.

In his seminal 2022 book The Ultimate Filipino Adobo: Stories through the Ages, Claude begins: "Mention the word 'adobo' to any Filipino, wherever he may find himself in the world, his mouth will start to salivate for that taste of home. It will titillate his palate like a symphony of subtle sour, salty, garlicky, and peppery linamnam, or yummy flavors like no other. Eaten with hot, steaming rice, sinangag (garlic fried rice), pandesal or even baguette or ciabatta, nothing will beat this combination any time of the day or night. Just a sniff of this aromatic, comforting dish wafting in the air will bring him to his childhood back home. It is the link that connects generations through food like an unbroken chain."

Claude's second book, The Ultimate Filipino Adobo: Stories + Recipes from the Heart, Second Edition comes out next month. With more than 30 new adobo stories, testimonials from non-Filipino celebrities, recipe ideas and even a music sheet for "Adobo ni Inang," a song composed by Nonoy Gallardo and sang by Celeste Legaspi, this new volume is both food for the soul and the heart.  As author/food writer Elizabeth Ann Quirino writes this week in her review of the book, "And like the adobo your mother cooks, the stories’ flavors mellow in time, the tart sourness of descriptions turn smooth, and if you close your eyes in reverie, the garlic aromas stay indelible in your thoughts."

Are you hungry yet?

Stories This Week

Adobo’s Never-Ending Story by Elizabeth Ann Quirino

Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 56 by Mona Lisa Yuchengco

Kumander Sisa – Hukbalahap Anti-Japanese Guerrillas’ Top Woman Leader In WWII by Cecilia I. Gaerlan

Impossible Things by Ian Layugan

Read Agains: 

Remembering Nora Daza, the Philippines' first celebrity chef  by Noel Anonuevo: https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/remembering-nora-daza-1929-2013

An Intro to Ilocano Cuisine by Micky Fenix
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/soup-tales-and-big-breakfasts

[Video of the Week] At Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, she's the queen. Mama Lina is everyone's inspiration, savior and Mother Earth figure. A badass Filipina lola with a heart of gold.  Mama Lina

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Treasuring Mindanao

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For most of us who came of age in the 20th century in Manila and surrounding provinces, Mindanao has always been a frontier land -- remote, unknowable, somewhat scary. And violent. Our elementary and high school teachers glossed over Mindanao, foreign governments warned against visiting. What a shame!

In the last few decades, as Mindanao enjoyed relative peace, both domestic and foreign tourists have discovered the richness of the Philippines' second largest island -- its indigenous cultures, its natural beauty, its biodiversity, the wealth of opportunities it offers to water sports, and many other attractions that we missed out on when we were mired in prejudices against Mindanao.

In this issue, we have put together stories about Mindanao, with the hope that the lingering biases that may still inhabit readers' minds will finally be laid to rest.

• A Muslim Mindanaoan visits Tawi-tawi, the Philippines' southernmost province, and finds kinship.

• A Fil-Am cultural worker and his group is hosted by cultural groups in Cotabato for an unforgettable cultural immersion.

• A Manila-based community activist does a whirlwind tour of Zamboanga and discovers treasures.

From our archives, enjoy reading:

• A travel writer's visit to Sarangani, the district that Manny Pacquiao used to represent in Congress: 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/discovering-pacquiaos-sarangani

• A Mindanaoan academic debunks the myth that our Moro kababayans are prone to violence: Why Our Moro Brothers and Sisters Will Never Turn Fundamentalist — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora

Also in this issue, our Earth Day offering on how an entrepreneurial couple has committed to the global environmental sustainability effort by setting up a sustainable, organic farm in Coron, Palawan.

And our Fil-Am compatriot, Rob Bonta, who is California's incumbent Attorney General, talks about the challenges in convicting hate crimes. 

[Video of the Week] Chef Rex De Guzman

Anti-Asian Hate Watch

3 senior advocates attacked in alleged hate crime
https://asamnews.com/2024/04/10/anti-asian-hate-racial-comments-san-francisco/

Asian American Community Reflects on Deadly Atlanta Shooting Three Years Later
https://www.theknightnews.com/2024/04/15/asian-american-community-reflects-on-deadly-atlanta-shooting-three-years-later/

AAPI coalition continues the fight against gun violence
https://asamnews.com/2024/04/13/gun-violence-politics-suicide-survivior-trump-civil-rights-asian-shooting-texas/

The FACC celebrates 70 years of Filipino culture and community in Colorado
https://www.cpr.org/2024/04/13/facc-celebrating-70th-anniversary-filipino-culture-community-in-colorado/

Man charged with hate crime in assault of Asian person in S.F.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/man-charged-hate-crime-assault-asian-person-s-f-19394662.php

Muslim American students allegedly punched & mocked
https://asamnews.com/2024/04/09/hate-crime-attack-university-of-texas-austin/

Funding provided by the State of California.

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Lives Well-Lived

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Genetics, circumstances and choices - the three major factors that define a life well lived or a life wasted. 

In our lineup this week:

* A scion of a showbiz/political family chose a different path where his background is "neither an asset nor a liability" and emerged as a CEO of a multinational company.

* A mixed-race writer/educator struggled with her duality and came to appreciate the unexpected gifts it bestowed on her.

* An accountant of humble means chose to immigrate with her family, founded her own successful CPA firm and has become a community and church leader in Southern California.

* An idealistic young officer turned his back on the government and joined the revolution, only to realize that the grass was darker on that side. When he chose to resume his interrupted military career, he rose to the top echelon but didn't stop there. He became an active environmentalist, an inventor and an author.

Read about these interesting Filipinos who chose to live their lives on their own terms. 

And if you missed last week's webinar on how Filipino nurses, frontliners in the pandemic, survived the Covid-19 virus and the concomitant Anti-Asian Hate, you can watch the recording here.

[Partner] Bataan Death March 82nd Anniversary Commemoration On April 13 At SF National Cemetery

[Video of the Week] The Filipino Story

Celebrating Filipino Food Month

Origins Of Our Daily Breads by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria

Straightforward, Simple Batangas Cuisine by Micky Fenix

Anti-Asian Hate Watch

Asian Americans in Portland rally behind 73-year-old crime victim
https://asamnews.com/2024/04/08/senior-beaten-while-fishing-suspect-outstanding/

James Corden pressured to end ‘incredibly culturally offensive’ segment ‘Spill Your Guts’
https://www.aol.com/james-corden-pressured-end-incredibly-031500697.html?guccounter=1

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers cites rise in hate crimes before signing bill to require schools teach about Hmong Americans
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-gov-tony-evers-cites-162304062.html

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Against Asian American Man
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/massachusetts-man-pleads-guilty-hate-crime-against-asian-american-man

Funding provided by the State of California.

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