Most Challenging U.S. Election in a Lifetime

I think all of us agree that this 2020 US presidential election is the most chaotic, dangerous and ultimately impactful in our lifetime (and among us who have had a long lifetime, that statement is not an exaggeration). For the approximately four million-strong Filipino American community, the stakes are high.  Especially if in the next four years one has to deal with such fundamental issues as health care, employment, retirement and immigration. It is immensely important that the US citizens among us vote and vote wisely, to protect our interests, to make our voices heard and ensure a better future for our children.

For those who are still on the fence about voting, I hope you join us for Positively Filipino's next webinar this coming Monday, October 12 at 6 pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern (and in the Philippines, 9 am October 13). Like our past webinars, it will be exciting, lively and thought-provoking. To register, click here: http://bit.ly/filamvote

And speaking of past webinars, the last one we had on the Bridge Generation of Filipino Americans got a lot of raves for the insights and new knowledge that our three guests -- community treasures, as moderator Lloyd LaCuesta called them -- shared. If you missed it or want to listen to it again, here's the recording: The Bridge Generation of Filipino Americans

This Week’s Stories

Raising The Curtain On Filipino American Theater’s Past By Walter Ang

A Forgotten Fil-Am Activist Helped Shape Today’s Social Movements By Tim Salaver and Sherelle Johnson

A Sunny Side Up Kind Of Journey By Harvey I. Barkin

The Happy Home Cook: Dad’s Tortang Giniling By Chef Alvin Cailan

Video of the Week: Breaking the Tabo, the first episode of One Down’s documentary series on the glass ceiling for Filipinos in Hollywood.

[Partner] Happy Pilipinx American History Month! PAHM 2020

Read Again: The Boogie Woogie Boys By Alex S. Fabros, Jr.

Read Again: [Partner] A National Museum Of Filipino American History Opens In Stockton, California
By Richard Tenaza

In The Know

The Horrors Of The Philippine-American War You Weren’t Taught In School [PHOTOS]
https://allthatsinteresting.com/philippine-american-war?fbclid=IwAR0tDUaS5Gj02QonfgZgGibS52Dq4mzaFTXM6G7vNWvzLUEvZsEyiTPMagg

Tribesmen's Chief Gagaban, the First Filipino to Fly as a Passenger
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FAXRP/permalink/2848738425354074/

Top 50 Most Popular Filipino Dishes
https://www.tasteatlas.com/50-most-popular-dishes-in-philippines?fbclid=IwAR3p_qHufnkMTXLC0WipyCqRPJPLitNUu_21HHnDQ9xBtTcEIN8J04z4PzM

‘Let Men Die to Make Us Rich:’ How Mark Twain Used Poetry To Oppose the Philippine-American War
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/mark-twain-philippines-a00304-20200104?fbclid=IwAR2VoK8Ia_rIcc2brTF2ITS8ISGaecMjp_jWqYiHJwD4cndk3AB35PHRh-8