Positively Against Anti-Asian Hate

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This issue marks the end of Positively Filipino's year-long grant from the State of California, through the California State Library, to participate in the efforts to inform and educate our communities, and help prevent anti-Asian Hate crimes. 

This grant year has been instructional for us, the PF staff, our contributing writers and our readers. The focus on the many facets of hate crimes and how they plague and traumatize not just individual victims but entire communities have been illuminating, at times, even frightening. PF has posted original stories, sponsored webinars (two of which are posted here), and collated articles from various publications (our Hate Watch weekly list) about anti-Asian Hate. We have also sponsored three self-defense workshops (IMPACT) for seniors and youth in San Francisco's South of Market district, Daly City and Union City. 

Our penultimate activity was "A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs," our community elders/heroes who lived through decades of racism and hate, and emerged triumphant in their respective careers. The inspirational event held in San Francisco was both a celebration of resiliency and a teaching moment for the next generation of FilAms. 

We thank those who have helped us fulfill the requirements of the grant: Gail Kong, our consultant, who guided us in navigating the grant process; Titchie Carandang, who handled our social media presence; our writers, notably Anthony Maddela who wrote many of our articles on anti-Asian Hate; and our resource persons who shared their knowledge in our webinars and in our articles. 

This may be the end of the grant but PF remains committed to doing our part in stemming the tide of hate in our communities, our institutions and in the national rhetoric.

In The Know

Olivia Rodrigo praised for lowering ticket prices in the Philippines
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/21/olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-ticket-prices-philippines/

In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/22/in-a-north-texas-house-race-two-asian-candidates-campaign-on-their-version-of-the-american-dream/

Journey singer Arnel Pineda asks fans to vote on his future with the band
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/journey-arnel-pineda-leave-band-19787141.php

Fil-Am Sculptor to Unveil Rizal Bust in Litoměřice, Czech Republic
https://thephilbiznews.com/2024/09/20/fil-am-sculptor-to-unveil-rizal-bust-in-litomerice-czech-republic/

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Our Votes Matter

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Fact: "In the 2020 and 2022 elections, Democrats won Asian Americans’ votes in national elections by noticeably smaller margins than in years past." Author/academic James Zarsadiaz, in his op-ed piece first published in the Los Angeles Times, traces the history of Asian Americans’ increasing slant towards the Republican Party, an interesting shift worth watching. But will the recent upheaval in the US presidential elections -- the phenomenal ascendance of Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate -- alter this trend? As Filipino telenovelas would urge: Abangan ang susunod na kabanata (watch for the next episode).  

The Philippine call center industry in the Philippines is big business and already a permanent presence in the nation's economy. It's just fitting then that an award-winning fictionist - Glenn Diaz, a professor at Ateneo de Manila - makes a call center the setting of this crime thriller, The Quiet Ones. New York-based writer/academic Elaine Joy Edaya Degale reviews the book. 

We continue to spotlight Filipino artists, this time a pointillist born and bred in the Philippines' art capital, Angono, Rizal. Dolpee Alcantara Jr.'s signature technique and vivid colors are discussed by first-time contributor Leodovico Padua Masuli. 

Our Video of the Week, another of The Filipino Story's inspiring episodes: "I Didn't Want to be Filipino."

Anti-Asian Hate Watch

North Valley JCC shooting: 25 years later, the enduring fight against hate continues
https://abc7.com/post/north-valley-jcc-shooting-25-years-later-enduring-fight-hate-continues/15167111/

Nassau County mask ban: Many concerned over 'possibility of bias and hate crimes'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nassau-county-mask-ban-many-235320938.html

New York City mayor hosts dialogue to address unmatched levels of hate crime
https://www.philippinenews.com/new-york-city-mayor-hosts-dialogue-to-address-unmatched-levels-of-hate-crime/

Funding provided by the State of California.

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