We're Being Seen at Last
/The issue of not being "seen" or "heard" in race and ethnicity surveys has been a source of frustration for Asian Americans, who are often lumped together as one group despite the obvious cultural differences among the subgroups. This is being corrected by Pew Research Center's extensive -- the largest of its kind -- national survey on Asian American experiences and views. At the helm of this historic endeavor is economist Neal G. Ruiz, an impressively credentialed Fil-Am who leads Pew's New Research Initiatives. PF Editor Rene Ciria Cruz discusses with Ruiz his group's "deep dive into the Asian American condition" including the experience of anti-Asian hate prevalent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our motherland celebrates National Heroes Day this week, as it does every year around this time. Our chosen hero to focus on is Graciano Lopez Jaena, an Ilonggo who founded and edited the historic newspaper in Madrid in the 1890s - La Solidaridad. Historian and head of the Ortigas Library John Silva gave a speech about his fellow Ilonggo at the Museo Iloilo and we have it here. Lopez Jaena was an unlikely hero but an interesting character whose rhetorical skills matched the passion of his ire against the ruthlessness of the Spanish friars who ruled the towns and the lives of Filipinos under the Spanish regime.
And speaking of Ilonggos, Iloilo City has become the only Philippine city granted membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, for Gastronomy. Anyone who has tasted such native Iloilo dishes as La Paz Batchoy, Pancit Molo and other delicacies will not be surprised. And anyone who has visited the city in the last few years will understand. The redesigned Iloilo City is a destination worthy of accolades.
Read Again: Joe Mari Chan’s Enduring Heart Songs by Paulynn Paredes Sicam
[Video of the Week] Nora Galleros-Tinio
Anti-Asian Hate Watch
Documenting Hate in California
https://sacobserver.com/2023/11/documenting-hate-in-california/
Asians Are Strong org calls for help in funding self-defense program for Asian seniors
https://news.yahoo.com/asians-strong-org-calls-help-234832810.html
Bill signed to form New York State AAPI Commission
https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2023/11/20/bill-signed-to-form-new-york-state-aapi-commission-455792/
Sandwiched between cultures: new exhibit explores the pain of 'lunchbox moments'
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/11/27/lunchbox-moments-pao-arts-center
Funding provided by the State of California.
In The Know
Jimmy Pacheco, Filipino caregiver taken hostage on Oct. 7, among those released in Thai deal
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/jimmy-pacheco-filipino-caregiver-taken-hostage-on-oct-7-among-those-released/?fbclid=IwAR3pzteOzVmmApxxolcMLiykgYfLtDQGUYOKpm0OfvTjm5cmZRWqIwTc-Yg
The Year of the Periwinkle
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/27/the-year-of-the-periwinkle/?fbclid=IwAR3QfqpkwkpshduSa-popRIeAD50NhLdPPIem4av0m65kkA06jJhpj3typ4
Filipinos in America saying no to APEC and Marcos Jr.
https://asamnews.com/2023/11/23/filipinos-no-to-apec-anti-marcos-jr/
Doughnuts are having a moment in the Bay Area — again
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/doughnuts-sf-bay-area-18489165.php?utm_content=cta&sid=5476e09a3b35d0d75491c42d&ss=P&st_rid=null&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sfc_mustread
