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I ABOUT DANNY I  Born and raised on Maui to Filipino immigrants.  He is a pre-med senior undergrad student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa double majoring in Biology and Ilokano Language and Literature. I’m also president of the Timpuyog Ilokano Student Organization, an online math and science tutor, and is conducting research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Filipino...

Kailani Ablog (she/her/hers)  is a Spring 2020 graduate from UHM with a BA in Anthropology and certificates in Korean and Ethnic Studies. She is a writer and journalist of Filipino, Chamorro and Palauan descent who values sustainability, creativity, and spirituality. Kailani enjoys listening to music, exploring creative avenues, and reading tarot. She has plans to go to graduate school, and h...

Born and raised on O’ahu, Hawai’i, specifically in Kapolei in a somewhat Filipino-populated area. He is currently attend University of Nevada Las Vegas for Nursing. I came back home from Las Vegas because of COVID in March. I created a semi successful business during quarantine and now I supply over 50+ stores with my Ube crinkle cookies. I recently got certified nursing assistant certificate and...

Shane C (she/her)  who born and raised on a remote island from Saipan.recently graduated with a Psychology degree in Spring term 2020 and is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analyst at Pepperdine University.  She is a second generation Filipino who aspires to teach  young children the history of the Philippines (language, culture, traditions, etc).. This way they h...

Zach A. (he/him) is a second-generation Filipino from Hawaii. He is a full-time freelancer, artist, broadcaster, and creative ambassador for a visual arts non-profit. In this podcast, he explores his vocation in the arts and its intersections with his Filipinx identity.  Edited by Chachie Abara If you are interesting in participating you may do so through our blog post, and you may write a to...

Born and raised on O’ahu, Hawai’i, specifically in Ewa Beach in a very Filipino-populated area. Both of my parents as well as my older sister were born in the Philippines while my older brother and I were born in Hawai’i. I'm currently a sophomore student at UH Manoa majoring in Asian Studies and I also went to UH Hilo for a short while majoring in Linguistics. I pretty much enjoy learning about A...

Christine (she/her) is a 3rd year Public Health undergraduate student who aspires to pursue a career in Epidemiology  This podcast explores her upbringing in Hawai'i, cultural identity crisis: the infamous legacy of colonization, and the dreading effects of colorism has affected many modern day Filipinx to change the way they look.  Edited by Chachie Abara https://www.instagram.com/chiecharon | AB...

Ashton (he/him) is a second-generation Ilokano born and raised in Kalihi Valley, O'ahu, Hawaii. He is a musician, artist, traveler, cultural advocate, community organizer, and entrepreneur. Ashton hopes to foster the cultural and professional development of Hawai'i local creatives through his grassroots initiative "Creative Natives HI." In this podcast, Ashton shares his journey in understanding h...

Jessa A. (she/her) is a recent college graduate who aspires to pursue a career in the non-profit sector. This podcast explores her upbringing in Hawai'i, cultural awareness at a predominantly white college (PWC),  career discernment, and Filipinx identity.   Edited by Jethro Macaraeg  https://www.instagram.com/jet.mac  | ABOUT |  Reclaiming Filipinx Identity exis...

Brandon L. (he/him) is a second-generation Filipinx born and raised in Hawaii. He is a recent graduate of Hawaii Pacific University and has four years of experience working with families and organizations as a financial educator. Brandon also shares more in his latest blog post narrative that he shares with us: https://reclaimingfilipinx.wixsite.com/mysite-1/post/financial-dream Edited by Jethro M...

Lyndsie (she/her) is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa studying Educational Psychology. In this podcast, Lyndsie shares a piece of her life as a second-generation Filipina with roots in Oahu, Hawaii. Chachie explores with her the dynamics of beauty, education, and family as ways in which she connects to and reclaims her Filipinx identity. Edited by Jethro Maca...

Born in Seattle, Washington, but shortly was raised and grew up mostly in the Big Island where he attended college on Oahu. Chris is a family guy that values being connected with family and cultural roots. His advice to the next generation is, "Dont be afraid to express who you are where you came from and never stop learning. Only then you can fully grow and share and aspire in the world."  To sta...

1.5 Filipinx American, born in Manila and migrated to Hawaii at a young age. Alvin is quantitative economics Major with an aspiring Math Minor. His advice to the next generation is,"It’s important to keep in touch with the media in the Philippines. A huge part to understanding and assimilating to a culture is to understand not only the history of the place, but the pop culture media that the Phili...

From growing up in Kauai to moving in New York, there has been so much culture awareness that has open her eyes through being part with so many different organization especially attending a private liberal female university. She is one of a good friends of mine and she is one who really embodies the idea of being a changemaker and reclaiming our filipinx identity... If you want to reach out to her...

"Learn where your from so you know where you're going. Probably hypocritical of me to quote Rizal but in tagalog “Ang hindi marunong lumingon a pinaggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” It's fitting especially for 1st to however many generations of Filipinos in the US. Most of the time, values and norms get lost in translation so we don't necessarily tend to drill the importance of the s...

Who are you? Born and raised on Hawaiian land (Oahu) Family origins in Cagayan and Pangasinan, Philippines of the Ilokano people Earned a B.S. Psychology with a secondary major in Healthy Lifestyle Management from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska Will be moving back to Oahu this Fall 2020 to pursue a Master’s Degree in Social Work at UH Manoa Passionate about mental health, identity develop...

First generation Filipina American who grew up in Mililani, Hawaii. Emily is an aspiring journalist who wants to continue to share the stories of pre colonial history of our ancestors and also help paved the way for the next generation to come after her. Some of Emily’s work: https://youtu.be/WB19lDGShko Filipinos in America: Misidentity & Mental https://emilylcristobal.wixsite.com/kapamilya/post/...

Her advice to the next generation to our Filipinx diaspora is to always to Keep learning the language-- a lot of young people are forgetting their native language and our language is such an important part of our culture. There are a lot of resources available so don't be scared to seek out help. And what my teacher had told me “Never forget your roots, but don’t let it hold you back.” you can fol...

"Each one writes history according to his convenience." -- Jose Rizal. When it came to pre interview and post interview, Ranielle is a very intellectual person who has a eye to seeing both perspectives of what it means to be both Filipino and American. Through out this process of reclaiiming his Filipinx Identity, he mentioned that, "you need to  understand the culture of the Philippines (more tha...

Even before I asked her if she was able to share her narrative on the podcast, I knew that her story would will an eye opening one for the rest of the listeners. Tomorrow’s guest is Grace Lopez, she is an aspiring nursing student and god fearing woman whose hopes and dreams is to give back to her community and re-creating her family’s Filipino food recipes into a cookbook. ___ To her family is her...

Ray Kalani is a third-year undergraduate studying Psychology. He grew to learn more about the art history and the pop culture of the Filipino Heritage. For he/him to claim his Filipino identity mean to know the stories of struggle and also stories of joy that my relatives/ancestors have experienced and tying that to who I am now. It was always very easy for me to dismiss any stories of relatives....

In 2017, Princess Jhoy moved to Oahu to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa to study Biology with hopes to pursue Medical School this coming semester.  She is originally from Maui, Hawaii before immigrated from the Province of Dingras, Ilocos Norte ( Philippines ) on January 14, 2000. In addition to this She will be graduating this weekend at UHM with a B.S in Biology and a minor in Ilokano Studi...

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I took Japanese in Middle school initially. He learned Spanish during my freshman year in High school I went back to Japanese during my sophomore year high school and then continued into my junior year. All my life I haven’t improved my Filipino. At the start of my freshman year, I wanted to try another language, so I gave Filipino a try. Plus I can relate to m...

When it comes to moving to a new country It sometimes feels little depressing because especially if you are moving at an age where you already established a close group of friends and you were told that you would be moving and leave those you grew up with. In Faye Miguel's case,  although she was saddened with the news of moving, she was able to overcome it and had that optimistic mindset tha...

Megan was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Her first undergraduate year she attended the University of San Francisco, where she was a part of the university’s Filipino-American organization called Kasamahan.  Now, She is going to be a senior undergraduate student at the University of Hawai’i : Mānoa. She has a youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/meganramonesx  with contents that inc...