This Filipino American Life
Episodes
Episode 251 – Telling Truths about ‘Here Lies Love’ with Christine Balance
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here Lies Love, the play about the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos as the Philippine dictator’s wife during Martial Law is now playing in Los Ang...
Episode 250 – Echoes from the Ditches: A Conversation with a Martial Law Activist
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For 10 years, TFAL has been trying to amplify voices from our community, but particular voices from sectors of our community that have been historical...
Episode 249 – The Fil Am Celebrity Draft
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever dreamed about a TV show with an all-Filipino American cast? What kind of show it would be? Who would star in it? In this TFAL episode, E...
Episode 248 – Community Care with Kalaya’an Mendoza
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, Kalaya’an Mendoza returns to talk with the crew about community care. This episode is dedicated to the folks i...
Episode 247 – Seafood City Late Night Analysis
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few months, the hottest night out can be had at a Filipino supermarket. If you’re lucky enough to live near a Seafood City, you mi...
Episode 246 – Scientific Dragons | Flowers for Dom Magwili
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dom Magwili is a prolific actor, writer, and educator who has graced his presence on stage and screen for years. Most importantly Dom has played a rol...
Episode 245 – Filipino American Anthems
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Filipino American anthem? Is it Bebot by the Black Eyed Peas? P.T.I. by Carl Angelo? Lemonade by Jeremy Passion? Us by Ruby Ibarra? Do You...
Episode 244 – F*ck Cancer with Arthur Yu
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with Arthur Yu. Arthur Yu was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2023. Arthur did all the thing...
Episode 243 – The Politics of Language with Jennifer Delfino
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“You’re not Filipino if you don’t speak Tagalog.” “You sound white.” “The national language of the Philippin...
Episode 242 – Walk This Way : A Camino Conversation with Kristine Jan Espinoza
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about doing a pilgrimage? Would you want to contemplate your life choices on a hiking journey through the mountainous regions of...
Episode 241 – Labor of Love – Filipino and Mexican Solidarity with Faith Santilla and Martha Gonzalez
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have tfal fan favorite Faith Santilla aka “Tita Faith” in her fourth appearance on the pod! Joining Faith is the amaz...
Episode 240 | I Know You Got SOL – A Convo with Singer / Songwriter Labit
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with singer-songwriter Stephen Ordonez also known as LABIT (@labitlabit). Stephen ...
Episode 239 – Resistance Pop with Chrissa Sparkles
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TFAL, Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Los Angeles native (yes, they exist!) Chrissa Sparkles. You may have seen...
Episode 238 – Filipino American Intergenerational Conversations
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dear young people, How do we stay cool? Sincerely, Middle-aged TFALers There are many generations of Filipinos who live in the United States in this d...
Episode 237 – Filipinos in the San Fernando Valley
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe wrote a book! Well…kinda. After a few years of gathering photos and writing, Joe has published FILIPINOS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, a picto...
Episode 236: Storytelling with Randy Ribay
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with author Randy Ribay. The crew has discussed Patron Saints of Nothing multiple times, so th...
Episode 235: Joke Lungs w/ Vincent Collyer & Charles Collyer
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Producer Mike and Elaine have a conversation with TFAL graphic designer Vincent Collyer and his brother Charles Collyer about Charles&...
Episode 234 – Dirty Kitchen with Jill Damatac
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode the crew has a conversation with author and filmmaker, Jill Damatac, who shares her journey from the Philippines to the States ...
Episode 233 – Ryan and Joe Talk Fatherhood
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amidst the chaos, we still have hope. A couple of weeks ago, Ryan and Joe had a conversation about being relatively new dads. With Father’s Day ...
Episode 232 | How Did You Get Here? (Hex Hector Mix) | Gaysians with Mike Curato
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TFALpodcast kicks off PRIDE month with a conversation with author and illustrator Mike Curato. In this episode Elaine and Producer Mike learn about Mi...
Episode 231 – Meeting the Moment: A Conversation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Election Day 2024, while most of the level-headed American public mourned the re-emergence of the far-right orange man, local folks in Los Angeles ...
Episode 230 – TFAL x Dear Flor – A Conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode TFAL’s Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid, founder of Dear Flor @lovedearflor. Dear Flor’s...
Episode 229 – Filipinx Studies and its Radical Possibilities with Allan Lumba
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this TFAL episode, Joe talks to Dr. Allan Lumba, writer, researcher, historian, and professor at Concordia University in Montreal, about potential ...
Episode 228: TFAL talks Animation with Bobby Pontillas (Rise Up Animation)
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The TFAL crew is no stranger to the world of animation. In episode 28 (TFAL talks Voice Acting (and Secrets & Fears)), the crew had a conversation...
Episode 227 – Coming Home for the First Time – Elaine and Producer Mike go to the Philippines
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it truly “More Fun in the Philippines? Well technically not any more, because that marketing campaign ended in 2023. Now it’s ̶...
Episode 226 – Filipino American Masculinity
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For generations, society has taught Filipinos and Filipino Americans what our specific gender roles should be. For men, masculinity is usually associa...
Episode 225 – Sexual Pleasure with Goddess Cecilia
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that men from the Philippines prior to colonization wore penis pins and rings in order to pleasure their sexual partner during intercours...
Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles This past fall, TFALpodcast’s Elaine took a California Naturali...
Episode 223 – TFAL x Toronto – Sounds of the 6ix with Pantayo and Ruru
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If it’s a music episode, you know Producer Mike is behind it! In our 3rd and final episode in our Toronto series, we got to get a hangout with M...
Episode 222 – TFAL x Toronto: Politics and Golf with the Honourable Rechie Valdez and Rise Bogey League’s Adam Robles
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our Toronto series with discussions on two very important issues that affect us – politics and golf. As with every visit to another ...
Episode 221 – TFAL x Toronto: Welcome to “Torono” with Carlo De La Fuente and Alia Rasul / Pinay Collection with Jovie Galit
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Filipino American History Month, the TFAL crew goes to Canada!!! A couple of weeks ago, we had the wonderful opportunity of visiting our...
Episode 220 – Island Women Rise – Ask Tita Faith w/Faith Santilla
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last but most certainly not least in our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, we have returning guest Faith Santilla! This episode is a wee bit diffe...
Episode 219: Island Woman Rise – Collective Wisdom w/Kimmortal
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our Island Woman Rise series with a lovely conversation with Filipino-Canadian Kimmortal! The TFAL crew shares how we tried to reach out to...
Episode 218 – Island Woman Rise – Keepin It Klassy
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What what? Another episode of TFALpodcast? Yup. This time the TFAL crew chops it up with Klassy, the youngest artist on the Island Woman Rise line up....
Episode 217 – Island Woman Rise – Words of Wisdom with Rocky Rivera
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise episode drop! Leading up to Island Woman Rise we’re dropping two episodes this week! In this episode the TFALpodcast crew has a convers...
Episode 216 | Island Woman Rise: Rising Up w/ Ruby Ibarra
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, the TFAL crew has a conversation with the uber talented multi-hyphenated artist who inspired the ...
Episode 215 | Island Woman Rise: Connecting with Producer Kat Carrido Bonds
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode the TFAL crew talks story with Kat Carrido Bonds, our fam and frequent fill in for food appreciator Ryan. Kat shares her journe...
Episode 214 – In the Year 3000: Ryan and Joe Predict the Future
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“In the Year 2000…” If you know that line, you remember it was a bit that Conan O’ Brien did during his late night talk show w...
Episode 213 – Go for Gold: TFAL Talks Olympics
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every four years (two years if you care for winter sports) athletes from around the world come together to compete in sporting events at the Olympic G...
Episode 212 – Sauce-Maryosep: Filipino Flavors with Fila Manila
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ay SAUCE-MARYOSEP!. Have you ever thought of what kind of Filipino sauces and condiments are in your kitchen? Patis, toyo, suka, bagoong, banana k...
Episode 211 – Breaking Bed: Rethinking Sex Education Among Filipino Americans
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who taught you about SEX? Was it through school? Was it through watching porn? Whatever means you learned (or are learning) about the various aspects ...
Episode 210 – Building and Sustaining Healthy Communities in Hawaii
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TFAL goes to Hawaii! Well, actually just Joe goes to Hawaii. While attending a conference in Honolulu, Joe took the opportunity to do an additional ...
Episode 209 – Tagnawa: An Ilocano Response to the Maui Fires
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On August 8, 2023, Maui experienced the largest wildfire in the “United States” in more than 100 years, killing 101 people and displacing ...
Episode 208 – Confessions of a Bad Filipino
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I am a BAD Filipino!” What makes you a “bad” Filipino? It’s time to confess!! ...
Episode 207 – Bayani Komixtape with Bayani Teodosio
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the TFAL crew talk with Bayani Teodosio about Bayani Komixtape, the hip hop mixtape follow up to The Realest Bayani, Teodosio’s ...
Episode 206 – Experiences of a Filipino Adoptee with James Beni Wilson
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that there are currently over 1.8 million orphaned or abandoned children in the Philippines? While formal adoption rates of these child...
Episode 205 – Hilaw Pa 6.0
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is again…another edition of Hilaw Pa! For those not in the know, Hilaw Pa is where the TFAL Crew shares our half-baked ideas that should...
Episode 204 – Filipino Psychology and Spirituality with Carl Lorenz Cervantes
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do Filipinos practice indigenous spirituality through Catholicism? Who are these “spirits” our parents or grandparents keep talking ab...
Episode 203: TFAL talks Palestine w/ Michael Arage & JT | Nevadans for Palestinian Liberation
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the TFAL crew talks with TFAL alum, Michael Arage, and JT of Nevadans for Palestinian Liberation @npl_palestine. In this episode we ha...
Episode 202 – Vision Boarding Abundance
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New year new TFAL? Or are we back to our usual shenanigans? Actually, for the first time in months, and thanks to Ryan’s terrible internet, we...
Episode 201 – Lost LA: Historic Filipinotown
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, some of us on the TFAL crew had the opportunity to participate in the creation of a special episode of the PBS Socal/KCET show, Lost LA, wh...
Episode 200 – TFAL 200 Live! Building Community with Faith Santilla and Johneric Concordia
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looks like we made it! TFAL’s 200th episode! (Give or take a few bonus episodes and unreleased things here and there…) Back in October, we...
Bonus Episode: “Filipino Balikbayan is Homecoming in a Box” by Gravy Podcast
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before we end 2023, we’re sharing a special bonus episode for you from our friends at Gravy, a narrative podcast produced by Southern Foodways A...
Episode 199 – The First (?) Annual TFAL Awards!
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2023 is almost over! And to close things out before we get to our grand finale of the year, we decided to do something… a little different? ...
Episode 198 – “Save the Last Tinikling For Me”: Philippine Folk Dances with Ray Tadio
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rondalla. Kulintang. Bamboo poles. Gangsas. Sway balance. DANCE! We all are quite familiar with Philippine folk dances such as Pandanggo sa Ilaw, Vint...
Episode 197 – Filipino American History, Settler Colonialism, and Jeremy Passion’s “Lemonade” with Adrian De Leon
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When and where does Filipino American history begin? Is it on October 18, 1587 in Morro Bay, California? According to our guest in this TFAL episo...
Episode 196 – Dust Your Shoulders Out: Melissa Magsaysay on Filipino Fashion
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
  Many of us have grown up seeing women in our lives rock the duster around the house. The piece of apparel is synonymous with traditionally wome...
Episode 195 – Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow: Estate Planning and Family Inheritance with Marivel Zialcita
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you spoken to your parent(s) about estate planning? What will happen to their financial assets when they will pass away? Have you witnessed y...
Episode 194 – “Our Vibranium is our Culture”: SF’s SoMa Pilipinas w/ Desi Danganan
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The South of Market, or SoMa neighborhood in San Francisco is a historical place for Filipino Americans for a century. Throughout its history, many ...
Episode 193 – TFAL is feeling Nervous: A Conversation with Jen Soriano
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been in constant pain and could not figure out why? Have you ever felt a knot in your back and felt like you could never break it? What ...
Episode 192 – Say My Name, Say My Name: Code Switching and Pronunciation of Filipino Names
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you pronounce your name? How do you pronounce your last name? Do you Anglicize it? Do you pronounce it differently when talking to other ...
Episode 191 – Wala Ka Lista: You’re Not On The List
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This past month an overzealous group of fans found their way to Lea Salonga’s dressing room after a performance of Here Lies Love. The interacti...
Episode 190 – TFAL Tambayan: Where do Filipino Americans make Tambay?
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where do Filipino Americans hang out? Where is the place where they are allowed to tambay (Tagalog slang for loitering from the English “stand...
Episode 189 – Filipino American Suburbanization with Dr. James Zarsadiaz
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most Filipino Americans today live in the suburbs – Daly City, National City, Carson, Jersey City, Skokie, Oxon Hill, and on and on. When you ...
Episode 188 – Money, Money, Money: TFAL talks with Berna Anat, your Financial Hype Woman
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know April is financial awareness month? A perfect time to drop this episode with MONEY OUT LOUD author Berna Anat. Berna is your Financial Hy...
Episode 187 – Baon Bracketology: Filipino Food Face-Off, Part 2
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back at it again. Part 2 of the ultimate Filipino food tournament! Listen as we decide between Sinigang and Tinola, Pancit Palabok and P...
Episode 186 – Baon Bracketology: Filipino Food Face-Off, Part 1
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This time of year is one of our favorites. It’s March Madness and April is Filipino Food Month. To celebrate these two occasions, the TFAL devel...
Episode 185 – This Filipino American Academic Life
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pursuing a career in academia can be both rewarding and challenging. It often requires a significant amount of dedication, hard work, and resilience. ...
Episode 184 – Rex in Effect: TFAL laughs with Rex Navarrete
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tell us if you’ve heard this one: “What size is your panty? You’re not large.. you’re size H… HUSKY” We can still ...
Episode 183 – Scam and Jam – TFAL talks about Scams (Allegedly)
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the TFAL crew talks about make out parties in the 1990s. Just Kidding! In this episode the TFAL crew talks about scams, the criminal k...
Episode 182 – Supportive White Parents: TFAL Talks Comedy with Joy Regullano
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Filipinos, comedy is a significant part of our lives. Not only is it a source of entertainment, comedy is a way of survival – a salve durin...
Episode 181 – Hilaw Pa 5.0
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hilaw Pa 5.0! Once again it’s a new year. With a new year comes new ideas. In this 5th iteration of Hilaw Pa, the TFAL crew once again come up wit...
Episode 180 – Festivus, for the TFAL in us
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The TFAL Crew comes together for a festivus miracle episode! What is festivus? Take a listen and hear our take on the Seinfeld inspired holiday where ...
Episode 179 – TFAL Gives Thanks
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Somehow it’s November and the holidays are upon us. In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation about our favorite Thanksgiving foods, trad...
Episode 178 – Josh’s Big Adventure: TFAL Talks to Josh Dela Cruz of Blue’s Clues & You
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Everybody’s looking for Blue’s Clues (and You!) Come on in, come on in It’s Blue’s Clues (and You!)” Some of us r...
Episode 177 – Celebrations vs Commemorations vs Complications: How Should We Honor Filipino American History?
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Filipino American HISTORY Month! How did you celebrate? Why did you celebrate? The past month here in Southern California was filled with nu...
Episode 176 – TFAL Fall Update: Ryan the Former Taba-chelor
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since the TFAL crew came together for an episode without a special guest. In this episode, we update each other of what̵...
Episode 175 – A “Pretty Incredible” Conversation with Celeste Perez, Co-founder & CEO of Droplet
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the TFAL Crew have a conversation with Celeste Perez, Co-Founder and CEO of Droplet, a health and wellness company creating adaptogen...
Episode 174 – The Value of Community Colleges with Dr. Lily Ann Villaraza
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Community colleges are the biggest bang for our buck, and yet there are so many Filipino Americans out there who do not respect such schools. With t...
Episode 173 – Futbol is This Filipino American Life! with Anton del Rosario
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
FUTBOL IS THIS FILIPINO AMERICAN LIFE!! What is the most popular sport in the world? You guessed it! It’s football! And no, not that kind of f...
Episode 172 – A TFAL Review of ‘Easter Sunday’
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this TFAL episode, we review the much-anticipated film Easter Sunday, the first Filipino American film produced and distributed by a major movie st...
Episode 171 – Bayan Surf Club – Designing a Lifestyle in Santa Barbara with DJ Javier
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you follow TFAL on IG, a little over a month ago you may have caught a quick story post about Bayan Surf Club / DJ Javier‘s collabo with Vans...
Episode 170 – Celebrating Philippine Independence Day
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to celebrate Philippine Independence Day? Why do we Filipino Americans celebrate it? What’s the difference between June 12 a...
Episode 169 – Love letters to Lola | TFAL talks CRESCENCIANA: A Memoir In Words And Illustrations with Kenneth Tan
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TFAL, Elaine talks with author and artist Kenneth Tan. This conversation was recorded at a pre-Mother’s Day book event at Bel...
Episode 168 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Entrepreneurship, NFTs, and Sneakers with Francis Almeda and Jeff Masangcay
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode rounds out the TFAL crew’s trip to the midwest. On this episode we talk to Francis Almeda, a Chicago based entrepreneur who owns Side P...
Episode 167 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Arts, Politics, and Community with Ginger Leopoldo and Mark Calaguas
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the great things about traveling to a different city like Chicago aside from eating the wonderful food and visiting a Michael Jordan monument, ...
Episode 166 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Traveling to Chi-Town
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The TFAL Crew is in Chicago! Over the next three episodes, TFAL brings you to the capitol of the Midwest! We will talk to some of the city’s...
Episode 165 – The 2022 Philippine Presidential Election
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In less than two weeks, Filipinos across the Philippines and dual citizens around the world will go to the polls to elect a new president. This is a...
Episode 164 – Belligerence Has Arrived! TFAL gets real with Melissa Beck from Real World NOLA Homecoming
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the year 2000 MTVs Real World took the audience to New Orleans and introduced Filipino Americans to Melissa Howard. Over 20 years later Paramount P...
Episode 163 – Who’s le beouf? TFAL talks food criticism with Annabelle Tometich
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise, surprise, TFAL talks about their favorite subject – FOOD – in this episode! Specifically food criticism. The team talks about th...
Episode 162 – Estatue, Filipino America? A Memorial-able Discussion about Filipino American Monuments
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Monuments, statues, street signs, plaques, memorials, murals. Our communities are filled with tributes to the people, places, and things that hold s...
Episode 161 – The Complicated History of SPAM with Gabrielle Berbey
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh SPAM…the delectable, delicious soft pink slab of pork meat so ubiquitous to Filipino and Filipino American weekend breakfast meals. You love ...
Episode 160: TFAL talks The Girl Who Sees with Pattie Umali
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
  It’s no secret that TFAL Producer Mike and Elaine love a good video game from Animal Crossing to Uncharted to Final Fantasy. Role Playing G...
Episode 159 – The Secret’s Out: Secretly Filipino
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why that peculiar Chinese restaurants have no chopsticks on their table settings? Have you noticed that your finance branch at your work...
Episode 158 – Baybayin atbp. with Kristian Kabuay
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Baybayin, the pre-colonial written script of the Philippines, is a major foundation of our cultural heritage. The alphasyllabary script consisting o...
Episode 157 – A Few of TFAL’s Favorite Things – Small Businesses to Support this Holiday Season
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shout out some of the many Filipino Small Businesses that we are personal fans of, ones that you should definitely support this Ho...
Episode 156 – Freethought, Faith, and Politics with Filipino Freethinkers
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gotta have faith! Freedom Like many Filipinos and Filipino Americans, the TFAL crew grew up around Christianity, specifically Catholicism. We speak of...
Episode 155 – Filipi-mnemonics: Remembering the Tagalog with Geoffrey Ocampo
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, the dad joke. We all know it. We all love it. And for Filipinos it gives us life. While Dad jokes can be a myriad of things, dad jokes to Filipino...
Episode 154 – Manifest Technique: Talking Filipino Americans and Hip Hop with Mark Villegas (Social Distance Series)
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the TFAL crew is short one Ryan Carpio but is happily joined by Kat Carrido Bonds on this episode about Filipino Americans in Hip Hop....
Episode 153 – Kulintang Kultura: A Conversation with Theo Gonzalves and Mary Talusan Lacanlale
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kulintang (literally meaning “golden sound moving” in English), is the gong and drum ensemble indigenous to the Sulu and Mindanao islands ...