Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies

Save the dates for Stacey Salinas’ Woman of Color Feminist Workshop Series in March!

Thank you Dr. @valtron for sharing your research on transnational Filipino families, technology, and community. We’re honored to hear and learn from your journey as an activist scholar, mama scholar, & community organizer. Thank you for building community with us.

Amazing work Little Manila Rising

The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies in partnership with Little Manila Rising seeks an independent contractor as a Racial Justice and Health Equity Researcher for the Asthma Mitigation ProjectD.A.W.N.(Decreasing Asthma Within Neighborhoods) funded by the Sierra Health Foundation. To apply, submit your cover letter (1 page max) and resume to this Google Form (Google sign-in may be required): https://forms.gle/aXKAc5HWwJ5eAsXNA Candidates applying by January 12, 2021 will ...receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled. For questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Due to UC Davis campus closure, you may expect delays in responses until January 4. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Regardless of the elections' outcome, the Filipino American community still has work to do to achieve racial and economic justice, while dreaming of a sustainab...ly-minded and prosperous world. Over the course of COVID-19, we've seen civically-engaged individuals and organizations continue to mobilize to meet our next challenge. Let's build on our momentum now to advance those ideals into the future. During these uncertain times, let's build community, strategize, and support democracy in action. Join us for this virtual, three-part series and make it happen! Save-the-Dates! See more

Let's talk about Mental Health from the Philippines to Filipinx America - there are various attitudes and factors that influence Filipino and Filipinx American mental health. This comparative infographic was created by some of our amazing Transnational Research & Activism interns as part of their final project this summer! #BulosanCenter #FilipinoAmerican #mentalhealth

Thank you for the feature UC Davis! #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2020 Check out this video to learn more about what we do, and you might see some familiar faces! To learn more: https://bulosancenter.ucdavis.edu/... Filipin[X] Count! Survey: https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_cBxEcEa2zR3zkTb Student Organizations: https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/organizations See more

Today, we are featuring Edgar Yap. "His work in the Chicago community has been mentoring many underprivileged students on the outskirts of the city." Interview by Isaac Nicolaus Braganza, design template by Stephanie Smail, proofreading by Chelsea Yuipco. #bulosancenter #FAHM2020 #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth2020

Here's a recap of what our History Team did over the summer, led by our Senior Historian, Stacey Salinas. "My team of interns helped the History branch of the Bulosan Center collect oral history interviews about the Filipinx experience from an intergenerational perspective. Along with interviewing Filipinx youth and elders, my interns also transcribed previous oral histories conducted by the senior historian, Stacey Salinas. Their transcriptions will help allow future schola...rs conduct research on primary sources that speak to four generations of Filipinx in America." #Bulosancenter #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2020 *shoutout to the Bulosan Interns (Elise Israel and Tara Rino) for doing such wonderful oral history interviews and adding to our Filipinx family histories!

Today, we are featuring Dr. Francisco-Menchavez. "[She] believes in building migrant power from grassroots organizations, especially guided by sociological critical thinking" Interview by Nikki Sanjongco, design template by Stephanie Smail, proofreading by Chelsea Yuipco. #bulosancenter #FAHM2020 #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth2020

Bulosan Center debuts the "Profits Enslave the World" digital exhibit! In honor of Filipino American History Month and the theme of "the history of Filipino American Activism," the Bulosan Center curated a digital exhibit commemorating Philip Vera Cruz's poem "Profits Enslave the World." This digital exhibit contextualizes Philip Vera Cruz's poem to the early Filipino American immigrant experience, focusing from the 1900s to the 1970s. Although not a biographical exhibit abou...t Philip Vera Cruz, this exhibit connects the poem's stanzas to labor migration, economic disparities, and worker exploitation. Preceding each act is a reading of the poem's stanzas narrated by Stacey Salinas and closes up with an artistic analysis of the contemporary labor struggle set to Dr. Jason Magabo Perez's poem titled "Elsewhere." This exhibit was curated by Manny De Leon and Jason Sarmiento, graphic design by Wesley Sosa, and project guidance from Dr. Robyn Rodriguez. To view the exhibit, please go to tinyurl.com/bcPETW

October 25th is Larry Itliong Day! Established in 2015 by California Assembly Bill 7 (and introduced by Assemblymember Rob Bonta), Larry Itliong Day honors this often-overlooked labor leader's life and achievements. Larry Itliong (1913-1977) was a labor organizer who spearheaded efforts to organize California’s Filipino farmworkers in the mid-twentieth century. His efforts, along with those of his chief supporter Philip Vera Cruz, convinced Caeser Chavez to become involved i...n organizing for California’s farmworkers. He is perhaps most famous for leading the Delano Grape Strike of 1965, which was a massive strike conducted mostly by Filipino farm workers that lobbied for wages equal to the federal minimum wage. The general public largely forgot Itliong in the wake of Chavez’s meteoric rise in popularity, but in recent years Filipino Americans have made great efforts to resurrect his contribution to labor movements. To hear Itliong's life story in his own words, please listen to the Larry Itliong Oral History Interview, made accessible by Mignon Geli and the Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University https://californiarevealed.org/islando/object/cavpp%3A74313 Photo credit: Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Stanford University Libraries, https://exhibits.stanford.edu/fitch/catalog/my361kr4319

Kamayan Coalition's inaugural LGBTQ+ Fil Am History Month Celebration is happening now! To follow along with the event, please watch the livestream below!

The Bulosan Center is co-sponsoring this great event, "Fil Am Queer Voices: Resilience through Stories, Uplifting through Activism" is a two-day virtual celebration." October presents us with a unique opportunity to uplift queer Filipin@ American and Filipinx stories as the month commemorates both Filipino American History Month and LGBTQIA History Month. Through performances, presentations, and critical discussions that explore various facets of the queer Fil Am experience,... we aim to celebrate our shared histories and identities while building a greater sense of community with our queer kababayans across the United States and in the Philippines. Please RSVP at the following links: FB Event: https://tinyurl.com/LGBTQFAHM Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/LGBTQFAHMeventbrite #FAHM2020 #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #lgbtqiahistorymonth2020

Happening tomorrow! Join Filipino Advocates for Justice and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for our Larry Itliong Day virtual celebration on Friday, October 23rd from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Celebrate Filipino American History Month with lessons of intergenerational activism and social change from Cynthia Bonta, Lillian Galedo, Terry Bautista, our youth advocates, and more! We look forward to seeing you at this joyous and educational event!... To stream the event on October 23rd at 5:30PM, go to facebook.com/Filipinos4justice To RSVP: tinyurl.com/MakibakaRSVP