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A couple of months ago, Barangay Los Angeles was invited for a couple of interviews by The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) RSVP – the channel’s newest weekly talk show that aims to highlight and discuss various issues relevant to the Filipino American community.Dr. Tess Mauricio, one of show’s hosts, marched with us at Los Angeles Pride [...]
A year ago I was preparing to answer one of the most simplistic but essential questions when I took over as President of Barangay Los Angeles for 2011. What is your vision? At the time there was no easy answer. Joining the Barangay Los Angeles team, you have to be a visionary, not only for [...]
Whether in-kind donations or monetarily, you can help. Barangay Los Angeles supports the ABS-CBN Foundation International in their efforts to raise money to immediately help the victims of Typhoon Sendong. Locally, Barangay Los Angeles supports the efforts of two Filipino LGBTQ individuals that are taking in-kind donations to be sent to Iligan, one of the [...]
ABS CBN Foundation International greenlights “Sagip Kapamilya” to provide aid to calamity survivors Redwood City, Calif. (December 20, 2011) – ABS CBN Foundation International launches an international disaster relief effort for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Mindanao island, the southern region of the Philippines, through Sagip Kapamilya. Tax deductible monetary donations are now being [...]
Within weeks before Christmas, the rainy season created, grew, and let loose Sendong typhoon that devastated regions of Mindanao, Philippines. More devastating than the initial typhoon had been the flash floods that followed killing over 1,200 people and displacing hundreds of thousands of people of ILIGAN and CAGAYAN de ORO regions. Aide have come from [...]
I asked a friend of mine to let me in on a few tips of the Folsom Street Fair and this is what he gave me: “pee. poop. knees. crawl. rope.” WTF is the “Folsom Street Fair!?” Unless you were a BDSM (bondage, discipline, submission, masochism) enthusiast or just a local residence within the vicinity [...]
For his last Kapihan, Mark Clemente facilitated the September Kapihan for Barangay Los Angeles. It was an evening with nearly all the seats occupied with familiar faces and a few new ones, despite the simultaneous event happening in Little Tokyo with Tuesday Night Café’s “LGBTQ Highlight Night” also sponsored by Barangay Los Angeles and various [...]
Every third Tuesday of the month, Barangay Los Angeles produces a discussion group consisting of members of the organization and the Filipino community. This group comes together to coalesce in a safe space while conversing over food and coffee. “I wanted to revive the Kapihan program because I felt that the community would greatly benefit [...]
LOS ANGELES–A few Asian Pacific Islander (API) movies are being featured at this year’s Los Angeles OUTFEST Film Festival. One of those movies is a documentary by US native director Kathy Huang. “Tales of the Waria” is Huang’s latest film following the lives of four waria women of Indonesia. On Huang’s website she comments on her [...]
“This is my son and I’m proud of him.” That’s what my mom kept on saying as we both marched for the first time for LA Pride – an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ community. Actually, this was my second year attending LA Pride as I’ve staffed Barangay LA’s booth last year. I wanted to [...]
A couple of months ago, Barangay Los Angeles was invited for a couple of interviews by The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) RSVP – the channel’s newest weekly talk show that aims to highlight and discuss various issues relevant to the Filipino American community.Dr. Tess Mauricio, one of show’s hosts, marched with us at Los Angeles Pride [...]
A year ago I was preparing to answer one of the most simplistic but essential questions when I took over as President of Barangay Los Angeles for 2011. What is your vision? At the time there was no easy answer. Joining the Barangay Los Angeles team, you have to be a visionary, not only for [...]
Whether in-kind donations or monetarily, you can help. Barangay Los Angeles supports the ABS-CBN Foundation International in their efforts to raise money to immediately help the victims of Typhoon Sendong. Locally, Barangay Los Angeles supports the efforts of two Filipino LGBTQ individuals that are taking in-kind donations to be sent to Iligan, one of the [...]