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Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies!

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About Me


" Makibaka " means " struggle " in Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines. Within it lies a sense of strength and passion within our community. This profile was created to help build a stronger network of support for Tagalog and Pilipino Studies nationwide. UC Irvine alone has over 1600 students of Filipino heritage, but has yet to establish a permanent TAPS curriculum.
Why do we need Tagalog and Pilipino Studies in our schools?
The U.S. Census Bureau reports the top three ethnic Asian groups in the country (1990):
Chinese 1,645,472
Filipino 1,406,770
Japanese 847,562
--1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics.


  • The Sacramento Bee says "Filipino Americans -- at roughly 1 million -- are now the largest Asian ethnic group in California ".
    --Sacramento Bee, May 19, 1996, p.A1.
    "Out From The Shadows" by Stephen Magagnini.

  • The Los Angeles Times states that Filipinos are " California's largest Asian community "
    --Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1996, p.A1.
    "Filipinos Happy With Life in U.S., But Lack United Voice" by K. Connie Kang.

  • The 2000 Census reported 2,364,815 Filipinos in the United States .
    -- The Asian Population: 2000 (Census 2000 Brief), February 2002.

    • With these numbers, why shouldn't we have it? Why do we have permanent Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or German classes in in most schools, but barely any that offer a permanent Tagalog and Philippine Studies curriculum?

    My Interests

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

      If your organization has an event you would like to promote to our network, please feel free to send your information and we'll review it. THANKS!If you have pictures or any media depicting you or your organization supporting Tagalog and Pilipino Studies in anyway, we would love to see them. Please send us a message and tell us where we can see!

    I'd like to meet:

    People with the passion to make a difference. You do not have to be Pilipino (or "Filipino") to support the cause.

    Struggle on, don't be afraid.

    MAKIBAKA! HUWAG MATAKOT!


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    Heroes:

    Pilipino Cultural Organizations

      Kababayan@ UC Irvine Samahang Pilipino @ UCLA Samahan ng Lahing Pilipino (SLP) of CSULA Kaibigang Pilipino @ UCSD Katipunan FSU @ UCR PAA @ UCB Kapatirang Pilipino @ UCSB Mga Kapatid @ UCDBarkada @ Cal Poly Pomona PCE @ Cal Poly SLO FASO @ CSU Chico PACE @ SFSU Troy Phi @ USC AB Samahan @ SDSU FASA @ CSUN PAC @ CSULB PASA @ CSUF

    Pilipino Links

      Philippine Studies ProgramBulatlat
      An online publication that aims to contribute to the struggle for change and fuel dynamism to the sovereign exercise of the power of the people.Center for Philippine Studies
      "Analysis and Perspective on Today's Burning Global Issues"Library Link
      A union catalogue of Filipiniana Libraries Philippine Times
      Providing the most comprehensive Philippines news available Balita
      Get the 411 on the Pilipino community, locally and globally Philippines News.Net
      News stories, featured articles, opinions and editorials covering the Philippines. Filipino American Library Filipinolinks.com Tribung Pinoy Alibata at Pandesal bibingka.com Fil-Am ArtsPinoyNet Filipino-Americans.com Bagong Pinay PinoyLife Philippine FolklorePilipino Health Issuses Made in the Philippines Store Pinoymall TanikalangGinto WOW Philippines
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    My Blog

    Whats wrong with the study and teaching of Philippine history? (Manilatimes.net)

    http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/sept/17/yehey/top_s tories/20060917top2.htmlWhat's wrong with the study  and teaching of Philippine history?Dr. Serafin D. Quiason and Prof. Fe...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:26:00 PST

    Filipino woman says rape by Marine ruined her life

    Filipino woman says rape by Marine ruined her lifehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060713/ts_nm/crime_philippi nes_usa_dc_1 MANILA (Reuters) - A Filipino woman, resuming her testimony against four U.S. Ma...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:54:00 PST

    UP Concert Chorus tours California!

    Filipino singers feel right at home University choir staying with Union City residents By Matthew Artz, ...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Thu, 18 May 2006 05:45:00 PST

    Philippine Studies Program - UP Diliman

    www.philippinestudies.org Applications are still being accepted to the Philippine Studies Program, a study-abroad program by the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Arts and Letters (U...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:30:00 PST

    Filipino table etiquette punished at local school

    Filipino table etiquette punished at local school http://www.westislandchronicle.com/pages/article.php?noArtic le=6063 Lunch monitor tells student his eating habits are disgusting ...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:56:00 PST

    Thank You for Joining.

    Thank you so much for joining our network. By taking this extra step, you show that you do in fact see beyond the adobo, the tsinelas, the bahag, or the barrel man. There is more to the Pilipino cultu...
    Posted by Support Tagalog & Pilipino Studies! on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:20:00 PST