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Episode 243 – The Politics of Language with Jennifer Delfino
“You’re not Filipino if you don’t speak Tagalog.”
“You sound white.”
“The national language of the Philippines is Filipino, not Tagalog.”
“Filipino i…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 242 – Walk This Way : A Camino Conversation with Kristine Jan Espinoza
Have you ever thought about doing a pilgrimage? Would you want to contemplate your life choices on a hiking journey through the mountainous regions …
5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 241 – Labor of Love – Filipino and Mexican Solidarity with Faith Santilla and Martha Gonzalez
In this episode we have tfal fan favorite Faith Santilla aka “Tita Faith” in her fourth appearance on the pod! Joining Faith is the amazing and ins…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 240 | I Know You Got SOL – A Convo with Singer / Songwriter Labit
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In this episode Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation w…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 239 – Resistance Pop with Chrissa Sparkles
In this episode of TFAL, Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Los Angeles native (yes, they exist!) Chrissa Sparkles. You may have see…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 238 – Filipino American Intergenerational Conversations
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 …
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 237 – Filipinos in the San Fernando Valley
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 pictorial …
8 months ago
Episode 236: Storytelling with Randy Ribay
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In this episode the TFAL crew has a conversation with author Ra…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 235: Joke Lungs w/ Vincent Collyer & Charles Collyer
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In this episode Producer Mike and Elaine have a conversation with…
9 months ago
Episode 234 – Dirty Kitchen with Jill Damatac
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In this episode the crew has a conversation with author and fil…
9 months, 2 weeks ago