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Filipinos in the US: The Latest Demographic Trends
The Trump administration continues tighter immigration controls in the US, affecting Filipino migration to the US. Filipinos in the US aging and the latest demographic trends from the Migration Policy Institute. Continue reading
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Honoring the late Jolynne Andal Biljetina- helping children and the community
The Bayanihan Foundation honors the late Dr. Jolynne Andal Biljetina, PhD. and her spirit of helping children and the community. A scholarship award is set up in her honor Jolynne’s commitment of helping others. Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Health, Volunteerism
Tagged children's rights, community involvement, Filipino diaspora
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My Trip to the Philippines: The Power of Colorism and Colonial Mentality
Filipinos desire to be lighter skinned – just look at aisle upon aisle of “whitening lotions” in any local grocery store in the Philippines. Filipinos’ desires to be lighter-skinned are merely the results of 400+ years of Spanish and American colonialism. Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, colonialism, Philippines, race
Tagged colonialism, Philippine history, Philippines
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Camillo Geaga: 2017 NEXTGEN Fellow, A Trip of A Lifetime
2017 NEXTGEN Fellow Camillo Geaga shares his thoughts about his trip to the Philippines and how it was a valuable and enriching experience of a lifetime. Continue reading
In Memory of Aurora Gagni – Humanitarian, Supporter of Bayanihan Foundation
On October 2014, Aurora Gagni was part of the “Adorables”, a successful fundraiser that raised funds for indigent paitents in Calamba, Laguna. Unfortunately, on January 21, 2018, Aurora and seven other passengers were killed in a tragic accident while in a medical mission in the Philippines. We will miss Aurora Gagni tremendously for her generosity and big heart in helping others. Continue reading
Plans for the New Year
For 2018, the Bayanihan Foundation would like to invite you to join us in a yearlong activities of promoting diaspora philanthropy and giving. Continue reading
Bayanihan in Review – You Make The Difference
Bayanihan Foundation is making impact – planting seeds of change, nurturing leadership. 100% of the foundation’s income comes from individual donors like you. 97% goes directly to programs. Donate online at http://www.fdnbayanihan.org Continue reading
Planting Seeds of Change, Nurturing Leadership
NEXTGEN participant Marc Butiong exemplifies the success of the NEXTGEN Program in planting seeds of change and nurturing leadership for long-term change. The NEXTGEN Program invests in young Filipino Americans so they can discover their roots and heritage, travel back to the Philippines, and find ways to help locally and globally. Continue reading
History Matters: Four Things I Learned About the Philippine Revolution
History Matters: Four Things I Learned About the Philippine Revolution – it is complex with multiple characters and a complicated plot played along with various, competing interests. Like the Philippine fruit, Balimbing, it has more than one side to its complicated story. Continue reading
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Tagged history, Philippine history, Philippines
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History Matters: Magellan Didn’t ‘Discover’ the Philippines After All
Were precolonial Filipinos ‘primitive’ before the Ferdinand Magellan ‘discovered’ the islands in 1521? Were Filipino tribes consist of ‘savages in loin cloths’ when the Americans came in 1898? History matters. It’s time to change the narrative and that the islands had a rich culture even before the colonizers came. Continue reading
