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colonialism, identity, justice, race

George Floyd’s Death – We Should Start Conversations of Anti-Blackness Within Filipino Families

The deaths of George Floyd and others prompted Asian Americans to call for solidarity and allyship with Black communities. At the same time reexamine the notions of anti-Blackness in our own lives.

Health, justice, Labor

Support Filipino Domestic Workers on the front lines of the Covid19 pandemic

Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving, justice, philanthropy

Running for Social Justice & Healing

history, Immigration, justice, undocumented immigrants

Forgotten history Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Will history repeat itself?

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is an almost forgotten piece of US legislation but it forms the basis of the US ambivalence towards immigration. It excluded the Chinese but later on also excluded Filipinos and Asian immigrants altogether. With President Trump’s increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric, will history repeat itself?

Chicago, Education, Immigration, justice, love, philanthropy, Volunteerism, Youth leadership development

2015 NEXTGEN Fellow Jeselle Santiago Becomes Advanced Level Masters of Social Work Intern with Bayanihan Foundation

2015 NEXTGEN Fellow Jeselle Santiago Becomes Advanced Level Masters of Social Work Intern with Bayanihan Foundation. The foundation is proud to be supporting Jeselle’s leadership development and growth in supporting diaspora philanthropy in the US and in the Philippines.

Immigration, justice, Labor, Poverty, Uncategorized, undocumented immigrants

What Is the Cost of Brain Waste for Highly Skilled Immigrants in the U.S.?

Filipina nurses working as caregivers and just earning minimum wage? It’s true. Underutilized immigrant workers impose significant costs on immigrant families, government, and the broader U.S. economy. Estimates of this skill under-utilization, also known as brain waste runs to the billions of dollars in forgone earnings and resulting unrealized tax payments for federal, state, and local governments.

history, justice, Philippines, Youth leadership development

Philippine American War: Connecting History To The Present

CPI and Bayanihan Foundation explores the Philippine American War, connecting history to the present on Oct 20, 2016 6 PM at DePaul University Chicago. NPR explains that the Philippine President’s mistrust of the US is rooted in the atrocities of the Philippine American War.

justice, race

Filipino American Artist Confronts Issues of Race

Immigration, justice, undocumented immigrants

I Cried After Hearing President Obama’s Speech for Compassion, Justice for Immigrants

Amerasians, Diaspora Giving, justice, philanthropy, Philippines, Uncategorized

Filipino Amerasians, America’s Forgotten Children, Celebrated 4th of July

Filipino Amerasians, America’s Forgotten Children, Celebrated 4th of July 2014 at Clark, Philippines, imploring not to be cast aside and be remembered.

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