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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. Continue reading
Posted in colonialism, identity, justice, race
Tagged colonialism, Filipino diaspora, racism
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Support Filipino Domestic Workers on the front lines of the Covid19 pandemic
Filipino domestic workers are on the front lines of the Covid19 pandemic and they are at risk https://bit.ly/2SuBZ6e Continue reading
Running for Social Justice & Healing
On September 1, 2019, Levi Aliposa, long-time supporter of the Bayanihan Foundation is running the 2019 Kauai Marathon to support the foundation. His marathon run will benefit both the Bayanihan Foundation and Circa-Pintig. Founded in 2001, Circa-Pintig is a 28-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving, justice, philanthropy
Tagged diaspora giving, diaspora philanthropy
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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? Continue reading
Posted in history, Immigration, justice, undocumented immigrants
Tagged fairness and justice, history, Immigration
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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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, justice, Labor, Poverty, Uncategorized, undocumented immigrants
Tagged Immigration, Labor, remittances, US immigration
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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. Continue reading
Filipino American Artist Confronts Issues of Race
Filipino American Artist Cesar Conde Confronts Difficult Issues of Race at his latest exhibit “Bang Bang Project” Continue reading
I Cried After Hearing President Obama’s Speech for Compassion, Justice for Immigrants
Dale Asis was moved by emotion after hearing US President Obama spoke about immigration with compassion Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, justice, undocumented immigrants
Tagged fairness and justice, Filipino diaspora, Immigration
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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. Continue reading
