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Balikbayan Boxes: Symbols of Homesickness, Colonial History, and Family
Filipinos in the diaspora send over 4.8 million “balikbayan” boxes full of goodies to their relatives and friends back in the Philippines, becoming a billion dollar industry. But balikbayan boxes became more than that – it became a symbol of Philippine colonial history and Filipino ideas about family. Continue reading
Posted in culture, Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving
Tagged diaspora, giving, Philippine giving, Philippines
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Philippine History: How The Past is Connected to the Present
Committee on Pilipino Issues (CPI) and Bayanihan Foundation present “Filipinx X-Plore Our History Workshops” exploring Philippine history that is situated in the past yet connected to the challenges of the present Continue reading
Community Power Giving Circle Debut
Bayanihan Foundation debuts its newest initiative, Community Power, a giving circle of young Filipino Americans helping and giving to other young Filipino and Filipino Americans locally and globally. Continue reading
Is it a Trend? Filipino Americans in their 20s, 30s going back for good
Josh Dorado, founder of Kaya Ko Collaborative returns back to the Philippines for good. Is he part of a growing trend for Filipino Americans in their 20s, 30s going back for good? Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Philippines, Youth leadership development
Tagged diaspora, Philippines, youth leadership development
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‘Kaluluwa Kolectivo’ (Soul Collective) Connecting Community and Spirituality
The Bayanihan Foundation is proud to support the ‘Kaluluwa Kolectivo’ (Soul Collective) in connecting community and spirituality. Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Giving, Spirituality
Tagged community involvement, diaspora, Sprituality
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Pagbabalik 2012 Raffle Winners
From left: Bayanihan’s long-time supporter Shirley Pintado from Chicago and Organizing Director Myrla Baldonado reading the names of the winners during the second “Pagbabalik” (Coming Home) workshop last January 2012 at the Clark Museum, Clark Special Economic Zone, … Continue reading
Posted in Amerasians, Bases clean up, Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving, Disaster Relief, Education, Environmental conservation, Health, homelessness, Immigration, justice, Labor, philanthropy, Philippine poverty, Philippines, Poverty, Remittances, Uncategorized, Volunteerism, Youth leadership development
Tagged community involvement, diaspora, environmental conservation
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Personal Reflections: US-Philippines Diaspora Partnership Workshop January 2011
Dale Asis shares his reflections and lessons learned on the US-Philippines diaspora partnership workshop in Manila, Philippines last January 2011. Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving, philanthropy, Poverty
Tagged diaspora, diaspora giving, diaspora philanthropy, giving, philanthropy, phlanthropy
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Visiting Buguias nestled in the Cordillera Mountains – 10,000 feet above sea level
Dale Asis visits Buguias, Benguet, the hometown of many diaspora donor partners in Tel Aviv, Israel. The elders there wanted wheelchairs and medical equipment to help the elderly and the invalid there. Dale also reflected on how spread out the Filipinos are all over the world. Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Donors, Diaspora Giving, Overseas workers, Philippines
Tagged Benguet, diaspora, giving, missing home, Philippines, Tel Aviv
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Dora’s Sacrifice To Keep Sending Money Back Home
Dora, a caregiver in Israel, had to make extreme, personal sacrifices of working without a day off for 7 Months in order to keep sending money back home but at extreme, social costs. Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Donors, Philippines, Poverty, Remittances
Tagged diaspora, Filipina workers, Philippine poverty, remittances
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Another Aquino is President of the Philippines – NOW WHAT? Real Change only happens with grassroots community leadership and involvement
In June 2010, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is poised to become the next president of the Philippines. Many Filipinos at home and abroad are rejoicing after a relatively bloodless election and many are pinning their hopes on Noynoy to ‘save’ … Continue reading
