“No history, no self. Know history, know self.” - Jose Rizal, Filipino national hero. This week we seek to understand our roots and find connections between many of our cultural traditions. Celebrate Filipino American History Month with renowned historian and YouTuber, Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo.
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Extra Credit from Kirby's Interview
Watch
Kirby’s YouTube Channel (over 50,000 subscribers!)Visit Kirby's website,
kirbyaraullo.comRead about Kirby’s hometown,
Angeles City, PhilippinesLearn about the
health benefits of moringa leaves (malunggay)Read about the
indigenous Aeta people of the PhilippinesLearn about
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr., one more the most controversial leaders of the 20th centuryRead about the
Mount Pinatubo volcano eruption that Kirby and Ally lived throughLearn about Pilipino Cultural Night (
PCN)Learn about Balikbayan boxes via the Los Angeles Times:
These boxes are a billion-dollar industry of homesickness for Filipinos overseasListen to
Otso-Otso, a popular Filipino novelty songReview theories on
why Filipinos start celebrating Christmas in SeptemberLearn more about
Mindanao and the
Moro Rebellion, an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American WarLearn about
Pampanga, the half-buried church from by the historic Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruptionWatch the Disney short film,
From Our Family to Yours and learn about the infamous Christmas parol lanternsRead about the
First Asian American Settlement in the US on History.com by Kirby Pábalan-Táyag AráulloLearn about the
Filipino Farm Worker Movement from the National Parks Conservation Association and the
New York TimesRead
Black Lives & Brown Freedom: Untold Histories of War, Solidarity, & Genocide by Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo
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Special thanks to Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo. Feelanthrope is produced by Ally Celones Senturk. Our audio engineer and composer is Kory Hilpmann, with original music by Danny Nguyen. Our designer is Kait Kolsky.
