When it comes about Filipino identity and culture has so much than just where you came from or what language you speak. If you ask me when I first started with the podcast, I was first taken back by all the different cultures and language but as I continued with this journey, it comes to the land-based identity.
If you want to hear more of Jonah's story, listen to the podcast and follow his small business at @nanea.designs
AJ Clifforde Alcover (1st generation) Filipino-Cebuano who immigrated from Digos City in the Philippines. He is a former graduate and alumni of Brown University. He is currently on the pre-med track on his way to go for Medical School.
Shoutout to Kaeo Studios (@kaeostudios) in Waipahu Plaza for providing a space for us to do the podcast in person!
Marnelli Joy B. Ulep is the Program Development Manager for the Business Administration Division at UH West Oahu. She holds a BBA in Marketing and International Business and a MEd in Higher Education Administration, both from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
For many years, she was involved with community organizations like NaFFAA and groups that empower Filipino/a youth, like the Sariling Gawa Youth Council and Miss Oahu Filipina Scholarship Pageant. She currently is an member of Advisory Boards for local high school academies.
Marnelli is also a wife, mother to two, and daughter to immigrant parents.
Fourth generation Filipino-Kama'aina Settler in the Kingdom of Hawai'i, I introduced to you, Tiffany Nohea Kasoga (she/her/hers). Through the season of her life she calls this, "motherhood" and the journey in re-discovering her culture again especially since growing up she did not have any close ties that helped her uproot her own cultural upbringing or the way she was brought up varied through her genealogy.
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Ashley Marie is a second generation Ilokana Filipino American. Roots in Ilocos region. Ashley is someone who aspires to break cultural stigma.
Kasamas Rise Up, Podcast Host meets Carlo Farinas, a second generation Filipino American born and raised in the island of Oʻahu as the only child.
Carlo is someone with great aspirations who continues to seek his Filipino heritage and roots.
A timeline of his grandparents lineage:
1969
My great-grandpa on my mom's side Grandpa Ikong immigrated to HI to work on the plantation and was recruited by his brother Bernard who came by boat from PH after WWII
1979
My great-grandma followed afterwards to also work at the dole plantation
1986
My grandpa Ipe and grandma Resura immigrated to work on the dole plantation, along with their children (my uncles) Sherwin and Ruben Stay connected with us at https://kasamahancollective.com and social media @kasamahanco. If you would like monetarily support us, you can through our venmo at @kasamahan-co!
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Kasamas Rise Up, Podcast Host meets Emily Erika, first-generation Filipino-American who was raised on the west side of Oʻahu. She is currently a second year medical student with hopes of becoming a primary care physician. She is passionate about mentoring first generation students especially those with aspirations of going to medical school. Emily is a granddaughter of a Filipino Sakada, Victoriano Tombaga who was known as ʻPapa Victorʻ to her family. In this podcast narrative episode we reflect on her culture and identity especially as a Filipino-Ilokano who is continously learning about her identity.
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A conversation with Jordan Tano, a 1st generation-2nd generation Filipino, Chinese and Japanese American who was roots between Guam, California and Hawai'i. For his podcast narrative we briefly talk about this local identity and reflecting on what it means for him to stay close with family specially his grandparents and those he look up too. Jordan is the producer behind Hawai'i Verse Podcast (hawaiiversepodcast) as well as an entrepreneur for Hawaii Saloon Suites. (hisalonsuites) where he is helping local beauty professionals in the community.
Gaven Sugai (he/him) 4th generation Filipino-Japanese born and raised in Kailua, O'ahu. He is an accountant by day and a podcaster at night. Growing up, He used to identify himself more with his Japanese side than Filipino. I didn’t embrace Filipino as an equal part of me until I dated my wife. It was only through cooking and learning Filipino cuisine that I embraced being Filipino and Japanese as equal parts of him.
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Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kampai_sugai_808
Podcast: The Kampai Sugai Podcast and Dark Paradise Podcast
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Liberty Peralta (she/her) born on the 4th of July in Honolulu, Hawai’i and raised in the rural town of Wai’anae in West O’ahu. She is the DIrector of Marketing and Communications at Hawai’i Public Radio as well as the Founder and Owner of a Local Cat Cafe in Kaimuki called, “Popoki + Tea”
Produced by: Chachie A.
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A first generation queer immigrant from Manila, Philippines.
A title to capture a season of his life is the season of becoming.
Produced by: Chachie Abara
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If you want to follow along Bryant's journey, follow My Partner the Movie as his film will soon to premiere in the coming month.