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JoeAmFrom Pilita in Vegas to BINI at Coachella: Filipino Music Rising
Pilita Corrales performed in Las Vegas at a time when very few Filipino artists had that kind of international platform, making her presence there exceptional. Lea Salonga’s performances in the London West End, Broadway, and with Disney helped open the door for many Filipino performers. BINI and SB19 may be opening the gates for Filipino … Continue reading
Food fight in the National Village!
Search “BINI Filipino snacks” on any social media platform, and you will find tons of stuff. Everyone and their uncle talks about it. Even Pugad Baboy cartoonist Pol Medina has had the dog Polgas chime in on his behalf. “From Pugadlawin to Pugad Baboy” is a chapter in a history book. Filipinos, even in 1986, … Continue reading
Why does the Philippines not seem to learn?
Been wondering about this for a while, and it just occurred to me how the President there is seen as personally responsible for so much. That was the way it was in times of datus, and Joey Nguyen just commented on how it was in Spain with the King. Such a mindset leads to more … Continue reading
Spaced out dreams and AI fiction
It wasn’t Kidlat Tahimik‘s first movie I watched as a teen that brought me to Munich nearly 30 years ago. Maybe it was the science fiction I read as a teen that primed my dreams of being in the tech scene. Or was it the sense of having grown up in a country that “only” … Continue reading
What does the Philippines dream of?
This is not about the Philippine dream, which probably doesn’t exist, even as the Philippines certainly dreams of many things, and one good way to see those dreams is through the stories that Filipinos like best. In the Philippines, a lot is felt more than thought. Intellectuals and reformist politicians often aren’t in touch with … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 