Native Guns, Bambu, The Committee, E-40, Black Eyed Peas, Bamboo, Parokya ni Edgar, Eraserheads, Gloc9, Radioactive Sago, Q-bert, conscious music
Television
TFC
Books
America is in the Heart, El Filibusterismo, The Forbidden Book, Noli Me Tangere, Pasyon and Revolution, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Dogeaters, Global Divas, The Miseducation of the Filipino
Heroes
Lapu Lapu, Jose Rizal, Gabriella Silang, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Manong Philip Vera Cruz, Pilipino WWII Veterans, Empowered Students
University Of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Graduated: N/A
Major: Pilipino Studies
Clubs: SPACE, SPEAR, SPCN, STEP, Pinays, Kabalikat, Asian Pacific Coalition, Barangay, Justice for Filipino American Veterans, SCPASA
1972 to Present
Samahang Pilipino at UCLA is in your extended network view more
Samahang Pilipino is a multi-faceted student organization which addresses the
specific needs of the Pilipino community of UCLA and the greater Los Angeles area.
Since 1972, Samahang has been committed to addressing five key aspects of Pilipino
life: cultural, social, political, academic, and community. Samahang remains a
family away from home and a bridge to our cultural roots.
Samahang Pilipino Vision for 2006-2007 "An engaged and unified community that explores and embraces Pilipin@/Pilipin@
American identities, fosters personal and collective growth through relevant education,
advocates for social justice in coalition with other communities, and creates
a sense of family within and beyond the university."
-Samahang Pilipino Board 2006-2007
SAMAHANG PILIPINO BOARD
President
Emily Bautista
Internal Vice President
Rose Lyn Castro
External Vice President
Jason Tengco
Administratve Coordinator
Sai-Han Ackerman
Financial Coordinator
Matt Uy
Retention Coordinator
Lorali Delos Reyes
Outreach Coordinator
Mark Jimenez
Education Coordinator
Mike De Vera
SPCN Coordinator
Kimi Gutierrez
Cultural Coordinator
Abigail Faelnar
Community Projects Coordinator
Anna Sterling
Activities Coordinator
JC De Vera
Pinays Coordinator
Honeylette Barros
Kabalikat Coordinator
Roger Reyes
Co-Youth Component Coordinators
Chester Abadilla & Katrina Dela Cruz
Asian Pacific Coalition Representative
Frances Borgona
www.samahang.org
Projects and Components:
Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention (SPEAR) Since 1989, the Pilipino Community on campus has made an effort to address
the retention issues of all students on campus. A result of this effort is the
Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention (SPEAR) project-a student-run project
created by Pilipino students for all students to utilize. SPEAR offers many services
to combat the array of challenges preventing Pilipino students, as well as others,
from graduating.
Samahang Pilipino Advancing Community Empowerment (SPACE) Since 2000, the student-initiated access project SPACE has been serving the
youth at Belmont, Eagle Rock, and Marshall high schools in Los Angeles through
tutoring, peer advising, workshops, conferences, and field trips. The SPACE project
works to strengthen the inner spirit of each student so that they can be active
agents in the transformation of themselves and their community.
Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night (SPCN):1st time Samahang Pilipino Theme Song sung in SPCN for the Manongs in 1982.
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Samahang Pilipino Culture Night (SPCN) is a year-long process dedicated to creating awareness, spurring dialogue, and taking action on issues pertinent to the Pilipino community. With a cast of over 200 participants and an audience of up to 3,600 individuals, SPCN serves as an important opportunity to celebrate and share Pilipino culture with friends, family, and fellow students. The 30th Annual Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night will be held on May 19, 2007 in Royce Hall.
Samahang Teaching through Experience Program (STEP)
Samahang Pilipino's internship program is for individuals who are interested
in learning about the organization's history and inner workings. STEP interns
are given the unique opportunity to shadow Samahang Pilipino Board members,
participate in program planning, and develop valuable leadership skills.
Pinays Component Established in the early 90s Pinays was formed to help create and establish
a support network for Samahang Pilipino womyn, and Pinays on campus in general.Over
the years, Pinays has put on several programs and events supporting womyn and
the Pilipino community, including poetry readings, educational workshops, and
discussion groups. Recognizing the limited spaces available for Pinays on campus,
Pinays looks to promote an open, safe space for PINAYS on campus, a place in
which womyn can come together, share experiences, stories and issues.
Kabalikat (translation, "shoulder to shoulder") - Gender
& Sexuality Component Established in 1995, Samahang Pilipino was the FIRST collegiate Pilipino
student organization to advocate on behalf of its queer brothers and sisters.
With the creation of the Queer Pin@y Conferences, Samahang Pilipino's Kabalikat
is focused on creating a safe space for queer Pin@ys to find a family in SP
and in UCLA and to make social change. Kabalikat also strives to educate issues
on Gender and Sexuality as well as creating allies in coalition with other organizations
and communities at UCLA and beyond.
Sayaw Ng Silangan (Dance of the East) Sayaw Ng Silangan is Samahang Pilipino's official performing arts troupe.
Sayaw strives to accurately portray the diverse subcultures and the performance
styles of the Philippines.
Samahang Modern Samahang Modern explores a variety of different dance forms, with its focus
lying in the development, interpretation, and performance of the many dimensions
of Hip Hop.
"Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan." (Translation: (S)he who doesn't know where (s)he has been will never reach where (s)he is going.)
finally, {m}aganda magazine issue 21: legal will be available may 3rd! come celebrate.
please consider reading/sharing your piece/ artwork with the community at this event. email us by april 30th at m21reception@gmail.com for details.
our campus is accessible via BART (downtown berkeley stop) and buslines (AC Transit 51, 40, 43, 52, F, 7, 9, 65, hella!) tilden room is on the 5th floor of the MLK student union building at the corner of bancroft and telegraph.
on top of all this, we will raffle away back issues frequently throughout the program, for next to nothin. our backstock must go; it must be with the community where it belongs.
HEY SAMAHANG! HOPE YOU GUYS CAN COME OUT!!! =] GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PCN!
We’re working hard to make this production happen so what do we do...throw a club event in celebration of our hard work! May 3rd is our PCN...but why wait to meet the cast when you can come support "The Good Life" Official Pre-PCN PARTY on April 10th - Don’t miss your chance on a the good life! :D
Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 10:30 Whisper Ultra Lounge 535 Flordia Street, San Francisco, CA
Come join PACE celebrate culture on May 3rd, 2008 when PACE welcomes the...
36th Annual Pilipino Cultural Night @ San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Center
On behalf of Andres Bonifacio Samahan, we humbly invite you to Filipino Culture Night (FCN) held on March 20, 21, 22, 2008 presented at San Diego State University’s Don Powell Theatre.
Andres Bonifacio Samahan is a Filipino-American non-profit student organization and one of the largest at San Diego State University . Since our establishment in 1971, we have thrived to preserve Filipino culture by means of community service, political awareness, academic excellence, and social activities.
This year’s production will mark as our 23rd Annual Filipino Culture Night titled, More Than Words. More Than Words is a story told through Drama, Dance, and Song, infusing past and present. The story focuses on the Filipino-American author Carlos Bulosan and his life detailed in his classic autobiography, America is in the Heart and the process of putting together a Filipino Culture Night.
Admission is FREE, but tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. Email us at MoreThanWords2008@gmail.com prior to the show for ticket reservations. Someone will reply with a confirmation and directions to the SDSU Don Powell Theatre. General admission tickets may be available at the door, but are not guaranteed. There is no assigned seating, so early arrival is encouraged.
Show times for Thursday, March 20th and Friday, March 21st are at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Saturday, March 22nd is a matinee starting at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30pm. We hope to see you there!
This event is FREE and open to the community. Please feel free to forward this invitation to all your friends! Thank you!
We call on all women and women's organizations to restore March 8th, International Women's Day, to its proper historical and political context by asserting women's opposition to the US war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
International Women's Day, said GABNet, was never meant to be a simple commemorative day. It is meant to be the day when women's voices are meant to be the loudest, women's stand on political issues, both national and international, most vividly manifested.
In LOS ANGELES, march & rally with women, men, and families to show that WOMEN SAY NO TO WAR!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: (951) 333-4306, losangeles@gabnet.org, www. gabnet. org
