COMMEMORATE the Filipino American Heritage Month. CONTINUE the Filipino people's history of struggle in the US and in the Philippines. Experience... RECLAIM 3!
Female
29 years old
NEW YORK, New York
United States
OUR MISSION. Ugnayan ng Mga Anak ng Bayan or Linking the Children of the Motherland is a comprehensive grassroots organization of Filipino youth based in New York and New Jersey dedicated to educating, organizing, and mobilizing for the rights and welfare of the Filipino youth in the US.
Through collective leadership, progressive culture and community engagement, we strive to reclaim and re-root to the true history of the Filipino people to better understand how our local and personal issues are interconnected with the struggles at the homefront. We support the struggle for justice, peace, and genuine liberation of the Filipino people.
OUR OBJECTIVES. We seek to educate, organize and mobilize Filipino youth to:
* Challenge the systemic erasure of our true history as a people, re-examine our community’s experiences in the US and decolonize our minds;
* Raise awareness and struggle for our community’s legitimate rights and welfare;
* Anchor ourselves in the larger Filipino community, especially the domestic workers and the low-wage workers;
* Carry out campaigns that address the issues that affect the local Filipino community in the US, around the world, and in the Philippines;
* Build alliances with other youth and struggling peoples towards a better future based on just and lasting peace; and;
* Raise funds to continue Ugnayan’s work.
WHO CAN JOIN UGNAYAN? Ugnayan unites immigrant and US-born Filipino youth, especially the most marginalized youth facing multiple forms of oppression, including but not limited to: young women, youth workers, students, out-of-school youth, faith-based youth, professionals, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and cultural workers in any place or locality. Join Ugnayan, NOW!
Also, check out: http://ugnayan.blogspot.com
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On October 29, 2007, Ugnayan held the first-ever Filipino Youth & Systemic Racism 101 Workshop Series in Barnard College, Columbia University, New York City. The first workshop, aptly called "Knowing the Enemy – Systemic Racism in Our Midst", was participated in by approximately 20 Filipino youth and allies. Throughout the workshop, the youth participated in icebreakers, brainstorming sessions, and role playing to explore racism and its impact in the Filipino community.With the Roleplaying: Racist One-Liners , the youth shared their experiences of racism in US institutions. The outcome was hilarious but, despite being funny, it showed the day-to-day experiences of the youth and the community at large. See for yourselves =)
Systemic Racism in the US Media. Scenario: Two Filipino American youth vie for a role in a Hollywood film. One is denied because he isn't "Asian enough" while the other pretends she is Japanese to get the role.
Systemic Racism in the US Education System. Scenario: A non-Filipino student makes a racist remark about the Philippines during a class.
Systemic Racism in the US Work Place. Scenario: A Filipino doctor who was trained in the Philippines is forced to train as a nurse in order to find a job here in the US.
Systemic Racism in the US Justice System. Scenario: A Filipino youth is mistaken as a Latino youth after being a "Good Samaritan" to a lady who dropped her wallet.
Systemic Racism in the US Immigration System. Scenario: Three Filipino youth are treated differently based on their immigration status. The first one is a tourist, the second one born and raised in the US, and the third one is a young Filipina immigrant who was raised in another country.
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KABATAAN, Tayo ang Pag-asa at Kinabukasan!
UGNAYAN SUPPORTS THE KABATAAN PARTYLIST IN THE PHILIPPINES!
WATCH THE KABATAAN PARTYLIST VIDEO OF U.S. YOUTH RESPONDING TO THE KABATAAN PARTYLIST VIDEO FEATURING ANGEL LOCSIN AND DENNIS TRILLO. Ugnayan would like to especially thank Filipino artists from NY and NJ who participated in the video: Ron & Ted from The Happy Analogues, Myke Christian, and Bem of Qwadra. =)
Visit www.kabataanparty.com
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CHECK OUT KOBA'S "GET OVER" VIDEO WITH REE & LEAH REPRESENTING UGNAYAN!!!
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AWWWWWW YEAHHHHHH! RECLAIM 3! ITS ON LIKE PEOPLE POWER 3!!! I miss you guys like craaazy!!! ima pump my fists out here for yall!!! look out for reclaim SD!!! ugnayan style...!!!
San Diego, CA June 23, 2008, The PNOY Apparel Company Inc. announces the introduction of their Shirt The Kids 2008 Charity Campaign with a debut fundraiser at www. pnoyapparel. com.
PNOY Apparel is giving back to its homeland in a HUGE way. In 2007, 65 million Filipinos or 80% of the population are struggling to survive on the equivalent of US$ 2/ day. Majority of children in the Philippines are raised without essential needs for survival; such as food, clothes, and a future outside of economic deficiency. How can PNOY Apparel help?
PNOY Apparel's Shirt The Kids 2008 Charity Campaign will be releasing and selling a new design for $5. All shirts purchased via www. pnoyapparel. com, festivals, online affiliates, etc. will be donated to a child in the Philippines via the Philippine Children's Fund of America (TIN 94-3162880), www. pinoykids. org. At the end of every month, PNOY Apparel will tally, pack, and ship to the Philippines where the shirts will be allocated among the children. A percentage of the Shirt The Kids $5 will also go the charities to help with any financial need, school supplies, food, and/or extra clothes for the needy children. PNOY Apparel also acknowledges that our current home away from home is the United States and cannot over look the millions of under privileged children within the country. PNOY Apparel will also donate a percentage of the $5 to American Kids Cancer Fund here in the United States.
PNOY Apparel's mission: to sell and donate a minimum of 10,000 shirts by December 31, 2008. That will be10,000 shirts for 10,000 kids! For the
Take Out is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding (Charles Jang), an undocumented Chinese immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City.
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