Kennedy Kabasares's guest appearances

Kennedy Kabasares

This Filipino American Life

The Ganru Show

Manny Pacquiao

Dale Talde

Angela Garbes

Eugene Cordero

Jose Antonio Vargas

Geena Rocero

Tif Marcelo

Mia Hopkins

Sarah Smith

Kris Wolf

Maria Ressa

Marie Jamora

Mitch Narito

Richard Garcia

Freya Estreller

OwlTail

Alison De La Cruz

Francis Cullado

In Los Angeles, Filipinos have a special relationship with the Little Tokyo neighborhood. In the 1920s and 1930s, Filipino immigrants formed a viable Little Manila district adjacent to the Japanese neighborhood. Little Tokyo was in many ways the heart of the Asian American Movement in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s, prompting many Filipino American activists to work and live in the area. Today, many Filipino American leaders continue to head Asian American organizations headquartered in Little Tokyo, contributing to the cross-cultural coalition work established decades ago.  LA might have Historic Filipinotown, but SoCal’s Filipino American community can be found in numerous places.  Many Filipinos have built a vibrant center in Little Tokyo.   In this episode, Producer Mike takes us on a journey to Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo through the lens of its Filipino American community advocates. He speaks to Alison De La Cruz, Vice President of Programs at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Kennedy Kabasares, artist and resident of Little Tokyo, and Francis Cullado, Executive Director of Visual Communications, the organization that produces the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Listen as they speak about the rich history of Filipinos in Little Tokyo, the importance of Asian American coalitions, and the legacy of the late Linda Mabalot, former Executive Director of Visual Communications and a pioneering Filipino American visual storyteller.  Pictured: Bill Watanabe, former Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center and the late Linda Mabalot during the construction of the Union Center for the Arts, home to Visual Communications, LA Artcore, and East West Players. Listen through the embedded player below, download directly here, or subscribe to us on iTunes here. On a similar note, make sure to check out the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival of which TFAL is a media sponsor. They got some great films lined up, particularly from Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers. You can check out the festival lineup here: https://vcmedia.org/festival.

In Los Angeles, Filipinos have a special relationship with the Little Tokyo neighborhood. In the 1920s and 1930s, Filipino immigrants formed a viable Little Manila district adjacent to the Japanese neighborhood. Little Tokyo was in many ways the heart of the Asian American Movement in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s, prompting many Filipino American activists to work and live in the area. Today, many Filipino American leaders continue to head Asian American organizations headquartered in Little Tokyo, contributing to the cross-cultural coalition work established decades ago.  LA might have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Filipinotown,_Los_Angeles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Historic Filipinotown</a>, but SoCal’s Filipino American community can be found in numerous places.  Many Filipinos have built a vibrant center in Little Tokyo. In this episode, Producer Mike takes us on a journey to Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo through the lens of its Filipino American community advocates. He speaks to Alison De La Cruz, Vice President of Programs at the <a href="http://www.jaccc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Japanese American Cultural and Community Center</a>, Kennedy Kabasares, artist and resident of Little Tokyo, and Francis Cullado, Executive Director of <a href="https://vcmedia.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visual Communications</a>, the organization that produces the <a href="https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival</a>. Listen as they speak about the rich history of Filipinos in Little Tokyo, the importance of Asian American coalitions, and the legacy of the late Linda Mabalot, former Executive Director of Visual Communications and a pioneering Filipino American visual storyteller. Pictured: Bill Watanabe, former Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center and the late Linda Mabalot during the construction of the Union Center for the Arts, home to Visual Communications, <a href="https://laartcore.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Artcore</a>, and <a href="http://www.eastwestplayers.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">East West Players</a>. Listen through the embedded player below, download directly <a href="https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tfal-episode081.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, or subscribe to us on iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-this-filipino-american/id1114155238" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> On a similar note, make sure to check out the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival of which TFAL is a media sponsor. They got some great films lined up, particularly from Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers. You can check out the festival lineup here: <a href="https://vcmedia.org/festival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vcmedia.org/festival</a>.

Episode 81 – Finding Filipino American Community in LA’s Little Tokyo: Conversations with Alison De La Cruz, Kennedy Kabasares, and Francis Cullado