Filipino American Artists Network

GMANews.TV reported that National Artist for Music Lucrecia R. Kasilag died of pneumonia last Saturday night. Kasilag, 90, wasn’t only a composer but also a performing artist and a leader in music education. She innovatively fused Filipino ethnic music with Western music, using indigenous instruments in orchestral productions and led many Filipino composers to experiment [...]

I was about to take a nap before getting back to work again but I came across this blog from filipinasoul and mentioned that, ” the nominees of the Philippines for the New Seven Wonders of Nature are slipping from their top ranks. The Tubbataha Reef is now at Number 9 from its previous spot [...]

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One of the fresh faces gracing the Broadway stage these days is Emily B. Morales. She will be playing the principal role of Liat in the South Pacific Broadway Revival (tomorrow) on Aug. 12-17 2008.

South Pacific, which is based on James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific, starred Mary Martin as Nellie and Ezio Pinza [...]

The artists presented are Filipino, Filipino American, American Filipino, scholars of Philippine Studies or Pinoyphiles, marking the growth and development of the Filipino visual arts community; Overmapped is a pause, to look, and take stock of what is happening with young artists, established artists and their career trajectories, with hobbyists who find themselves deep in [...]

The all-Asian American sketch comedy group – “The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors,” is currently performing at THE COMPLEX (Ruby Theater), 6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038. It premiered last August 1 and will be running Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun @8p until AUGUST 24, 2008. The cast includes Junko Goda, Michael Chih Ming Hornbuckle, Kennedy [...]

Whenever I drive along Temple Street and see the “Historic Filipinotown” sign, I wonder why this is called as such when it is apparent it’s a multi-ethnic area. I attended the Los Angeles Historic Filipinotown Festival 2008 and discovered so much more than I had expected.

I hopped in on the bus tour of the Historic [...]

LOS ANGELES’ 6TH HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN FESTIVAL
WHEN: SATURDAY, AUG 2ND 2008, 730AM TO 10PM
WHERE: TEMPLE AND WESTLAKE (TWO BLOCKS EAST OF ALVARADO)
ADMISSION: FREE