ISANG MAHAL (One Love) OPEN-MIC

The time has come again to gather all musicians, singers, poets, emcees, artists, and storytellers from Daly City and beyond and help us celebrate our community’s talent, creativity and positive energy! Our second Isang Mahal [One Love] Open Mic will be centered on the theme of “Kulture”. Performers are encouraged to share their thoughts on the theme, but are definitely welcome to share whatever else is on their mind.

Even though we live in Daly City. A city with a rich population of Filipinos, how much do we really know about our kulture? Young Filipinos here in Daly City often feel detached from their heritage for many reasons: some are born here and already feel less connected to the Philippines, some families strive to assimilate to American ideals and some are raised to simply not care. This is an issue. Our Kulture is who WE ARE.

“Kulture” isn’t limited to ethnicity however, it is the very core to how we live, how we interact with people, how we live our lives. WE create the kulture we choose to live. Spaces like the Liwanag Kultural Center, The Pilipino Youth Coalition of San Mateo County and our very own Isang Mahal Open Mic help to create the positive youth Kulture we want to see. Come and participate, be part of building this Kulture.

If you are interested in performing, please sign up by emailing isangmahalopenmic@gmail.com or at the event. Please note, due to time limitations, we will not be able to take everyone. Performer Sign-Ups are on a first come, first served basis. Performances should be limited to 5 minutes. We will be holding Isang Mahal Open Mics throughout the year, so if you don’t get to perform this time, on to the next one! If you’d like to show your visual art, you must email your artwork as GIFs or JPEGs no later than July 28th; we will have a projector at the event to display your artwork, but be prepared to introduce / speak about your work at the event for no longer than 5 minutes.

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Pilipino Youth Coalition and Liwanag Kultural Center Present Isang Mahal

Isang Mahal Flier

Sup Friends of PYC!

Heard about the budget cuts?  Have a poem, rhyme, or song about how they are affecting you and your loved ones that you’d like to share?  Want to sit back and watch others share their art in a creative and open space?  If so,  you’re invited to PYC’s first ever open mic, “Isang Mahal”.  Invite your friends and come through!  We hope to see you there.

-PYC Staff and Advisors

Support our homies from the FCC Kabataan Program!

Support the Kabataan Program! from pele pino on Vimeo.

Yo, what’s up folks? I’m sure most of you PYCers are at school right now but I wanted to give you an update about a program similar to PYC going on at FCC. Looks like they are losing funding and folks are going to rally to help support them. Even though you may not be able to attend the rally, it’s good to see what other work our community is doing and the real issues effecting them.

What would you do if they took away your Fil-Am Clubs or even PYC ? Let us know how you feel in the comments section.

Anyways, here’s a little bit for info from their vimeo link:

Kabataan means youth in Tagalog.

Over the past 3 years, FCC’s Kabataan program has provided critical support and leadership development for over 60 youth each year, literally turning around the lives of both in-school and out-of-school youth. Our program staff initially developed a safe and vital space at our center as an integral part of the Excelsior community’s health and future, not only for Filipino youth to gather, but for youth of all backgrounds to create positive and meaningful events and activities that reverberate today in long-term community partnerships and decreased cross-community tension.

Throughout the years, youth and their advocates have reached out to our staff members on a daily basis for mentorship, help, and support, including Balboa High School’s leadership team, which this year specifically asked for FCC’s support to address the school’s disconnect with their struggling recent immigrant Filipino student population. It is because of our youth programs that the population of nearly 1000 Filipino youth in the neighborhood have a trusted place to go when they are in danger of failing school, encounter domestic violence or substance abuse, get in trouble with the criminal justice system, or face the long-lasting and at times explosive tension between recent immigrant and American born and raised Filipinos.

It is the FCC’s organized community facilitation and empowerment resources which Balboa’s leadership team sought out specifically to help their students cope with and overcome the pressures of their families and communities that spilled beyond the campus gates and affected their success in school and life in general.

Today April 28th, 2010 the Kabataan youth program has been put on the chopping block by San Francisco’s de-prioritization of youth services and education.

Alongside our community allies today Kabataan and the FCC will rally at City Hall to demand the restoration of funds to our youth program.

Come thru 2pm at City Hall to show your support or write a letter of support.

Pilipino Youth Leadership Conference @ Standford University. May 1st, 2010.

Sup PYCers and friends,

We are planning on attending this upcoming Pilipino Youth Leadership Conference on May 1st organized by Standford‘s PASU. PYLC will include alot of cool, fun, and educationl workshops on Pilipino and Pilipino American history, issues, and culture–Everything we represent here in PYC!!! We’ll be talking more about it at the upcoming PYC-SMC General Meetings. Come through se we can all go together!

Check out the PYLC 2010 Link for more details about the event.

Here’s a youtube video they made for the event as well:

Pilipino Youth Leadership Conference 2010

Ukulele Madness

We first started really seeing Ukulele’s in the Daly City Filipino scene about a year to two years ago. Island Fiesta saw at least 6 groups featuring the instrument! Last week, after the meeting, PYC youth and advisors go off as well.

When did you start seeing folks rocking the ukulele?

PYC 5 Year Anniversary Slide Show

Props to Vic for putting this slideshow together. Also, thanks to all the advisors, PYC youth, and LKC staff for all your hard work in making the 5 Year Anniversary event happen. Pics will be up soon!!!

(Now with SOUND!!!!)

PYC Slideshow 2010 from Victor Eco on Vimeo.

Come to the PYC-SMC 5 Year Anniversary!!!

Here are some video invites the PYCers worked on at last weeks meeting! They worked so hard to put these together because they really want you to go! If you’re on Facebook, click here for the invite–> PYC 5 Year Anniversary Facebook Invite.

What’s going on in the community???

( from Meeting Notes: Open Forum: 03.17.10)

We will also be utilizing this blog as a way of putting out events that are mentioned during our open forum. Here are the events mentioned during the meeting on March 17, 2010. Peep the links for more information.

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Fil-Am Barkada presents Island Fiesta
Friday, March 26, 6 to 9 pm
Westmoor High School, Small Gym
Daly City, CA
Admission:
Youth $3 Show / $8 with Food
Adults $5 Show/ $10 with Food

KSE Brainfood: Census/Educational Budgets
March 18, 2009, 7 to 9 pm
Liwanag Kultural Center
222 Lausanne Ave. Daly City, CA

Rock The School Bells
Skyline College
3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA

Different Schools One Week

Yes!! Wednesday’s meeting finally saw the PYC stars align with folks representing at least 5 different schools: Westmoor, Oceana, South City, Jefferson, and Skyline! Let’s keep the momentum going folks. See you all at the 5 year anniversary in two weeks!!!