Filipino in Illinois

Meanwhile in Chicago: A Fourth of July Reflection on Street Art, Superman, and the Struggle of Immigrants ||

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From Nelson Street to the Loop: A Fil-Am Love Letter to Chicago ||

From Nelson Street to the Loop: A Fil-Am Love Letter to Chicago On June 3, 1979, my family sat outside 856 W. Nelson Street in Chicago for one final photo before beginning a five-day drive west; the destination: Ca

Senator Duckworth says Hegseth's tenure has been a failure, blasts focus on troops to U.S. cities ||

Senator Duckworth says Hegseth's tenure has been a failure, blasts focus on troops to U.S. cities Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for what she called a period of "failure" during his time atop the Pentagon. Duckwor

Happy Birthday Malou Espinas! ||

Happy Birthday Malou Espinas! Maligayang Bati, pinsan! Flashback to our first meeting in the Philippines. This was at a mall in Marikina right? Cheers cousin, with sago't gulaman!

No Kings in America! ||

No Kings in America! Chicagoland Online Community for Filipino/Filipina/Filipinx. Filipino-American. Stronger Together. Stop AAPI/Asian Hate. Resist racism. Illinois.

Warren N. Barr Sr. Tower, our home in Chicago ||

Warren N. Barr Sr. Tower, our home in Chicago Not 'Bye Chicago'; See you soon. June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. My parents lived here for four years; Joy and I called Barr Tower home for three y

When we left Chicago for California ||

When we left Chicago for California Posing in front of our 1976 Cutlass Supreme June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. Thanks to timeanddate.com, I can confirm it was a Sunday when we drove

Happy Birthday Tita Myrna! 🎉 ||

Happy Birthday Tita Myrna! 🎉 Chicagoland Online Community for Filipino/Filipina/Filipinx. Filipino-American. Stronger Together. Stop AAPI/Asian Hate. Resist racism. Illinois.

Frances & Liza in California ||

Frances & Liza in California Flashback Summer of 1985 Daly City, CA. I drove Frances & Liza (and their Tita Myrna) to Daly City after they had stayed at my parents' house. That's

Flying from Chicago to California ||

Flying from Chicago to California Chicagoland Online Community for Filipino/Filipina/Filipinx. Filipino-American. Stronger Together. Stop AAPI/Asian Hate. Resist racism. Illinois.

Meanwhile in Chicago: A Fourth of July Reflection on Street Art, Superman, and the Struggle of Immigrants ||

Meanwhile in Chicago: A Fourth of July Reflection on Street Art, Superman, and the Struggle of Immigrants Philippines finally gained independence on July 4, 1946, the irony of the date was not lost. While Americans celebrated their own freedom on the Fourt