Harvesting Grape in Coachella, Weekends in L.A.

Harvesting Grape in Coachella, Weekends in L.A.

Historian, soldier, farm worker Alex Fabros Jr. recalls weekdays of grape harvesting in the desert heat and weekends of romance in the big city.

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A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs

A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs

This poem was written by Alex S. Fabros Jr., a retired Philippine American Military History professor who was one of our honorees in last year's tribute to manongs and manangs.

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Violinist Gilopez Kabayao and Pianist Corazon Pineda’s Love Story

Violinist Gilopez Kabayao and Pianist Corazon Pineda’s Love Story

Violinist Gilopez Kabayao and pianist Corazon Pineda made beautiful music together for more than 50 years.

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Are You Game for an African Safari?

Are You Game for an African Safari?

A writer feeds her wanderlust by bravely going on a safari.

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Honor the Past, Uplift the Present, Inspire the Future

Honor the Past, Uplift the Present, Inspire the Future

Community Building: A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs 2025” honored the legacies of our Filipino American pioneers.

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[Video] Building Communities: A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs 2025

[Video] Building Communities: A Tribute to Our Manongs and Manangs 2025

Positively Filipino continues to honor Filipino Americans who have given us pride.

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Cutting Asparagus in Gonzales, California — Spring 1965

Cutting Asparagus in Gonzales, California — Spring 1965

Farmworker-Soldier-Historian Alex Fabros, Jr. shares the second part of his Filipino American memoir.

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Filipino Language and Its Discontents

Filipino Language and Its Discontents

It’s Buwan ng Wika (Language Month) but shouldn’t it be Buwan ng mga Wika (Month of Languages) instead?

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Have Books, Will Travel

Have Books, Will Travel

A vacation reading list for those who can’t travel but need an escape.

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FilAms Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 70

FilAms Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 70

Role models and achievers, some of whom you may not even know are Filipino.

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