FilAm ARTS Community Outreach

The Filipino-American community is alive!  It is very interesting to touch base and be informed of latest events, happenings, fiestas, picnics, outings, induction of new officers with exciting plans and projects for the year.

Nasaan ba ang mga organisasyon o grupong  Pinoy sa Los Angeles?  Marami kung gusto mong makita, madaling mahahanap sila..  Sila ay mga  civic organizations, alumni associations, non profit organizations, cultural troops and  educational teams,  religious movements, volunteers or small groups composed of professionals, consultants, artists, health practitioners and the likes.

Sa loob ng isang lingo lampas dalawampung   grupo ang pwedeng makilala. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilan lamang sa kanila.

FILIPINO MINISTRY na pinamumunuan ni Fr. Albert Avenido.  Katatapos lamang ng isang masayang SAGALA -SANTACRUZAN 2010 noong Mayo 8, 2010;  Marami rin ang dumalo sa  “Mass for Peaceful and Orderly election” na ginanap sa St. Basil Church noong Mayo 4, 2010.

BAHAY KUBO sa San Fernando Valley. Nakatutuwang panoorin ang mga bata na nagaaral at nagsusulat ng  Pilipino under the  “Learn Filipino” program. Kahanga-hanga ang sipag at  walang humpay na tiyaga nina Mee-Ann Bernardo-Diamond, Presidente ng organisasyon at  Ana Soriano, Community Outreach Officer at ilang  mga pinuno na bumubuo ng samahan sa pagtaguyod ng kanilang mga programa.

UNIVERSITY  OF THE PHILIPPINES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION which has been in existence in Greater Los Angeles for more than 30 years.

MOTHER – Movement to Eradicate Rape and Other Child Abuse headed by Perla Reyes and incoming President Jessie del Rosario; 

MAPIA – Maranaos in America for Peace, Integration and Advancement  launched on  September 2, 2007 in Burbank, Ca.

The list goes on and continues to grow --  there’s  the  Philippine Medical Association of Southern California, United Ilocanos of SouThern California, University of Iloilo Alumni Association, Narvacan Asociation of  Southern California, Negro Oriental Asociation-USA, Ifugao Association of California, Inc, Philippine American Society of CPA’s in Los Abgeles, Philippine Dental College Alumni Association-USA of De Ocampo Memorial College, Filipino Veterans Foundation, KIWANIS Club of Fil-Am, United Bicolandia,Pangasiana Bortherhood-USA, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, Filipino Community of Carson, Filipino Cursillos in Christianity and more.

Nasaan pa ang iba?

Driving 20 miles  east of downtown Los Angeles is West Covina.  Along Amar road you’ll find  Filipino restaurants, hair saloons, bakeshops, specialty stores, clinics, groceries, money remittance centers catering to the Filipino community. The place is worth visiting when you feel you want something Pinoy.  

In this small city you’ll find your favorite bibingka, pandecoco, lechon, ginatan, pancit palabok, tokwa’t baboy, chicharon, bagoong and  sometimes you ‘ll  Manang peddling her “masarap na kakanin at merienda”  espasol,  okoy, turon or suman .  Then you can relax and treat yourseld with  manicure, pedicure, “kulot’,  blackheads removal  in one of the many parlors in the area.

But before going home, don’t forget to buy pasalubong --- mamon, adobo, siopao, puto, halo-halo, bicho-bicho o kung anuman ang iyong gusto.

Saan pa may ganito? 

Well, next free day you can go to  Eagle Rock, Carson, Panorma City, Historic Filipinotown,,  Chino Hills or Cerritos.

Halika na.  LET’S GO. BUY SOMETHING FILIPINO!