Kristia Castrillo teaches 10th and 11th grade English at Balboa High School in San Francisco. Earlier this year, she was named as an honoree for San Francisco's Teacher of the Year award.Kristia was born in San Francisco, lived in the Philippi

How We Got Our Nicknames (with Aissa and Dennis Montecillo)

Sep 5th, 2018 23m 31s

We hear some of your voicemails about how you got your nicknames. Then, Alan interviews his parents about theirs—and asks why he doesn't have one.Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Logo by Niccolo Pizarro. For past episodes, subscribe or visit http:/

Becoming A Filipino Artist (with Giovanni Ortega)

Aug 22nd, 2018 27m 25s

Giovanni Ortega is a playwright, actor, director, and an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Pomona College.Gio moved to the US from the Philippines when he was 12. We talk about what that was like, the experience of being a "1.5 immigrant," how

A Culture Of "Yes" (with Natalia Roxas)

Aug 8th, 2018 26m 43s

On this episode, we're joined by Natalia Roxas. She's a photographer, co-founder of Filipino Kitchen, and the organizer of this year's Kultura Festival, which takes place on August 19 in Chicago.We talk about what it was like to grow up at a r

Tell Me About Your Nickname

Jul 25th, 2018 55s

I'd like to produce an episode about nicknames! You can do that by either recording a voice memo and emailing it [email protected], or you can call me and leave a voicemail, at (971) 800-1389.Tell me your formal name, where you're callin

Voicemails: What Filipino Food Means

Jul 25th, 2018 8m 22s

Does this count as a bonus episode? This is a re-airing of a short episode I produced a while back for Racist Sandwich, a podcast about food, race, class, and gender.I promise this show won't be just about food, but I'd to give you all an idea

It's Beautiful To Be Us (with Sarahlynn Pablo)

Jul 24th, 2018 32m 26s

On Balikbayan's first(!) episode, we're joined by Sarahlynn Pablo, a writer and poet in Chicago who co-founded Filipino Kitchen and ran a Filipino food and arts festival in Chicago called Kultura for four years.We talk about growing up between

A Podcast For Fil-Ams, Coming July 24

Jul 14th, 2018 1m 38s

Whenever I meet another Filipino in the US, I kind of want to know their entire life story. It's probably because I'm almost always the only Pinoy in the room.I don't think I know enough about my fellow Filipino-Americans, even though there ar

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