Today's episode debuts our partnership with the Queens Memory Podcast, a project archiving stories from the most diverse community in the U.S., Queens, New York. “Little Manila” is a Filipino neighborhood dating back to the 1970s, but it still struggles to find its political footing.  The community's presence is strengthened through grassroots coalitions and community art, like the mural of the greeting "Mabuhay," a word that encompasses feelings of welcome and good wishes and at its most literal "LIVE!"  We also hear from Filipino care workers about their experiences battling COVID 19, and the stereotype Filipina women face of being "natural nurturers"  which doesn't translate into care for them in return.  

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Featuring: Potri Ranka Manis: Nurse, Activist and Artist; Joey Golja: Community Member; Mary Jane de Leon: Community Member; John Bahia: Community Member; Steven Raga: Assemblymember for District 30, Queens, NY; Jaclyn Reyes: Artist, Designer, and Cultural Organizer; Gemma Balagtas: Community Member, Nurse;  Zenaida (Ida) Castillo: Community Member and Owner of PhilAm Food Mart 

Queens Memory Podcast:

• Producers: Rosalind Tordesillas, Melody Cao, Anna Williams, and Natalie Milbrodt.
• Mixing and editing by Cory Choy
• Music composed by Elias Ravin
• Voiceover work by Arianne Arreglado.

Making Contact:

• Host: Amy Gastelum
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Interim Senior Producer: Jessica Partnow
• Engineer: Jeff Emtman 

Learn More: 

https://queensmemory.org