E58 Bruce Chats with Justher Gutierrez, Camille Valerio, and Mark Serrano | Filipino American History Month

On Episode 58 we continue our #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth series. Today, I sat down with Justher Gutierrez from Malaya South Bay, Camille Valerio from LEAD Filipino, and Mark Serrano from the Filipino Youth Coalition and Filipino American National Historical Society Santa Clara Valley. They helped me get to know the Filipino Community in the South Bay a bit more and shared all of the activities taking place this month. We also talked about what it means to be “Filipino enough,” when Filipino American History Month came into our view, and how ube has gone mainstream.Thanks for being here! Grab a beverage, pull up a chair, and enjoy listening to my conversation with Justher, Camille, and Mark.First Follow @fact_sanjose on The Gram as well as all of the member organizations: @leadfilipino @fanhs.scv @fycsanjose @malaya.sbay @pawissouthbay @bnkfilamschoolsj @mvblfeastSAN JOSE #FAHM2023 FESTIVITIESSept. 8-Nov. 30Pinoytown Rising ExhibitDr. Martin Luther King Jr. LibraryOctober 3, 1PM-1:30PMFAHM ProclamationSan José City HallOctober 7, 2-7PMPinoytown Art WalkSan José JapantownOctober 8, 10-12PMPinoytown TourSan José JapantownOctober 13, 5-8PMFlag Raising & Lighting CeremonySan José City HallOctober 15, 10-12PMPinoytown TourSan José JapantownOctober 20, 5-9PMFAHM JamGarden at the FleaOctober 22, 10-12PMPinoytown TourSan José JapantownOctober 28, 6-8PMBahay! Open MicPhilz Downtown San JoséCONNECT WITH THE GUESTSJUSTHER GUTIERREZ is the local coordinator for Malaya Movement South Bay, a grassroots organization dedicated to fighting for human rights, sovereignty, and democracy in the Philippines. First launched in 2018, Malaya Movement has hosted speaking tours, workshops, and other events to help raise awareness of the current human rights issues facing the Philippines, from the drug war to increased militarization of indigenous communities to the targeting of journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders.Links:Malaya South Bay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malaya.sbay/Malaya South Bay Linktree: https://linktr.ee/malayasouthbayMalaya South Bay website: https://www.malayasouthbay.com/Malaya Movement USA website: https://www.malayamovement.com/No To APEC Coalition Linktree: https://linktr.ee/no2apecMARK SERRANO is a San Francisco State University... This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theamalgamation.substack.com/subscribe