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Kasamahan Co

Chachie Abara

A podcast show that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipino community in Hawaiʻi.

society & culture documentary

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Season 9 Episode 4 Jaimy Valerio

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/08/26

In this episode we talk about Jaimy's growing up experience of what it means to be a Filipino settler residing in the Kingdom of Hawai'i. We briefly have touch upon the difficult journey of being a Filipino who have struggled in creating that identity growing up in Kalihi. For many tuning in, Kalihi is known for being the working class neighborhood in central Honolulu. Children of recent immigrants who grapple with assimilation and poverty. Jaimy Valerio (he/him), born and raised in Kalihi, Hawai'i

00:53:12

Season 9 - Episode 3 Adrian Nico

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/06/25

A conversation with a 2nd Generation Filipino American who had a continue to pursue a dream to break barriers. Adrian is passionate about trying new food food, restaurant and boba places! wt throughout my work week. I also like to try new foods, restaurants, and boba places, He is also the owner of @trnsnd.hnl on instagram, so make sure to check it out! He is all about simple clothing, and clothing you can use for multiple occasions; whether it would be for the gym, going out to lunch or dinner with

00:37:40

Season 9 - Episode 2, Clyde Felix

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/06/16

A conversation with a Filipino immigrant who immigrated to the Kingdom of Hawai'i with his siblings and parents through the petition of his family. Clyde is a first generation Filipino who is the first in his family to received a higher degree with a Master in Electric Engineering. You can say he achieved the "American Dream" that his families has dream for him. Most children of immigrants desires to give back to their parents to be the "hope" of their family. Through Clyde's narrative he openly

00:48:41

Season 9 - Episode 1, Sharmaine Butac

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/06/03

A conversation with a second generation Filipino American -- Sharmaine Butac is a leader, trailblazer and a true disciple of Christ. She uses her gift of giving to aid our community through the works of using integrative holistic healing with the focus of bettering the wellness of healthy habits when it comes to our consumption of our favorite filipino foods. Sharmaine shares that to reclaim and redefine our Filipino identity is to not forget those who went before us. Family, and the food and the

01:01:04

Season 8 Finale, Hau'oli

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2022/04/22

A conversation with FIlipino-Hawaiian instructor, Kumu J. Hauʻoli Lorenzo-Elarco is a, first and foremost, Hawaiian and Filipino. He was raised by the Kīpuʻupuʻu rains of Waimea, Hawaiʻi but currently resides in Waialua, Oʻahu. He is Instructor of Hawaiian Language at Honolulu Community College. His research interests include Native Hawaiian Intellectual History, Hawaiian Language Newspapers, Hawaiian Literature, and understanding ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi through a Hawaiian Worldview. He is also a committed

01:45:52

Season 8 - Episode 9, Angeley

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2022/04/15

A conversation with Angeley Pasco, an aspiring filmmaker, mental health advocate whose dreams is to uplift stories of her Filipino community. When it comes to her own filipino culture, to reclaim her own culture is to basically just going back home, seeing my family, visiting my hometown and just reminding myself where I came from and where my roots are. Follow her on instagram at (@angeleyh) to support her and all her work to come! --- Send in a voice message:

01:06:45

Season 8 - Episode 8: J.Lynn Music

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2022/04/08

"Growing up, I never felt like I learned much about filipino culture. Nowadays, I am more interested in learning, so I have been understanding it through being in online communities and filipino pop music. I also am reading more and more articles on filipino news sites, so I keep up with current events. From what I’ve learned in terms of identity, Filipinos are a really vibrant bunch of people. They are friendly, honest, outgoing, and very familial. A lot of filipinos work hard, and I learned

00:39:13

Season 8 - Episode 7: Gerald Soriano

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/03/31

A conversation with software engineer for Android Mobile Apps, Gerald Soriano is a first born child in the US, his family is from Pangasinan (Dagupan, Bunu'an). He is the oldest of one sibling. For this episode we not only reflect about our own culture and identity but we dive into topics of being aware again of our own Filipino heritage especially for someone who move to the MIdwest for college. Follow his journey on instagram @gerosan and if you are a Filipino aspiring to be in tech, join the

00:45:03

Season 8 - Episode 6: Charieze

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2022/03/24

Charieze Lianne, but you can call me Charieze/Char. She was born in Ilocos Norte and moved to Hawai’i at the age of 7 years old. I have grown up in a traditional Filipino household and can still fluently speak Tagalog and can understand Ilocano. I am now a full time student at University of Hawaii at Manoa double majoring in Human Development Family Studies and Philippine Language and Culture. --- Send in a voice message:

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Season 8 - Episode 5 Blessie Vergara

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/03/17

Meticulous, Hard Working, Caring, Blessie Vergara is a second generation Filipino American who is a children of immigrants. Both of her parents got married in the Philippines when they were adults. Her dad immigrated to Hawai’i first, thanks to a petition from her grandmother (from her Dad's side). A year later, her mom followed suit. Both her and her kuya and were born in Honolulu. Her family is from Pampanga, which is a province a little under 2 hours north of Manila. My dad is from Sta Rita, and

00:55:21

Season 8 Episode 4, Algeo Rosario

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/03/07

Hard-working, Introspective, Curious, Algeo Rosario was born and raised in Honolulu, HI to two Ilokano parents. Growing up in Salt Lake, he went to school with a lot of military kids, but was also surrounded with many Filipinos as well. He went to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to study Communications and minored in Ilokano.He currently works as a Digital Content Specialist. Prior to that I was at Ka Leo O Hawaii for 4 years, working as a student journalist for UH Manoa and had a short gig at the

00:59:42

Season 8 - Episode 3, Ryan Geronimo

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/02/25

Easygoing, curious, imaginative - Ryan Geronimo (he/him) is a second generation, Filipino American born and raised in the Bay Area who moved through Hawai'i for college. -- Consider helping support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes! Even donating $1 or $5 dollars monthly will really help create up the podcast to an even greater content! ”https://anchor.fm/kasamahancollective/support Follow us on instagram @kasamahanco Subscribe to our youtube channel:

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Season 8 - Episode 2, Girlieh Mae

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/02/18

Growing up and not seeing any representation — We didn’t really see the significance of wanting to learn our own native language until we have that immersion experience to go back and learn back our roots. For Girlieh, as a local Filipino in Hawai’i, she strive to keep her Ilocano language through her family and TImpuyog Organization, the Ilocano program at the University of awai’i at Manoa! Grab your copy of Girlieh’s book, “Love me Knot” at your nearest Barnes and Noble! —

00:31:59

Season 8 - Episode 1 DJ Jus Jay

Kasamahan Co ·

2022/02/08

“To show people like me that you can do things that you love..” Listen to DJ share about his identity as a Filipino musician but his hopes and aspiration. Feel free to follow him and support his musical journey on instagram: https://instagram.com/djjusjay?utm_medium=copy_link If you want to be apart of our newsletter, feel free to send us your email at info@kasamahanco.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kasamahancollective/message Support this podcast:

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Season 7 - Episode 10: Mc Erl Dave Andres

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/12/13

Can i get an HOOOOOOOOOO YAAAA! The very last podcast guest of the season is someone who has made such a positive impact on my life and I am so grateful to have had this conversation and to have them share their story, their narrative and overall their overall nuanced experiences of what it means to not only grow up in Hawai'i after having to immigrate here at the age of 7-8 but everything that they have went through that currently is a definition of their perseverant, flamboyant character who

00:55:57

Season 7 - Episode 9: Kit Furukawa

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/12/05

A conversation about reflecting back to our journey as a Filipino immigrant but also sharing her experiences working within the public administration sector as well as sharing her Tita advice to this younger generation. Also, feel free to support Tita Kit’s business: Sweet Chili Oil - @mauichilichilioil Mystery Escape Room - @mystermaui Marketing Consultant - www.kitzulueta.con Check out socials on instagram @kasamahanco! If you want to share your narrative and story with us and you want to

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Season 7 - Episode 8: Charlene

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/12/03

A conversation of identity formation through bridging her ancestral past to the future, her future career goals and what does it mean for her to reclaim her filipino identity through language and family. We also talked about her reflections being a mixed filipino. Check out socials on instagram @kasamahanco! If you want to share your narrative and story with us and you want to write for our blog feel free to email us at reclaimingfilipinoidentity@gmail.com and make sure that you follow us on all our

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Season 7 - Episode 7 - Jerilyn Ornellas

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/11/21

A conversation about staying in touch with her cultural roots through music. Jeri is a music teacher and is someone who is not afraid to speak her mind. She is someone who is always so intrigue about learning the different nuances of her own identity as a mixed filipino! Follow her sticker shop @sincerelyjeri and her journey! And also if you are an avid listener of our podcast, and if you want to help support future projects, feel free to make a donation on our venmo account @kasamahan-co. Proceeds

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Season 7 - Episode 6 Dee Diaz

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/11/14

A Conversation with Dee about his own culture and identity, we talk briefly about how was it like for him to have such a huge gap between him and his siblings specifically why he was always consider different growing up from the “normal” or traditional Filipino children. If you want to follow more on his content, check his social media @brokefilipinoboy! Anda as mentioned feel free to stay tuned at his collaborative work with his kasama, Karl! (@karls.corner) Support our content also by donating at

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Season 7 - Episode 5 Shania Amodo

Kasamahan Co ·

2021/11/06

A Conversation with Shania Amodo with Culture, Identity and Family, we talks about what it means for her to reclaim her own filipina identity specifically being the second to the eldest child of the family. She shares that for one to reclaim her own identity is a personal experience tat one must have to live through and its through the lived experience that helps reconnect us back and ground us to where we are meant to be. If you are dying to try her calamansi bars, she will be back in business in

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