Bannuar Voices

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 my mom is from Guagua. 

Follow her journey on instagram @ohmyono where you can see her food adventures, life travels! 

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 Department of Land and Natural Resources working in communications.

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. 

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Listen to DJ share about his identity as a Filipino musician but his hopes and aspiration. 

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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 continues to inspire so many different people that he,she, they meet in their everyday life!

Disclaimer: We both acknowledge our positionality as a settler when talking about Hawai'i. 

  You can follow their journey in their personal blog page: https://thoughtsfrommyintersection.blogspot.com/  as well as follow them on their instagram @mserl! 

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.

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