On this bonus episode of TFAL podcast we talk to Filipino American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo and producer Rey Cuerdo about their film ULAM: Main Dish, which will be screening at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sunday, May 6th, 2018 at 4pm. How hungry did they get while making the documentary?...

    On this bonus episode of TFAL podcast we talk to Filipino American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo and producer Rey Cuerdo about their film ULAM: Main Dish, which will be screening at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sunday, May 6th, 2018 at 4pm. How hungry did they get while making the documentary? … Continue reading Bonus Episode: TFAL meets ULAM

If you grew up in a Filipino household, it’s possible that you’ve had experiences with natural medicines or remedies —  from your parents use of the aloe vera plant on a burn to the use of tawas as underarm deodorant. For TFAL co-host Ryan, he would have never known the healing effects of ginger root had...

Naks naman, pre! Everyday, we hear a new term or phrase or acronym that we totes have to google. With the ever evolving ways of communicating, we can expect some of our words and phrases to be shortened and even more so, turn into widely-used slang. Slang has multiple uses.  It can be used for...

What happens when you are in high school physics class and a classmate says “Do you play an instrument” and your answer is yes?  Well for Merilou Salazar and Jesse Meehan, our guests on this episode of TFAL, they formed a three power chord knowing garage band called The Midol Poppers. After several iterations and...

What happens when you are in high school physics class and a classmate says “Do you play an instrument” and your answer is yes?  Well for Merilou Salazar and Jesse Meehan, our guests on this episode of TFAL, they formed a three power chord knowing garage band called The Midol Poppers. After several iterations and … Continue reading Episode 22: If The Virgin Mary Could Do It. A conversation with WASI (We Are She Is).

A recently article circulated social media after the release of the movie, Black Panther, detailing the connection between some of the costumes worn by the “Dora Milaje” — the all-female personal guard of the ruler of the fictional African country of Wakanda.  Anthony Francisco, a Pinoy member of the film’s design team, apparently based the...

A recently article circulated social media after the release of the movie, Black Panther, detailing the connection between some of the costumes worn by the “Dora Milaje” — the all-female personal guard of the ruler of the fictional African country of Wakanda.  Anthony Francisco, a Pinoy member of the film’s design team, apparently based the … Continue reading Episode 21.5: Filipinos and Black Panther

Tens of thousands of Filipinos work as caregivers in the United States, and more are recruited to Western nations to feed, bathe, and serve the elderly.  It is a thankless, yet vital job that many Filipinos hold.  Yet, in this line of work, many caregivers are abused, with some working 24 hours around the...

Tens of thousands of Filipinos work as caregivers in the United States, and more are recruited to Western nations to feed, bathe, and serve the elderly.  It is a thankless, yet vital job that many Filipinos hold.  Yet, in this line of work, many caregivers are abused, with some working 24 hours around the clock … Continue reading Episode 21: Filipino Caregivers