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Filipino NYC

Filipino NYC is a small, but vibrant community that is very strong in health care.

We don’t consider ourselves Latin, but almost 300 years as a colony of Spain left many Latin influences. Manila was one end of the Manila-Acapulco Spanish galleon route.

Filipino NYC News

April 21, 2022

Filipino Pop

Filipino American Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo brings her Sour Tour to Radio City Music Hall in Midtown, Tue-Wed, Apr 26-27 at 8pm. 🇵🇭

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Doc Fortnight 2022, MoMA’s documentary film festival, is online to members and in-person at the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown, Wed, Feb 23 – Mar 10. 🇧🇷🇫🇷🇲🇽🇵🇭🇪🇸

The 2021 Triennial: Soft Water Hard Stone was at the New Museum in the Lower East Side Oct 28 – Jan 23. 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇯🇲🇲🇽🇵🇪🇺🇸|🇨🇩🇿🇦|🇮🇳🇵🇭|🇫🇷

Filipino Archive

Filipino Festivals

The Philippine Day Parade and Cultural Festival in June is our big NYC celebration.

Celebrate Bonifacio Day on Nov 30. 🇵🇭

Celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec 8. 🇮🇹

On Rizal Day, remember José Rizal and all Filipino victims of Spanish colonial rule on Dec 30. 🇵🇭

Filipino New York City

NYC’s main “Little Manila” is in Woodside, Queens. There are communities around the Philippine Consulate in Midtown and around the hospitals in the East Village.

Filipino New Yorkers

Many Filipinos work in healthcare. Thank you for helping keep New Yorkers healthy.

The Filipino World

Grammy-winner Bruno Mars is one of the world’s most famous Filipinos.

Filipino Culture

The Philippines has a rich and diverse culture. The Indigenous culture has native, Southeast Asian, Chinese and Indonesian influences. Muslim spice traders brought Islamic influences.

The main impact of almost 400 years of colonial Spanish rule was Catholicism. Filipinos compete with Puerto Ricans for the world’s longest Christmas celebrations. There are also Spanish food and fashion influences. Manila was one end of the Spanish Pacific galleon route. There was some mixing of people. Then the Americans came.

So Filipino culture is a blend of all this, and unique in its own way.

Philippines

There is always something going on in the Philippines. The Sinulog and Ati Atihun festivals are in January. The Kaamulan festival is in Malaybalay City in February and March. The Anibina Bulawanun festival is in Copostela Province, and the Moriones Festival is on the Island of Marinduque in March. The Flores de Mayo festival is in May. The Pineapple Festival is Daet in June.

The Bocaue River Festival is in Bulacan in July. The Pangapog Festival is in Samal City in August. The Hin-Ay festival is in Irosin, Sorsogon in September. The Halaran Festival is in Roxas City, Capiz in October. The Pintaflores flower festival is in San Carlos City in November. The Giant Lantern Festival is in San Fernando City in December.

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