100 episodes

This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.

This Filipino American Life This Filipino American Life

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 360 Ratings

This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.

    Episode 204 – Filipino Psychology and Spirituality with Carl Lorenz Cervantes

    Episode 204 – Filipino Psychology and Spirituality with Carl Lorenz Cervantes

    How do Filipinos practice indigenous spirituality through Catholicism? Who are these “spirits” our parents or grandparents keep talking about that are around us? What explains the Filipino psyche and the way we make sense of the world? How many souls do we have? Some of these questions have helped many Filipinos and Filipino Americans in...

    • 57 min
    Episode 203: TFAL talks Palestine w/ Michael Arage & JT | Nevadans for Palestinian Liberation

    Episode 203: TFAL talks Palestine w/ Michael Arage & JT | Nevadans for Palestinian Liberation

    In this episode the TFAL crew talks with TFAL alum, Michael Arage, and JT of Nevadans for Palestinian Liberation @npl_palestine. In this episode we have a discussion of our history with the Free Palestine movement, why this issue is important to our community, and how we can show our allyship and be a part of...

    • 57 min
    Episode 202 – Vision Boarding Abundance

    Episode 202 – Vision Boarding Abundance

    New year new TFAL?  Or are we back to our usual shenanigans? Actually, for the first time in months, and thanks to Ryan’s terrible internet, we met up in person and recorded an episode! One New Years’ tradition that many of the folks in TFAL (and maybe some of you) partake in is the creation...

    • 57 min
    Episode 201 – Lost LA: Historic Filipinotown

    Episode 201 – Lost LA: Historic Filipinotown

    Last year, some of us on the TFAL crew had the opportunity to participate in the creation of a special episode of the PBS Socal/KCET show, Lost LA, which focused on the Filipino American community of Southern California.  The episode premiered this week and is available on the PBS website or on YouTube.  In this...

    • 49 min
    Episode 200 – TFAL 200 Live! Building Community with Faith Santilla and Johneric Concordia

    Episode 200 – TFAL 200 Live! Building Community with Faith Santilla and Johneric Concordia

    Looks like we made it! TFAL’s 200th episode! (Give or take a few bonus episodes and unreleased things here and there…) Back in October, we recorded our 200th episode live at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Los Angeles. (Well technically, it was our 195th at the time but who’s really keeping...

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Bonus Episode: “Filipino Balikbayan is Homecoming in a Box” by Gravy Podcast

    Bonus Episode: “Filipino Balikbayan is Homecoming in a Box” by Gravy Podcast

    Before we end 2023, we’re sharing a special bonus episode for you from our friends at Gravy, a narrative podcast produced by Southern Foodways Alliance and distributed by APT Podcast Studios. Named the “Publication of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation, the series showcases a South that is constantly evolving, using food as a...

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
360 Ratings

360 Ratings

Iowawriter321 ,

Feels like chilling at home…

…or at the house of a childhood friend. This podcast truly captures what it’s like to be a Filipino American who’s knowledgeable, concerned, and interested in their community while also reserving the space necessary to bust their own and each other’s chops. Salamat for presenting a vibrant range of the Filipino-American experience.

BKooties ,

Make Is Magic

Good!

ChanelleCamello ,

Proud Filipina

This show makes me feel like I’m sitting down having chisme with my ates and kuyas. I love the family dynamic and Filipino insider jokes (I laughed so hard at the tinna-pie joke in the thanksgiving episode 🤣🤣🤣) Salamat to the hosts for being so funny and for creating a comfortable space for us lahat.

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