JOE BATAAN

AfroFilipino King of Latin Soul

Part 3

Joe Bataan talks about his comeback and his dream of one day performing in the Philippines, his father's homeland. And he tells the amusing story of how during a trip to Colombia, where he is well known, he had to prove who he is by singing one of his popular songs.

This is the last Kuwento Kuwento podcast for 2005.

Happy New Year! Maligayang Bagong Taon sa lahat! Kuwento Kuwento will be back in 2006 with more stories from the Filipino experience!

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JOE BATAAN

AfroFilipino King of Latin Soul

Part 2

Bataan Nitollano, a.k.a. Joe Bataan, explains why he added the word "AfroFilipino" to one of his most popular songs, "Ordinary Guys." "I call myself universal," he says. "But if anybody asks me, I'm an AfroFilipino."

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JOE BATAAN

AfroFilipino King of Latin Soul

Joe Bataan is known as the King of Latin Soul, who combined the spirit of Rhythm and Blues with the energy of Latin music. The son of a Filipino immigrant and an African American woman, he grew up poor in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s.He became a legend in the music world in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Joe is making a comeback. In Part 1 of a 3-part podcast, he recalls his childhood in Harlem and explains his unusual name which was inspired partly by the Tagalog word for “youth” and the Philippine province where a historic battle took place.

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JACQUELINE CO

Tsinay in Tex-Mex Country Part 3

Gaya nang maraming Pinoy college students noong 1980s, kinailangang mag aral ng Spanish si Jacqueline Co. Buti na lang dahil ngayon e araw araw siyang napapasabak sa wikang ito sa frontera, sa bayan ng Brownsville sa U.S.-Mexico border. Pahirapan sa pag-conjugate at pag-intindi kung past tense o present tense ang pinag-uusapan. Pero kahit paano nakakasabay naman ang Tsinay na tubong Divisoria.

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JACQUELINE CO

Tsinay in Tex-Mex Country Part 2

Babalikan ni Jackie Co ang galit at takot sa Tsinoy community noong pumutok ang krisis sa kidnapping.

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JACQUELINE CO

Tsinay in Tex-Mex Country

The Chinese Filipinos, or Tsinoys, have played an important role in Philippine history. But they have also endured prejudice that sometimes turned violent. Alam ito ni Jacqueline Co, isang manunulat na lumaki sa Divisoria at Quezon City na ngayon ay nakatira sa Brownsville, Texas sa border ng U.S. at Mexico.

Nakasama ko si Jackie sa Philippine Collegian noong 1980s. Naging section editor siya ng Manila Times at ng Tulay, isang Tsinoy publication.

Sa interbyung ito, ikukuwento ni Jackie ang kanyang karanasan bilang Tsinay, mga karanasan na binanggit niya sa isang essay, "Growing Up Chinese in the Philippines" na isa sa mga selections sa librong "Intsik," isang koleksyon ng mga sanaysay, tula at maikling kuwento tungkol sa mga Tsinoy.

Ikukuwento rin niya kung paano niya natutunang mabuhay at makibagay sa Tex-Mex country at ang kakaibang nitong kultura, wika at mga isyu kaugnay ng identidad.

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