Kubo

03/11/2020

Today is the day. Go out and vote! Only you can make your voice heard. Visit iwillvote.com for information on your polling place, registering to vote, and where to drop off your ballots. Let's do this Kubo fam.

01/11/2020

Kubo FAM: bring that enthusiasm to the polls! Please vote! Inspire friends and family to join you. We need your voices.

Majority of Fil-Ams prefer Biden, but segment shows 2nd highest support for Trump FILIPINO American registered voters are showing the highest levels of enthusiasm among the major Asian American groups as the 2020 presidential election nears, according to a new survey. The 2020 Asian American Voter S...

29/10/2020

In 2016, only 49% of Asian Americans voted. Within that group, only 50% of Filipinos voted. Let's make sure we TURN OUT this election. Make your voice heard. Vote.

Voters can take advantage of same-day registration.

28/10/2020

ONLY 6 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY. Have you voted? Nov. 3 is the LAST DAY to vote.

12/10/2020

Happy National Coming Out Day! However way you identify, know that you are loved. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

28/06/2020

Happy Pride Weekend! However way you choose to celebrate, continue to uplift each other and educate yourselves on the history of Pride. We need each other more than other, and remember that it is because of black and brown transgender people that we are able to live as who we are. The fight continues.

🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.

03/06/2020

Dear Kubo Community,

Silence is NOT an option. We do not stand for anti-blackness within the Filipinx community. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are the result of police brutality perpetuated by white supremacy. Countless other innocent Black lives have been taken but haven't received national attention.

Our duty as Kubo is to bring attention to the crisis that is currently unfolding. We’d like to uplift the voices within our community:

Krizzia Yanga shared, “For Filipinx-Americans, talking about anti-blackness and racism with our immigrant family members can be challenging, but it’s our job as allies to start dismantling anti-blackness at home and in our own communities.” https://www.facebook.com/krizziapyanga/posts/10217478455140035

JC De Vera shared, “I cannot stand idly by seeing my Filipino community exalt and idolize basketball and Black athletes. Find inspiration from Black artists and culture to translate into their own dance and song. Yet at the same time, do all they can to keep out of the sun for fear of getting dark, whiten their brown skins, and implore their children to not date or befriend anyone Black. You cannot have it both ways.“ https://www.facebook.com/jcdevera/posts/10158065326401265

We’re also encouraged by the dialogue we see happening within our own families (see Professor Anthony Ocampo’s tweet here): https://twitter.com/anthonyocampo/status/1267870135013933056

We encourage everyone to research and donate to organizations that are organizing with our communities in mind. We also encourage you to engage locally and to critically analyze the broken systems in place that are harming Black communities.

We’re including only a few orgs below but there are many out there:

Until Freedom: https://www.untilfreedom.com/

Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/?utm_campaign=20200603_RacialEqualityNoteFromJon_retail_fun&utm_source=simon&utm_medium=email

Equal Justice Initiative: https://eji.org/?utm_campaign=20200603_RacialEqualityNoteFromJon_retail_fun&utm_source=simon&utm_medium=email

From Carlos Bulosan, “America is in the Heart” -

"The old world is dying, but a new world is being born. It generates inspiration from the chaos that beats upon us all. The false grandeur and security, the unfulfilled promises and illusory power, the number of the dead and those about to die, will charge the forces of our courage and determination. The old world will die so that the new world will be born with less sacrifice and agony on the living….”

To our Black friends, family, and community - we fight alongside you.

-Kubo Team

EJI works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.

18/04/2020

Hello friends. We hope you've been safe, healthy, practicing social distancing, and staying home during this time. While we're in quarantine, there are many ways you can do to help the Filipino community. Including , a crowdfunding project by to raise $100,000 to create meals for healthcare workers, families, scientists, and other vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 crisis in the Bay Area. Food is Medicine. To learn more about how to help heal our Community, visit kultivatelabs.com/frontlines.

An Alliance Of Filipino Food Businesses & Like-minded Individuals & Organizations BandingTogether To Heal The Community

20/12/2019

"Usapang Lalaki (UL or literally, 'Boy Talk') is a series of talks that discusses gender issues like toxic masculinity and feminism . . . They are working to rid the Philippines of the machismo that’s embedded in its culture. Not by 'cancelling' these men and calling them trash, as is the trend today, but by doing something much harder — listening."

Not by "cancelling" them online, but through face-to-face conversations about toxic masculinity and feminism.

19/12/2019

Which of these foods are you most looking forward to eating on Christmas?

If it's December and you're Filipino, you've already been celebrating Christmas for months. No one celebrates the Christmas season for longer... or with as much enthusiasm.

18/12/2019

"In the Philippines, due to a long history of colonization and culture adoption due to necessity, I often felt uncertain of my cultural identity. In a predominantly white town, and now university, where there is almost no expectation for a white person to be heavily connected to their culture, I was often put on the spot for being Filipino because it must be so different, and I must be so proud."

By: Anna Aquino

17/12/2019

"This is our second year…our main tagline with the event is ‘building sisterhood in the hustle.’ The root of everything we do is rooted in Pinay-ism…which basically just means a sisterhood. We tell everyone that there’s no way we can help each other in business if we can’t be there for each other as sisters first."

This article features an interview with a former Google employee who started a summit aimed at supporting Filipina entrepreneurs.

16/12/2019

Here's a little Christmas poem to get you into the holiday spirit. 🎄

A Christmas poem by Nikko Espina.

05/10/2019

Imagine if our generation had grown up with coming of age books that represented us.

Randy’s latest book, Patron Saints of Nothing, is a powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. It has received five starred reviews and was selected for the National Book Award Longlist.

05/10/2019

Happy Filipino American History Month (FAHM) yall! ❤️

To celebrate, we'd like to know, what makes you proud to be Filipino? From our food, to our family bonds, be as free in your answers as you'd like.

02/09/2019

This video is making us hungry AF. How bout you?

16/08/2019

A tale of a summer fling that will always be remembered. 💛

"Last summer, I met someone. We simply connected. Whatever we had lasted for the three days we knew each other. It was one weekend of joy with someone I’ll never forget."

Last summer, I met someone.

08/08/2019

Congratulations to Ms. Geena Rocero, for being the first ever transgender Playmate, featured on the cover of the August issue for Pl***oy! She makin' waves, honey. ✨✨✨

The Filipino model and trans activist's reign as August 2019 Playmate begins today!

29/07/2019

Maybe you've heard his name before. Take a few minutes now to learn about him, and see why he deserves the recognition and respect he has.

"We as a community need to read this history together and then answer this question: how do we form Filipino-American communities for the future where our youth understand the legacies we need to live up to?”

Author Gayle Romasanta is on a crusade to recover the farm worker’s story, empowering young leaders to follow in his footsteps

13/07/2019

"Cultural Cousins situates 10 artists of Philippine and Latin descent, to lay out their personal histories alongside one another in a space decorated to resemble a sala, establishing that we are family."

If you are in the NYC area, today is the last day to see this exhibition! Check it out at 320 West 23rd St- New York, New York 10011.

This exhibition explores the shared history between Latinxs and Filipinxs.

06/07/2019

"The Academy announced that half of the new members it invited were female and 29% are people of color."

We out here winning. Congrats to the Academy class of 2019!

THREE Filipino filmmakers were invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the governing body behind the Oscars wherein members vote for the winners of the prestigious awards show. Ditsi Carolino, PJ Raval and Baby Ruth Villarama were among the 842 new membe...

02/07/2019

ube is life hunny. and it will always and forever be a source of Filipino pride and joy. 💜

In Southeast Asia, in the archipelago of 7,641 islands that comprise the Philippines, a lush foodie paradise is found. Here, coconuts, mangoes, and okra are harvested in abundance, as well as lanzones, rambutan, durian, and a serious contender for…

01/06/2019

"When I was younger, I wanted to be heard, wanted people to feel heard. These days, it’s more than that. I think a lot about the difficulties we face in the world and how we move against that."

- Jaosn Bayani, 2nd gen Filipino immigrant

"When I was younger, I wanted to be heard, wanted people to feel heard. These days, it’s more than that. I think a lot about the difficulties we face in the world and how we move against that."

29/05/2019

"Telling our stories is important. But it takes time… and a lot of drafts."

Paola Mardo from "Long Distance" shares valuable lessons about hosting and producing a podcast.

26/05/2019

A few weeks ago our co-founders Mallory Valenzuela & Conrad Contreras received a Gawad Geny Lopez, Jr Bayaning Pilipino Award (Filipino Heroes) award from ABS-CBN + TFC The Filipino Channel / TFC US + Epic Youth Leadership Award (EYLA) for Kubo's impact in the Filipino-American community.

Thank you to our contributors, readers, and supporters for keeping our stories, experiences, and voices loud and bright. ☀️

23/05/2019

"When it comes to verbal communication, my family isn’t the type to verbally share how we feel, but we show how we feel based on the time we spend in the kitchen together."

Hear more from Kim Boral, one of the co-founders of The Rooted Recipes Project, and check out their upcoming event on June 9th in SF!

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.

23/04/2019

“Garlic and ginger, the heat of chilis, and the tartness of vinegar flavor–our earliest memories. Food is where we find home and it is the feeling we love to share.”

These are the ideals of Sariwa, a California Bay Area-based small food business that is the brainchild of Filipino-American chef and activist Aileen Suzara.

Sariwa is the brainchild of Filipino-American chef and activist Aileen Suzara. “Sariwa,” which translates to “fresh” in Tagalog, seeks to “share healthy, delicious foods that nurture community and honor roots.”

17/04/2019

Thankful for all the innovators who came before us. 👏
Who will be the next?

Filipino inventions include the graphics accelerator chip, the wearable camera, the baby incubator and the lunar rover.

16/04/2019

"The new species is called Homo luzonensis after the main northern island of Luzon, where the remains were dug up starting in 2007."

via TIME

Archaeologists found remains of a human species from more than 50,000 years ago

15/04/2019

Shoutout to no rome, for becoming the first Filipino to ever perform at Coachella and for The 1975 for bringing him on! 🌹🌹🌹

Will you be attending Coachella this year?
Who are you looking forward to performing?

Just casually making history, I feel it. | iHeartRadio

14/04/2019

“I’m in grad school right now. I’m getting my Ph.D.”

“That’s fantastic anak! You’re going to be a doctor! Are you going to be an optometrist, pediatrician — ”

“Oh no… I’m, uh, getting my Ph.D. in Sociology.”

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.

11/04/2019

Being thrust into adulthood meant navigating unfamiliar territory. This idea of owning your health, wellness, and self-care being one of them.

Enter these Pilipina-Americans. A source of inspiration and accountability.

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.

11/04/2019

"With diversity and inclusion, tech is really well-known—and this is not a good thing—for being very homogenous and run by white men, especially in leadership positions. What I do is make sure we have a good recruiting strategy so that we are bringing more diverse talent into the company and the industry."

We sat down with Jerome Atendido, Program Manager of Diversity & Inclusion at Pandora.

10/04/2019

"I want people to remember me as a Filipina-American artist who challenged these stereotypes and gender roles, and hopefully empowered other Pinays and other women of color through the materiality and poetics of my work."

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.

09/04/2019

How do you continue being an activist long after your college days are over??

Kubo is a home for Pilipin@ millennials in the digital sphere. We are here to lift up our experiences and own the power in our voices.