Since 1992, the United States has celebrated Filipino American History Month during the month of October. It marks the anniversary of the first recorded evidence of Filipinos’ arrival in America on Oct. 15, 1897, aboard a Spanish ship in modern-day Morro Bay, California.
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FUSO gets excited and prepared for their upcoming event, PCN.
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Racism, hate crimes, and xenophobia toward Asian Americans in the 21st century are not uncharted territory: they have long played a role in American history since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, white mobs attacking Filipino farmworkers during the 1930s, and Japanese internment camps during the 1940s.
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Everyone knows the all-too-familiar feeling of what it was like to finally get our driver’s license. The liberation that came with this new chapter of life was unmatched. Many can recall very fond memories of what they did after receiving their license. Some remember driving alone down the Pacific Coast Highway, blasting the song of the year, while others think back to finally driving to school without their parents. However, for one particular person, getting her driver’s license brings back a not-so-fond memory: driving through the suburbs crying over an ex, and wishing she could drive home to them. Namely, overnight teen sensation Olivia Rodrigo turned this heartbreaking experience into what would be acclaimed the “song of the year,” by Rolling Stones, who predict that Rodrigo and the power ballad will “completely dominate 2021.”
Read moreFor the first time since its founding at USD, FUSO won the Friendship Games, proof of the importance of community and unity, especially during the pandemic. Jenny Han / Asst. Opinion Editor FUSO (Filipino Ugnayan Student Organization) is one of many multicultural clubs here at USD. Over the past month, […]
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For over three decades, Filipino-American student organizations have gathered every year at California State University, Fullerton to celebrate and partake in Friendship Games.
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