Fil-Am History Month is coming to a close, so I'm taking a few minutes to share some old clips of my grandparents, sharing stories from World War II.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Fil-Am History Month is coming to a close, so I'm taking a few minutes to share some old clips of my grandparents, sharing stories from World War II.&lt;/p&gt;
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Fil-Am History Month is coming to a close, so I'm taking a few minutes to share some old clips of my grandparents, sharing stories from World War II.

A Couple Of War Stories From My Grandparents

Kristia Castrillo teaches 10th and 11th grade English at Balboa High School in San Francisco. Earlier this year, she was named as an honoree for San Francisco's Teacher of the Year award.
Kristia was born in San Francisco, lived in the Philippines as a teenager, and then moved back to the States for college. She's now worked in the San Francisco Unified School District for 11 years. We talk about how she got into teaching, being a city person, and how gentrification affects her public school students.
Music by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza">RV Mendoza</a> and <a href="http://bluedotsessions.com/">Blue Dot Sessions</a>. Logo by <a href="https://www.superingat.com/">Niccolo Pizarro</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Kristia Castrillo teaches 10th and 11th grade English at Balboa High School in San Francisco. Earlier this year, she was named as an honoree for San Francisco's Teacher of the Year award.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kristia was born in San Francisco, lived in the Philippines as a teenager, and then moved back to the States for college. She's now worked in the San Francisco Unified School District for 11 years. We talk about how she got into teaching, being a city person, and how gentrification affects her public school students.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza"&gt;RV Mendoza&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://bluedotsessions.com/"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;. Logo by &lt;a href="https://www.superingat.com/"&gt;Niccolo Pizarro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Alan talks with Kristia Castrillo about growing up in San Francisco, what it was like to leave for (and then come back from) New York, and why teaching English allows her to be herself.

From A Long Line Of City People (with Kristia Castrillo)

We hear some of your voicemails about how you got your nicknames. Then, Alan interviews his parents about theirs—and asks why he doesn't have one.
Music by <a href="https://www.sessions.blue/">Blue Dot Sessions</a>. Logo by <a href="http://superingat.com/">Niccolo Pizarro</a>. For past episodes, subscribe or visit <a href="http://balikbayanshow.simplecast.fm/">http://balikbayanshow.com</a>. If you'd like to get in touch, email me at talk@balikbayanshow.com.

<description>&lt;p&gt;We hear some of your voicemails about how you got your nicknames. Then, Alan interviews his parents about theirs—and asks why he doesn't have one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="https://www.sessions.blue/"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;. Logo by &lt;a href="http://superingat.com/"&gt;Niccolo Pizarro&lt;/a&gt;. For past episodes, subscribe or visit &lt;a href="http://balikbayanshow.simplecast.fm/"&gt;http://balikbayanshow.com&lt;/a&gt;. If you'd like to get in touch, email me at talk@balikbayanshow.com.&lt;/p&gt;
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We hear some of your voicemails about how you got your nicknames. Then, Alan interviews his parents about theirs—and asks why he doesn't have one.

How We Got Our Nicknames (with Aissa and Dennis Montecillo)

Giovanni Ortega is a playwright, actor, director, and an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Pomona College.
Gio moved to the US from the Philippines when he was 12. We talk about what that was like, the experience of being a &quot;1.5 immigrant,&quot; how he became an artist who regularly engages with Filipino identity, and why LA is home now.
Music by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza">RV Mendoza</a> and <a href="http://bluedotsessions.com/">Blue Dot Sessions</a>. Logo by <a href="https://www.superingat.com/">Niccolo Pizarro</a>. For more about Gio's work, check out <a href="http://giovanniortega.com/">his website</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giovanni Ortega is a playwright, actor, director, and an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Pomona College.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gio moved to the US from the Philippines when he was 12. We talk about what that was like, the experience of being a &amp;quot;1.5 immigrant,&amp;quot; how he became an artist who regularly engages with Filipino identity, and why LA is home now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza"&gt;RV Mendoza&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://bluedotsessions.com/"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;. Logo by &lt;a href="https://www.superingat.com/"&gt;Niccolo Pizarro&lt;/a&gt;. For more about Gio's work, check out &lt;a href="http://giovanniortega.com/"&gt;his website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Alan talks with Giovanni Ortega about being a "1.5 immigrant," finding his Filipino creative voice, and why Los Angeles is home now.

Becoming A Filipino Artist (with Giovanni Ortega)

On this episode, we're joined by Natalia Roxas. She's a photographer, co-founder of Filipino Kitchen, and the organizer of this year's Kultura Festival, which takes place on August 19 in Chicago.
We talk about what it was like to grow up at a resort in the forest, moving to the U.S. as a teenager, starting Kultura four years ago, and whether she'd ever consider moving back to the Philippines someday.
Music by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza">RV Mendoza</a> and Blue Dot Sessions. Logo by <a href="https://www.superingat.com/">Niccolo Pizarro</a>. If you're in Chicago, get your Kultura tickets <a href="http://filipino.kitchen/">here</a>.
Follow the show on Twitter @balikbayanshow, and send me an email at talk@balikbayanshow.com. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we're joined by Natalia Roxas. She's a photographer, co-founder of Filipino Kitchen, and the organizer of this year's Kultura Festival, which takes place on August 19 in Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We talk about what it was like to grow up at a resort in the forest, moving to the U.S. as a teenager, starting Kultura four years ago, and whether she'd ever consider moving back to the Philippines someday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/rvmendoza"&gt;RV Mendoza&lt;/a&gt; and Blue Dot Sessions. Logo by &lt;a href="https://www.superingat.com/"&gt;Niccolo Pizarro&lt;/a&gt;. If you're in Chicago, get your Kultura tickets &lt;a href="http://filipino.kitchen/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow the show on Twitter @balikbayanshow, and send me an email at talk@balikbayanshow.com. Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Alan talks with Natalia Roxas about growing up at a resort in the forest, moving to the U.S. as a teenager, starting the Kultura Festival in Chicago, and whether she'd consider moving back to the Philippines someday.

A Culture Of "Yes" (with Natalia Roxas)

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