Filipino in Illinois

04/30/2026

Meanwhile in Chicago: A Fourth of July Reflection on Street Art, Superman, and the Struggle of Immigrants ||

04/30/2026

From Nelson Street to the Loop: A Fil-Am Love Letter to Chicago ||

On June 3, 1979, my family sat outside 856 W. Nelson Street in Chicago for one final photo before beginning a five-day drive west; the destination: Ca

04/30/2026

Senator Duckworth says Hegseth's tenure has been a failure, blasts focus on troops to U.S. cities ||

Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for what she called a period of "failure" during his time atop the Pentagon. Duckwor

04/30/2026

Happy Birthday Malou Espinas! ||

Maligayang Bati, pinsan! Flashback to our first meeting in the Philippines. This was at a mall in Marikina right? Cheers cousin, with sago't gulaman!

04/30/2026

No Kings in America! ||

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04/30/2026

Warren N. Barr Sr. Tower, our home in Chicago ||

Not 'Bye Chicago'; See you soon. June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. My parents lived here for four years; Joy and I called Barr Tower home for three y

04/30/2026

When we left Chicago for California ||

Posing in front of our 1976 Cutlass Supreme June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. Thanks to timeanddate.com, I can confirm it was a Sunday when we drove

04/30/2026

Happy Birthday Tita Myrna! 🎉 ||

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04/30/2026

Frances & Liza in California ||

Flashback Summer of 1985 Daly City, CA. I drove Frances & Liza (and their Tita Myrna) to Daly City after they had stayed at my parents' house. That's

04/30/2026

Flying from Chicago to California ||

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07/05/2025

Meanwhile in Chicago: A Fourth of July Reflection on Street Art, Superman, and the Struggle of Immigrants ||

Philippines finally gained independence on July 4, 1946, the irony of the date was not lost. While Americans celebrated their own freedom on the Fourt