Friday, December 04      8pm to 9:30pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Co-presented by FAM (Filipino American Museum). Curated with Nancy Bulalacao-Leung.

Meet the extraordinary people responsible for the Filipino Renaissance in New York — an unprecedented upswell of creativity, leadership, and style within the Filipino community. In this exuberant cabaret-style program, Filipino New Yorkers will recount the moments that shaped their lives — in five-minute, story slam style. Join us for this celebration of identity and community followed by a reception.

Storytellers include:

DJ Neil Armstrong, renowned and groundbreaking DJ
Liz Casasola, founder, Broadway Barkada
Michael Dadap, guitarist/composer/conductor
Christelle de Castro, photographer/filmmaker/art director
Sarah Gambito, founder, Kundiman
Kate Gavino, author, Last Night’s Reading
Susie Ibarra, composer, sound artist
Lucille Javier, co-founder #beawesometosomebody
Jose Llana, actor, The King and I
Nicky Paraiso, director
Nicole Ponseca, restauranteur, Maharlika/Jeepney
Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
Jamieson Webster, author, The Life and Death of Psychoanalysis

For more information and tickets visit: http://asiasociety.org/