A Trio of Songwriters: Justin Kawika Young, Melissa Polinar and Gabe Bondoc live at The Chapel
Have you ever heard a song that changed your life? Maybe it be the way a musician’s voice can tell a story, making you feel a sense of heartbreak or […]
Category Archives: Culture
The Significance of PACN and Culture Nights
Gongs beat in a rhythmic motion. The dancers’ flick of their wrists and pulsing footwork is dramatized by the ringing sound of the Philippine gandingan. The kulintang ensemble chimes throughout, […]
One Girl, Four Years of PACN
The first day I walked up to the Kababayan booth at the Anteater Involvement Fair my freshman year of college, the first thing I asked was, “How can I be a part […]
Why I decided to leave my small town
“You were always the best,” my teacher laughed to another. “I never had to worry about you.” She then mentioned how API (Asian-Pacific Islander Club) has never been the same since […]
“The Journey of a Brown Girl” as incredibly important theater project for any Pinay Woman
A couple of months ago, I had went to go see and support fellow UC Irvine Kababayan alumnae Jana Lynne Umipig and her newest experimental theater project, “The Journey of a […]
“Yuna-Versity” Interview: Malaysian Singer-Songwriter on College, her Muslim Identity, Feminism and a New Album
“Those were the best years of my life, so far,” Malaysian singer-songwriter turned international sensation Yuna reflects, sitting on top the grass in the middle of UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park. […]
PACN XXXV Remembered
Everything still seems like a blur to me. The nature of how things panned out this year was both fortunate and unfortunate. Day by day, week by week, month by […]
When You Put Yourself Out There, What is to Come of Yourself: Art, Dance, Music, Culture
It is so strange to go from a moment of complete joy to only be plunged back into a multitude of responsibilities that have been riding down your back. It’s […]
Why Female Justice and the Hyper-sexualization of Women is Relevant (with Olivia Wilde and Hollywood)
As I’ve been getting older, issues of feminism and sexism–especially in the media–have been growing in importance to me. I guess, with age, you begin to lose the rose-colored glasses […]
SoBeCa’s Orange County Hipsters: A Photo Essay
The SoBeCa District, a set on Flickr. In the midst of Orange County’s largely suburban and perfectly planted greenery lies the SoBeCa (South On Bristol Entertainment Culture Arts) District’s specialty […]
Shannyn Sossamon takes us through feeling in her Maudegone Theater
I Wish That from Shannyn Sossamon on Vimeo. Oft seen playing the struggling ‘Susy’ Sweet, jamming behind a drum kit, or dancing whimsically in both uncontrollable and rhythmic fashion, Shannyn […]
Because I miss “Maria Clara” from Kababayan at UCI’s 34th PACN (4-19-2013)
Click here for my PACN 34 “thank you” note. Kababayan at UCI’s 34th Annual PACN Maria Clara Dance Suite (April 19, 2013) Choreographed by: Rachel Ann Cauilan & Christopher DeLeon Princesa ng […]
Because PACN 35 is on its way and I can’t quite believe it, yet
Kababayan at UCI’s PACN 34: Behind the Scenes [Recap Trailer] Because not only did it takes me hours to compile this short little video from last year’s PACN but, I […]
[BakitWhy] Beauty in the Students’ March for Justice (JFAV)
Note: Because JFAV is this Monday and I want to bring it back to my first BakitWhy article–from last year’s JFAV march–and why I feel this march is so powerful […]
Pretty Little Liars: This is what keeps me watching the Liars
vine video posts, via my twitter.com/rachelannc Because this totally made me pee my pants (and made me laugh at myself after)… …and this makes me happy to know Filipino/as are […]
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