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, […]
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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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
A Weekend of Positivity and Love
Because the “selfie” is an expression of the emerging self-confidence. To find the Simple Joys on Valentine’s Day, To remember myself as a Leader in my Culture, To embrace the […]
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 […]
I never thought I would find myself here
(via http://rachelannc.tumblr.com/post/66035090796) I never thought I’d find myself here. I never thought I’d be the one sitting here, interviewing 40+ hopeful applicants to be a part of my team. I never […]
To mobilize your passions to the motherland (13th Annual Kababayan Conference, “(re)Ignite from Within”)
(via rachelannc.tumblr.com/post/49758052891) This past Saturday, Kababayan at UC Irvine held its 13th annual “KabaCon,” or Kababayan Conference: “(re)Ignite from Within.” After a 3-year hiatus, I was particularly moved and re-inspired to […]
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