Monthly Archives: February 2012

Internship Opportunity: CocoVie Naturals

By kat estacio | Published: February 22, 2012

CocoVie Naturals Products: products made from Philippine coconuts!

Remember the first ever Krismas Bazaar we had at Kapisanan over the Christmas holidays? The bazaar featured a variety of awesome all-Pinoy entrepreneurs who were selling clothing, to Filipino food, to just about anything! One of the business owners was Anne Josef from CocoVie Naturals, and they are looking for a Marketing Intern!

If you’d like to be an ambassador for this amazing company, check out the job posting below for more information!

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Job Postings, Word | Tagged Anne Josef, coconut products, coconuts, CocoVie, CocoVie Naturals, filipino, filipino community, Filipino entrepreneur, health and beauty, Kapisanan, Kapisanan Philippine Centre, Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, Philippines, toronto, toronto entrepreneur | Leave a comment

Growing Up “Canadian” an interactive arts event is ON Saturday March 3rd

By caromango | Published: February 21, 2012

According to Statistics Canada, Filipino-Canadian youth are not, on average, doing well in education and employment after they leave high school. Members from the Filipino Youth Transitions in Canada project are conducting research to find out why this is so.

Initial findings from the research bring to light issues facing Filipino-Canadian youth such as religion; relationships with parents and peers; discrimination; as well as challenges to belonging.

On Saturday, March 3rd, in partnership with Kapisanan, FYTiC will be hosting an intimate showcase featuring Filipino Canadian spoken-word artists, playwrights, and visual artists. These artists will be showcasing artwork that speak to the research themes and what it means for them to grow up “Canadian”.

We invite you to take part in this community event!

Posted in Events | Tagged 2nd generation Filipino in Canada, catherine hernandez, darlyne bautista, eric tigley, fenaxiz, Filipino arts event in toronto, Filipino community event, filipino community in toronto, Filipino cultural event, Filipino Youth Transitions in Canada research project, filipino-canadian artists, filipino-canadian community, Filipino-Canadian research, FYTiC, Jo Simalaya Alcampo, KuyaVerse, Marcus Lomboy, Marissa Largo, norman "BIG NORM" alconcel, patrick de belen, VerseAtile | Leave a comment

Flipside Festival 2012 is ON March 8th-11th!

By caromango | Published: February 21, 2012

Carlos Bulosan Theatre in Partnership with
Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture proudly presents

Flipside Festival

March 8th-11th 2012
@KAPISANAN

167 Augusta Ave. Toronto ON

Celebrating Filipino Artists including:
Tales from the Flipside, CBT’s 11th annual showcase of emerging professional Filipino-Canadian playwrights & theatre artists & Free Interactive Gallery exhibits by Visual and Installation Artists & Free Workshops!

Posted in Events | Tagged acting workshops, Autumn Smith, Carlos Bulosan Theatre, casey mecija, Darrel Gamotin, Filipino arts and culture in Canada, filipino-canadian arts, Filipino-Canadian performers, Filipino-Canadian Playwrights, Filipino-Canadian Theatre, Filpside Festival, Flerida Pena, FREE acting workshop, Ins Choi, Jo Simalaya Alcampo, kapisanan philippine centre arts culture, Marjorie Chan, Meesha Albano, michaela cruz, Nina Lee Aquino, Renna Redie, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Tales From The Flipside | Leave a comment

Filipinos Represent! Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants 2012

By kat estacio | Published: February 16, 2012

WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND TAGALOG BY MARICAR RANADA, CLUTCH VOL.1 PARTICIPANT

Caroline Mangosing is a finalist in Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants. She was nominated by CLUTCH Vol.1 participant, Maricar Ranada

One of the hardest things one person can go through is to leave their homeland and try to survive in an adopted one. As an immigrant in this multicultural land, I was not an exception to that. I too had a challenging time settling in Canada.

In our life’s journey, we meet people who share our own story, who help us grow, who inspire us. About five years ago, only months after I arrived in Canada, I met one. I met Caroline Mangosing, the co-founder of a Filipino arts-based, youth-focused center, Kapisanan.

Maricar Ranada before she moved to Canada (left) and Maricar as a CLUTCH Vol.1 participant (right). Click for bigger photo

Posted in Culture, Feature, The Scene | Tagged Canada's Top 25 Immigrants 2012, Canadian Immigrant, caroline mangosing, CLUTCH, Clutch program for Filipino women, Clutch Vol.1, filipino community, Filipino immigrant, Filipino-Canadian, Filipinos in Canada, Filipinos in Toronto, Kapisanan, Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, Maricar Ranada | Leave a comment

Clutch Vol 4: Fake ID

By Clutch Vol 4 | Published: February 15, 2012

WRITTEN BY CLUTCH VOL. 4 PARTICIPANT, VICTORIA MARIE SAWAL

On Yonge street alone there are more than 7 places that a minor could buy their very own fake ID. They could change their name, change their height, address and obviously their age; anything that is unsatisfactory to their standards. Customers are willing to cough up 20 to 60 dollars (depending on the quality they’re looking for); all in efforts to be something they aren’t. The funny thing is, these ID’s are most likely being used by these people, to be in places they don’t belong.

Brian Bantugan, our Filipino History workshop facilitator

Every Saturday, I travel from Durham to downtown to participate in workshops with my Clutch Vol. 4 sisters. I don’t pass Yonge street at all, but it came to my attention after one of the most surprising workshops of Clutch that every single person carries a fake ID, with out even knowing.

On December 10^th, Brian Bantugan, a graduate from UP (University of the Philippines), facilitated a workshop entitled “Filipino History”. Clutch workshops have a knack for catching us girls off guard, but this time it left us wide-eyed and more curious than ever!