Posted Wed, 05/06/2009 - 18:24 by ilikejoaquin 1 comment
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[ I was not able to attend the memorial for Al Robles, but my friend Alister was able to. This is a beautiful and touching story that Alister shared on his wordpress, that I now would like to share with all of you on BakitWhy.com ]
On May 02, 2009, community leader and poet Al Robles passed away. He had dedicated his life to working in benefit of the elderly, especially in the Filipino community. He was born and raised in the Fillmore District, but was a well-known and respected man all over San Francisco. His life had touched every generation and person who had been blessed to hear him speak. From his work with Manilatown and the I-Hotel to his “talk-stories” of oral history, he has inspired and educated many people. He will be missed.
Posted Tue, 05/05/2009 - 18:07 by bakitwhy 1 comment
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On May 2, 2009, Monong Al Robles passed away from complications during an illness. If you didn't know who Al Robles was, you've most likely have felt his presence within the Pilipino American Community. As an activist, poet, advocate, and community organizer, he was heavily involved in the I-Hotel Community and Kearny Street Workshop. Born and raised in San Francisco's Fillmore District, Al devoted his life to serve the needs of the Pilipino American and Elderly Community. He founded the Manilatown Senior Center in the 1980's and has inspired many as the poet laureate of the Pilipino Community.
Posted Sat, 11/01/2008 - 14:33 by krystelle 3 comments
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As the prolific writer of the Pilipino immigrant struggles in the 1930s and 1940s, Carlos Bulosan acted as a voice for his oppressed fellow brothers seeking the promises of America. Born in Mangusmana, a rural farming village of Pangasinan province, he lived and observed early on the poverty and hardships faced by the lower classes caused by the growing wealth and power concentrated in the economic and political elite. In search of opportunity and in pursuit of long-regarded American promises, Bulosan came for America in 1930. The hardships he had faced at home could not have forwarned him about the challenges he would come to face abroad.
On May 2, 2009, Monong Al Robles passed away from complications during an illness. If you didn't know who Al Robles was, you've most likely have felt his presence within the Pilipino American Community. As an activist, poet, advocate, and community organizer, he was heavily involved in the I-Hotel Community and Kearny Street Workshop. Born and raised in San Francisco's Fillmore District, Al devoted his life to serve the needs of the Pilipino American and Elderly Community. He founded the Manilatown Senior Center in the 1980's and has inspired many as the poet laureate of the Pilipino Community.
