I AM TODAY’s Filipino
Below is the full presentation of video interviews and photographs as they were presented at the Farmani Gallery in Beverly Hills, California on October 28, 2006. The video looped on large screen monitors surrounded by the 100 photographs.
Artists & Producers: Celina Taganas-Duffy & Ray Carbullido
I AM TODAY’s FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHS
ALBERTO ABUNDO
RESTAURANT MANAGER FOR ASIAN NOODLES
ZEN LOPEZ
ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSIONER FOR CITY OF GLENDALE
YEY CORONEL
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE & CO-CHAIR FOR THE LA/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
WINSTON EMANO
PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE
WENDELL PASCUAL
PAN MEDIA ARTS FACILITATOR & BROADCASTER FOR KPFK 90.7 FM
VIRGINIA FLOR-AGBAYANI
EMERITUS PROFESSOR & FORMER ASSOCIATE DEAN OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
ANTONIO L. RINGOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR DIVERSIFIED SERVICES FOR YOUTH & SENIORS, INC.
THERESA DE VERA
COMMISSIONER FOR THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITY & GRADUATE OF LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
TED BENITO
PRODUCER & FOUNDER OF TDRZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.
SHAWN BERINA
STUDENT & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT FOR THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
SHARMILA GUHA
SINGER FOR THE LA MASTER CHORALE & 2005 WINNER OF THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIANS
SCOTT COLOMBY
ACTING INSTRUCTOR, ACTOR & MUSICIAN
SCOTT CABUNOC
CITY OF LOS ANGELES FIREFIGHTER, STATION 15
SAL MALAKI
TENOR FOR THE LOS ANGELES OPERA & LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
RONALD S. BUENAVENTURA
NATIONAL SECRETARY OF FANHS & SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST FOR THE LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
RONALD RUBIO
DIRECTOR FOR KING OF THE HILL
PROSY ABARQUEZ DELA CRUZ
COMMISSIONER ON BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE FOR LOS ANGELES CITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT & CO-CHAIR FOR FILIPINO LEGACY FUND AT UCLA
PJ GAGAJENA
CITY PLANNER FOR THE LA PLANNING DEPARTMENT & ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE
NORMA R. AUSTIN
PEARL DESIGNER
NOEL FIGUEROA
NUCLEAR PHARMACIST
NANETTE SULLANO
CO-FOUNDER & DESIGNER OF BON AND GING
MUNI ZANO
ACTOR AND DIRECTOR
MICHAEL PAULO
INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONIST
MELVIN TABILAS
FIELD DEPUTY FOR CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA
MELODY BUTIU
ACTOR AND SINGER
MELISSA MAGSAYSAY
WEST COAST MARKET EDITOR, WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY
MEG MALPAYA THORNTON
COORDINATOR OF STUDENT & COMMUNITY PROJECTS AT UCLA ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER
MARYANNE ROBINSON
REGISTERED NURSE FOR THE DIALYSIS UNIT AT UC IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER
MARK PULIDO
THE HONORABLE MARK E. PULIDO, BOARD MEMBER OF THE ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARIA QUIBAN
BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST/ANCHOR FOR MY13 NEWS & FOX 11 NEWS LOS ANGELES
MARIANO R. ELEPANO
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR/ADJUNCT FACULTY FOR USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS, JOHN C. HENCH DIVISION OF ANIMATION AND DIGITAL ARTS
MARCELYN L. MEDINA
WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF, WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY
LOU LAZATIN
PRESIDENT & CEO OF SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER, SANTA MONICA
MARIA ERLINDA C. SARNO
PATENT ATTORNEY & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FILIPINO AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF ORANGE COUNTY
LIBRADA VILLANUEVA-PORTER
ARTIST & SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING
LESLIE FLORES-VALMONTE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY COORDINATOR FOR ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
LARRY E. GERONCA
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF LA POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES & OWNER OF A MANGO PLANTATION
JULIUS TOLEDO
FORMER PRESIDENT OF UCLA SAMAHANG FILIPINO & MEMBER OF THE DJ AND EMCEE GROUP, THE COMMITTEE
JULIE FIGUEROA
FOUNDER OF NATURE’S BLESSINGS, INC., A USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC COCONUT PLANTATION
JAIME R. CARINO, JR.
PRESIDENT & CEO OF FOREX CARGO, INC.
JOSHUA JOSE
OWNER OF TRIBAL CAFE
JOSEPH GELITO
ENTERTAINER & FORMER CRUISE SHIP DIRECTOR
JOSELYN GEAGA-ROSANTHAL
GALLERY OWNER, REMY’S ON TEMPLE
JOSELITO PASCUAL
CLASSICALLY TRAINED PIANIST
JOSE B. BALDONADO
PRESIDENT OF FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES, INC. (FACLA)
JONATHAN REY LOPEZ LORENZO
ADMINISTRATOR, FILIPINO AMERICAN LIBRARY
JO KOY
COMEDIAN
JOHNNY GARCIA
DIRECTOR AND COACH FOR HOOPTOWN INTERNATIONAL
JOHNNY CHUA
PRESIDENT OF THE FILIPINO AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
JOHNERIC CONCORDIA
CHAIR OF KABATAANG MAKA-BAYAN (PRO-PEOPLE YOUTH) USA
JOHN BUTIU
3-D VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST AT SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
JOEL JACINTO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SEARCH TO INVOLVE PILIPINO AMERICANS (SIPA)
JOSEPH BERNARDO
FIELD DEPUTY FOR LA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ERIC GARCETTI
JOCELYN GUIHAMA
MANAGER AT UCLA CENTER FOR CIVIL SOCIETY, MOTHER, WIFE, SISTER, & DAUGHTER
JILLY CANIZARES & LA-IYA TANEDO
JILLY IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FILAM ARTS & LA-IYA IS AN ARTIST AND STUDENT
JEFF BERINA
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR HOOPTOWN INTERNATIONAL
JANNELLE SO
HOST AND PRODUCER OF KABABAYAN LA
ISAIAH (DJ ICY ICE) DACIO
RADIO PERSONALITY DJ ICY ICE & ENTREPRENUER OF STACKS VINYL
HENJI PIMENTA
CEO & ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AT HELPING HANDS ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE
HELEN BROWN WITH SON GEORGE BROWN
FOUNDER OF THE FILIPINO AMERICAN LIBRARY & RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST FILIPINO GRADUATE OF UCLA
GRACE SULLANO
CO-FOUNDER & DESIGNER OF BON AND GING
GEORGE VILLANUEVA
RESEARCH COORDINATOR & SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER JACKIE GOLDBERG
FLORANTE & ROSELYN IBANEZ
FLORANTE IS MANAGER OF LIBRARY COMPUTER SERVICES AT LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL & ROSE IS A DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT AND COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD MEMBER
FE I. BENITO
RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE ACHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
FAUSTINO CAIGOY
ARTIST
FAUSTINO B. BACLIG
BATAAN DEATH MARCH SURVIVOR & FASGI VETERANS CENTER COORDINATOR
FARZANA NAYANI MEYER
RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR THE FILIPINO AMERICAN CURRICULUM PROJECT & PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR LEAP, INC.
EVIN MARTE DAVIS
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GOLFER CREDITED WITH A HOLE-IN-ONE ON THREE OCCASIONS
ERWIN FEDERIZO
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR, ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR & CROSSWALK DESIGNER FOR HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN
ENRIQUE DELA CRUZ
PROFESSOR OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, CYCLIST, & AUTHOR OF THE FORBIDDEN BOOK
EMMY KASTEN CORTES
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF ITEM MAGAZINE & FOUNDER OF LITTLE BLACK DRESS
EMMA TIEBENS
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BELLA GEMMA, INC.
ELAINE VERACRUZ REODICA
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
EDWIN HABACON
OWNER OF TRIBAL PINOY, CLOTHING DESIGNER & ACTOR
DULCE CAPADOCIA
DANCE INSTRUCTOR & CITY OF LOS ANGELES (COLA) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
DEL SAN JUAN
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
DAVID MAQUILING
FILMMAKER, WRITER, DIRECTOR AND COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT UCLA & USC
DANTE BASCO
ACTOR
CELIA DAVID VALDOMAR
ADMINISTRATOR AT LOS PALOS AND SEACREST CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL
CECILIA C. RAMOS
BURLINGTON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, PRESIDENT OF INTERIM BOARD, HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL & REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
CECILIA DE CASTRO
CHEF AND CULINARY ARTS EDUCATOR
CAT JIMENEZ
PHOTOGRAPHER & PRODUCER OF THE LUCIE AWARDS
CASIMIRO URBANO TOLENTINO
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE FOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA & THE LA FIRE COMMISSIONER
CARMEN SALINDONG
OWNER OF LA MAISON DU PAIN, THE HOUSE OF BREAD AND PASTRIES
CARMELA LEELIN
GOLDILOCKS CAKE DESIGNER & BODY PAINTER
CARMELA LEELIN
GOLDILOCKS CAKE DESIGNER & BODY PAINTER
CARLITO PADILLO
ACCOUNTING CLERK FOR FOREX CARGO, INC.
CAMILLE CORONEL
COLLEGE STUDENT AT UC IRVINE
BRUCE & CHRISTOPHER RICKETTS
BRUCE RICKETTS IS AN ACTOR & MARTIAL ARTIST & CHRISTOPHER “TOPHER” RICKETTS IS A FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS MASTER & CHIEF INSTRUCTOR FOR BAKBAKAN INTERNATIONAL & KALI ILUSTRISMO
MARIA BERNARDITA TARGA
CULTURAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AT FASGI
BERNARDO BERNARDO
INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINER, ACTOR, SINGER, DIRECTOR & TEACHER
ARIS TAGLE
CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FILAM ARTS
AQUILINA SORIANO-VERSOZA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PILIPINO WORKER’S CENTER
ANGELINA S. ORLANES
RETIRED FROM LA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT & CARETAKER OF FIVE STAR GENERAL MONCADO’S MANSION & FILIPINO FEDERATION OF AMERICA
ALLAN (APL.DE.AP) PINEDA
MEMBER OF THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BLACK EYED PEAS
ALISON DELA CRUZ
ARTIST & COMMUNITY ARTS ADMINISTRATOR
ALEXANDER BAUTISTA
SENIOR LEAD OFFICER, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, RAMPART DIVISION
ALEKS FIGUEROA
TATTOO ARTIST
ALDEN VILLAVERDE
ACTOR AND AUDIENCE SERVICES MANAGER FOR EAST WEST PLAYERS
This multimedia exhibit opened in 2006 to coincide with Filipino American History Month on October 28, 2006 at Farmani Gallery, one of the leading galleries of Contemporary Photography in Los Angeles. I Am Today’s Filipino, is a first-of-its-kind photo and video exhibit that pays tribute to Filipinos in the United States.
It was the selected culminating event of the Los Angeles/Southern California Filipino American Centennial Planning Committee, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute’s Asian Pacific American Program and was supported by ABS-CBN/The Filipino Channel, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo Bank, and Southern California Edison.
2006 Video & Photo Documentary Participants
Alberto Abundo
Norma R. Austin
Faustino B. Baclig
Jose B. Baldonado
Dante Basco
Alexander Bautista
Fe I. Benito
Ted Benito
Jeff Berina
Shawn Berina
Bernardo Bernardo
Joseph Bernardo
George Brown
Helen Brown
Ronald S. Buenaventura
John Butiu
Melody Butiu
Scott Cabunoc
Faustino Caigoy
Jilly Canizares
Dulce Capadocia
Jaime R. Carino, Jr.
Johnny Chua
Scott Colomby
Johneric Concordia
Maria (Camille) Coronel
Yey Coronel
Emmy (Kasten) Cortes
Isaiah Dacio
Evin Marte Davis
Cecilia De Castro
Theresa De Vera
Alison Dela Cruz
Enrique Dela Cruz
Prosy Abarquez Dela Cruz
Mariano R. Elepano
Winston F. Emano
Erwin Federizo
Aleks Figueroa
Julie Figueroa
Noel Figueroa
Virginia Flor-Agbayani
Leslie Flores-Valmonte
PJ Gagajena
Johnny Garcia
Joselyn Geaga-Rosanthal
Joseph Gelito
Larry E. Geronca
Jocelyn Guihama
Sharmila Guha
Edwin Habacon
Florante Peter Ibanez
Roselyn Estepa Ibanez
Joel Jacinto
Cat Jimenez
Joshua Jose
Jo Koy
Lou Lazatin
Carmela Leelin
Zen Lopez
Jonathan Lorenzo
Melissa Magsaysay
Sal Malaki
David Maquiling
Marcelyn L. Medina
Farzana Nayani Meyer
Angelina S. Orlanes
Carlito Padillo
Abe Pagtama
Gabe Pagtama
Karen Pagtama
Joselito Pascual
Wendell Pascual
Michael Paulo
Allan Pineda
Henjie Pimenta
Mark Pulido
Maria Quiban
Cecilia C. Ramos
Elaine Reodica
Bruce Ricketts
Christopher Ricketts
Antonio L. Ringor
MaryAnne Robinson
Ronald Rubio
Carmen Salindong
Del San Juan
Maria Erlinda C. Sarno
Jannelle So
Aquilina Soriano
Grace Sullano
Nanette Sullano
Melvin Tabilas
Aris Tagle
La-Iya Tanedo
Maria Bernardita Targa
Meg Malpaya Thornton
Emma Tiebens
Julius Toledo
Casimiro Tolentino
Celia David Valdomar
George Villanueva
Librada Villanueva-Porter
Alden Villaverde
Muni Zano
Artists & Producers: Celina Taganas-Duffy & Ray Carbullido
Celina Duffy & Ray Carbullido
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