136: "We’re all the same. Why am I going to divide us based on class?" Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with Paulette Imperial and Discord community members

136: "We’re all the same. Why am I going to divide us based on class?" Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with Paulette Imperial and Discord community members

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! Bulosan Center and TFAW Project's intern Paulette Imperial joins us as our special guest for this bonus episode to share her interest in Filipino genealogy and Philippines political dynasties. We also welcome our Discord community members to partake as our audience: BuyUsBoba.com members Jeremy and Clarissa, and new TFAW Project listener Tsuki.

This interview is also available on video: https://youtu.be/1QstbY_oNfw

Connect with Paulette:

• https://www.instagram.com/pauletteimperial/

• imperialpaulette@gmail.com

Newsletter Articles Written by Paulette:

• 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections - Candidate Overview https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jenandnani/2022-philippine-presidential-elections-candidate-overview

• 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections - Historical Deep Dive https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jenandnani/philippine-politics-historical-deep-dive

Resources

• The Filipino Genealogy Project - http://www.filipinogenealogy.com/

Join us in finishing Part 3 of Dawn Mabalon's book Little Manila Is In The Heart at our next book club on Friday, May 20th at 12 PM (PDT) / 3 PM (EDT)! Simply buy is a minimum of one cup of boba at http://buyusboba.com/

For our latest updates and FINAL community events, check out our newsletter, published Friday, May 23rd, 2025: https://mailchi.mp/e9ab60aa7aeb/tfaw-project

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