In the heart of New York City’s “World’s Borough,” a portal to the Philippines awaits.
From the Mabuhay Mural to the many Kabayan-owned businesses along 69th/70th Street and Roosevelt Ave, Filipino Americans have long considered Woodside, Queens their home. And this past month, many from nearby and afar came together to celebrate on Philippines Independence Day the co-naming of Roosevelt Avenue as “Little Manila Avenue.” At the heart of this ceremony – the stories of countless Filipino Americans, including Xenia and Elizabeth Diente.
AAJA Voices Fellow Michael Tamsuriyamit reports from Little Manila on the significance of this ceremony and what it means to the Filipino American diaspora.
This story was made possible through the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Voices Fellowship, a comprehensive program that provides accepted college students the opportunity to produce a summer-long journalistic project and present it at the annual AAJA National Convention. Voices Fellows also receive professional career guidance and mentorship throughout the duration of the program.
Michael Tamsuriyamit served as a 2022 AAJA Voices Fellow on the Video Concentration Team. You can find the original posting of Michael's documentary, as well as all the other fellows' stories, on the AAJA Voices 2022 Website.
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