Filipinos have shaped the community of Juneau for over a century. Led by the project’s executive producer Tasha Elizarde, Mga Kuwento – “the stories” in Tagalog – grew out of a desire within the Filipino community to record and share these stories.
Mga Kuwento is a podcast series, community exhibit, and celebration of Juneau’s Filipino history produced by KTOO, Juneau-Douglas City Museum, and Filipino Community Inc. Check out other Filipino stories at ktoo.org/filipinos-in-alaska.
Introducing Mga Kuwento — a podcast, museum exhibit and community celebration
It all begins Oct. 6 and continues throughout Filipino American History Month.
Mga Kuwento, Ep. 1: How Filipino migration shaped Juneau – and my family
On the first episode of Mga Kuwento, we explore two central questions of the series: how did Filipinos get to Juneau, and just as importantly, why do they stay?
Mga Kuwento, Ep. 2: Filipino workers seek the American dream in Juneau
The desire to provide for themselves and their loved ones has driven Filipino migrants to make a lasting impact on so many of Juneau’s industries today.
Mga Kuwento, Ep. 3: The story behind Juneau’s Filipino Community Hall
For more than 50 years, the building has been a literal and figurative home to Juneau’s Filipino community. But it’s getting older, along with many of the people who made it what it is today.
Mga Kuwento, Ep. 4: Holding two identities in Juneau’s Filipino and Lingít community
In the fourth episode of Mga Kuwento, learn the story of a community with historic roots in Juneau — roots that are both thousands of years old and a bit more recent.
Mga Kuwento, Ep. 5: Reconnecting with culture in Juneau’s Filipino community
At one point, Filipinos from elementary schoolers to elders learned and shared the story of Filipino history through dance. But it’s been more than a decade since those dancers took the stage.
Funding for Mga Kuwento is provided by:
Juneau History Grant from the Juneau-Douglas City Museum; City and Borough of Juneau and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council; The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Telling the Full History Preservation Fund with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; 2023 Juneau History Grant administered by the Juneau Douglas City Museum with funding from the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum and the Juneau Community Foundation; a grant-in-aid from the Alaska State Museum; and KTOO supporters like you.
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