PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

Jo Koy appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon I'm going to be on the tonight show w Jimmy Fallon tune in this Friday. @FallonTonight CAN'T WAIT!! pic.twitter.com/Cz0pLisIaT — Jo Koy (@Jokoy) August 7, 2017

Millenials: please do not vote for Gary Johnson! Asked to name his favorite foreign leader, or any foreign leader he admires, Libertarian nominee for president Gary Johnson was unable to come up with an answer. The exchange occurred on an MSNBC town hall hosted by Chris Matthews Wednesday night. A vote for Gary Johnson or any third party candidate is a vote for Donald Trump! Gary Johnson slips up again on live TV

At least Donald Trump only drank the water in his debate with Hillary Clinton When TV debates go wrong! Fist fight breaks out between politicians ahead of Georgian parliamentary elections Union of Industrialists candidate Zaza Agladze poured water over rival. Opponent Irakli Glonti from State For The People bloc hit back. TV news anchor Maka Razmadze was left trying to break up the fight.  Read more here .

Rock The Vote! VOTE (with clothes)! Source: YouTube screengrab Voter registration time takes an average of two minutes or less to complete. http://rockthevote.com/fod/ We can all agree it’s an important election. Now you can register to vote with a text message. Make it count. Text HELLO to 384387 — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 23, 2016 As Ellen DeGeneres tweeted: We can all agree it’s an important election. Now you can register to vote with a text message. Make it count. Text HELLO to 384387 .

Watch: Mikey Bustos on the phone with President Duterte

My goal is to help make Filipino food mainstream.  Growing up half Filipino, half American, I've always put a little twist on my Filipino food.  Sometimes making it more 'Americanized' so my non-Filipino friends would try it!  I've created a series called:  Does It Lumpia?   In this first episode, I take an American staple food, wrap it up and fry it to find out, Does it Lumpia?  Tell me what you think in the comments!  Would YOU try it? - Mary Grant Los Angeles, CA *To see more, you can find me on social media @MaryGrantTheFilipina 

Typecast (Lorde "Royals" Parody) Written and performed by Tess Paras (featuring Haneefah Wood and Ayana Hampton) Directed by Rebekka Johnson Music produced by Jack Dolgen Click for full cast & credits . Lyrics: I'm gonna play the white girl's nerdy friend [Of course] [Obviously] I'm gonna play the white girl's other friend Who is sassy [Omigod, you nailed that] But she can't have two black friends [Two black friends?] [It gets confusing] And so I'm left out, I play the co-star nanny Yeah, leading ladies are Quirky, hipsters wearing vintage dresses Tiny, pouty pixies, blue-eyed and precious We don't care We're Zooey Deschanel in our dreams But every breakdown's like Sassy sidekick, bitchy nerd or neighbor Oversexed Asian, urban girls with flavor We don't care We'll take any job right now we swear And we're gonna be Typecast Typecast Everyone starts somewhere I'll be a nurse A thug ...

Who is your favorite Filipino hero? This video is a celebration of Philippine National Heroes Day this Monday, August 29th, so please share if you are proud to be Filipino! Mabuhay! -- Mikey Bustos  National Heroes Day is a national public holiday in the Philippines to honor the country's heroes (unspecified) and is held on the last Monday of every August to mark the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin , the beginning of the Philippine Revolution by the Katipunan and its Supremo Andrés Bonifacio in 1896. Lyrics Mikey, aren’t Filipinos practically Spanish? Excuse me? Well, you have a Spanish last name? Oh yes, Spanish Royalty: Bustos, Duke of Spain Uh… I mean, no Frank Filipinos are not a kind of Spanish In fact, check out our Philippine heroes I’m Lapu Lapu , machete na guapo Bold and a king so they called me “Datu” Who is that I see talking to our fellow tribesmen? Ferdinand Magellan and his men from Spain Teaching their religion Catholic Roman I’m...

Do you LOVE lumpia ? Adobo ? Balut ?! Check out my hilarious parody song about Filipino Food . Watch 'Pinoy Pood' - a parody of Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' You know I'm all about that pood, Pinoy pood (like fried rice) All about that pood, Pinoy pood (and BBQ) I'm all about that pood, Pinoy pood  (of course, lumpia) I'm all about that pood, Pinoy pood (Ha Ha Ha) Yeah, it's pretty clear that I can cook that food Cause I can cook it, cook it, Just like my Apu Cause I got that yum yum that all the boys chase Tocino for breakfast with that brown sugar glaze We roll our lumpia just like a sweat shop (sweat shop) We sit around the table, we're not allowed to stop (don't stop) If you get tired, tired, that is just too bad Cause when the freezer is full you'll be so glad Yeah my Momma she taught me how to make good fried rice (fried rice) She said boys like us girls who can cook good & clean ...

"F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O" lyrics : I think it’s so cute and kind of flattering How you’re trying to guess what race I am and kind of struggling No, I am not hybrid! I am 100% F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O I’m Filipino I’m not Latino I’m not Chinese, no I’m not from Mexico I’m not from Tokyo I’m Filipino F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O Goatie I can’t grow I never look old I speak tagalog Just look at my nose If it’s broad you know, I’m Filipino F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O First, I gotta say just look at my name Mikey Bustos may sound Spanish But there’s many clues that indicate to me I’m a Filipino, look at my dish There is so much rice look into my eyes You will notice the slanted eye slope Here’s a Pinoy tip I point with my lips This I why I’m a Filipino If you can tell the difference Just get all your Asian friends Take them to Karaoke And the ones that don’t stop singing Are Filipino, our skin is coco We dance with bamboo Eat halo-halo I am macho, no? I’m Filip...

friends & family pls RT Imma B in #SANDIEGO Aug 19th @PASACAT #FilAm #fundraiser @comedypalace #OneNightOnly pic.twitter.com/fzAMle1sCB — Edwin San Juan (@edwinsanjuanESJ) August 13, 2016 Headliner - EDWIN SAN JUAN Friday, August 19 2016 Comedy Palace - Main Room Showtime: 7:30pm Doors open at: 6:00pm General Admission: $22 VIP Admission: $25 Ages: 18 and over In this episode, Kevin Nealon interviews Edwin San Juan about the finer points of the Filipino community. 

Rex Navarette talks about how Pilipinos pack. Rex Navarette talks about how Filipino-Americans pack a 'balikbayan box.'