PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

Vallejo, CA • October 2026. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Cousin Jun: Remembering Leonardo Rivera Jr. of Chicago. 10/25, 10/9, heavenly birthday, jun rivera, leonardo rivera jr, bernadette rivera, ninong, filipino american family, chicago filipino family, algonquin illinois, blue rock springs park vallejo, in memoriam, kapamilya, fil-am, belated birthday. Heavenly Birthday • October 2026 Happy Heavenly Birthday, Cousin Jun: Remembering Leonardo Rivera Jr. of Chicago On what would have been his 58th birthday, a tribute to Jun Rivera, the Chicago cousin and ninong I call a brother from another mother, and a belated birthday greeting to his wife, Bernadette. Vallejo, October 9, 2004: the Riveras, in from Chicago, at a family birthday party at Blue Rock Springs Park. Jun, Nica’s ninong, stands with his wife Bernadette, baby Kadence, and his brother Allan. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Cousin Jun. Leonardo Rivera Jr. was born on O...

Vallejo, CA • August 2026. Maligayang Bati, Mama Helen! HBD. mama helen birthday, elenita baluyut garcia, tess perseveranda family, valencia bukidnon, st basil vallejo, filipino grandmother tribute Mama Helen's Birthday • August 2026 Maligayang Bati, Mama Helen! HBD A birthday letter to my mother-in-law, Elenita "Mama Helen" Baluyut Garcia — and a 2007 photograph from Vallejo I still smile at every time I find it. Vallejo, CA, November 2007 — after Mass at St. Basil. Left to right: Mama Helen, Tess carrying Chesca, Bebot and Rowena. Standing in front, all smiles: Jian and Nica. Maligayang Bati po, Mama Helen! Happy birthday. Somewhere in Valencia, Bukidnon today, I'm guessing the table is full — most of your apo are there, and I know my three musketeers, Nica, Chesca, and Jian, wouldn't have missed it for anything. I wish I could've made the trip too. Since I couldn't, I wanted to give you this instead: a pa...

Pasadena, CA • August 2026. Maligayang Bati, Tita Lila! HBD — The Tita Who Named PinoyBuilt. Luz Perseveranda birthday, Tita Lila, Perseveranda family, Pasadena family archive, PinoyBuilt origin story, Filipino-American family, Fil-Am tita, Maui 2011, Fu Shing Pasadena. Family Archive • Pasadena, CA Maligayang Bati, Tita Lila! HBD — The Tita Who Named PinoyBuilt Luz Perseveranda turns 71 today. Fifteen years ago, on a family trip to Maui, she's the reason this site is called PinoyBuilt at all. Pasadena, CA — April 22, 2006. Back row, left to right: J.F. (tripod shot), Tess carrying baby Chesca, Tita Gigi, Tita Nene, and Tita Lila. In front: JianCarlo and Veronica. Taken on the Olympus E-500, right after lunch at the family's go-to spot, Fu Shing — since closed. Every family has a photo like this one. Nobody remembers arranging it — it just happened, the way it always happened on the annual Spring Break...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates • August 2026. Maligayang Bati Khristine! HBD — Five Videos From Dubai, for My BFF. Khristine Salazar, Dubai birthday, UAE diaspora, OFW Dubai, Expo 2020 Dubai, Bangkota pavilion, Bamboo Manalac Jubilee Stage, Khor Fakkan Sharjah, Gulf of Oman, Coral Dubai Deira, Filipino-American travel, Fil-Am Dubai, DXB arrival 2021. Dubai, UAE • August 2026 Maligayang Bati Khristine! HBD — Five Videos From Dubai, for My BFF My BFF turns a year older today in Dubai, where the calendar runs ahead of California. So here are five videos from her city — an arrival at DXB, an umbrella against the August sun, a drive across the country to the other sea, and Bamboo playing for the Filipino community at Expo 2020. Eid meelad sa'eed! Atamanna an tu'amali kal-malikah fe yawmik-il-mumayyaz. Happy Birthday! I hope you are treated like a queen on your special day. Photo in Dubai Mall after dinner. By J.F.R. Perseveranda. In Dubai it ...

Happy 18th Birthday Angeline! May 29, 2025. Benicia, CA. Too bad your high school class had "Senior Sunset" on the day of your bday. Join the #FilipinoAmerican conversation. Comment below. #PinoyPride #Filipino Click to follow this website . Like our Facebook Page Pinoy Built . Online Security & Privacy > NordVPN .  Thank you. Salamat po. blog,community,fil-am, filipino american,

Maligayang Bati Mae! Flashback to our meeting at the Starbucks in Niles, Illinois in July 2022. Join the #FilipinoAmerican conversation. Comment below. #PinoyPride #Filipino Click to follow this website . Like our Facebook Page Pinoy Built . Thank you. Salamat po.

Fairfield, CA • October 2002. Happy Heavenly Birthday Tito Ed.. diana perseveranda, ronnie perseveranda, eduard perseveranda, perseveranda siblings, nica birthday party, fairfield california, kapamilya FAIRFIELD, CA • OCTOBER 2002 Happy Heavenly Birthday Tito Ed. The first three of the eight Perseveranda siblings — Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard — together at Nica's 2nd birthday party, October 12, 2002. Diana, Ronnie & Eduard The first three! 2002 October 12. Scandia, Fairfield, CA. Nica's second birthday party. Happy Birthday Eduard Perseveranda! 📌 Did You Know? Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard were the eldest three of the eight Perseveranda siblings — in many Filipino families, the oldest kids help raise the youngest, a responsibility that shapes the whole family for life. 💬 Please comment below ↓ 🇵🇭 Tagalog Word of the Day Panganay — pahng-ah-NIGH Eldest child. Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard wer...

  Flashback to the 20th High School Reunion in Walnut Creek. Maybe I can visit you in Dubai sometime.