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Global • July 2026. Two Empires, One Final: What a Filipino Sees That Spain and Argentina Can't. spain argentina world cup 2026, blanqueamiento, decolonize the mind, filipino american, football racism, spanish colonization philippines, enzo fernandez chant, vinicius junior, lahi, diaspora identity. WORLD CUP • DECOLONIZE THE MIND • JULY 2026 Two Empires, One Final: What a Filipino Sees That Spain and Argentina Can't Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup. But when the two teams that met in the final are a country that ruled the Philippines for 333 years and a country that erased its own Black and Indigenous people, the trophy is the least interesting thing on the field. On Sunday, July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the FIFA World Cup. For ninety-eight minutes, nobody scored. Then, thirty-nine seconds into the second half of extra time, substitute...

Time to Change the Training | Russell Ellis | TEDxSUNYGeneseo "One of the most revealing and honest TED talks I've seen." -- Ike Berenguer Thank you Ike for sharing on Facebook where I saw it. Russell Ellis was raised in the mountains of North Carolina where racism was “so casual it was culture”. Now he is a “reformed racist” who aims to teach other white people how to deconstruct their own racism. Listen to this powerful speech in which he talks about his childhood, the cycle of white supremacy, and what white people can do to “BREAK THE CYCLE”! Russell Ellis was raised in the mountains of North Carolina where racism was “so casual it was culture”. Now he is a “reformed racist” who aims to teach other white people how to deconstruct their own racism. Listen to this powerful speech in which he talks about his childhood, the cycle of white supremacy and what white people can do to “BREAK THE CYCLE”! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but ...

Remembering Bruce Lee on the 50th Anniversary of his death Each year when July 20 comes around, I remember three things: Bruce Lee died in 1973; Man landed on the moon in 1969; It's Rudy Jandoc's birthday. I tell my kids my three heroes were born days apart in 1940: John Lennon, October 9; Bruce Lee, November 27; my father, December 2. The intersections: My dad took me to watch "Enter The Dragon" on the big screen. Per Wikipedia, the film was released August 19, 1973 in the USA. I'm guessing we watched after my sixth birthday. It was the first father-son outing (just my dad and me) that I remember. I was mesmerized while watching. I wanted to be Bruce Lee.  Before we moved to the USA, we had a dog named Ringo. Yes, The Beatles and John Lennon's drummer.  Bruce Lee Statue The 7-foot bronze sculpture of Bruce Lee was created by an unknown artist in Guangzhou, China. It was transported to Los Angeles, California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Sha...

I still want my nunchaku legalized! There’s variation in Asian American communities when it comes to gun ownership, says L.A. Times journalist Jeong Park. “After Monterey Park: The Impact of Gun Violence on our Communities” is an hourlong special that originally aired on “L.A. Times Today” on Spectrum News 1. Nunchaku skillz Bruce Lee Kicking Ass Fridays - Nunchaku Skillz pic.twitter.com/8wKm2zbcWH — Bruce Lee (@brucelee) May 5, 2023 Please drop us a comment below. Help us grow Pinoybuilt to be the number one Filipino-American online community in California, if not the USA. 🇺🇸 Please click this to follow www.pinoybuilt.com . Thank you! Maraming salamat po kabayan. 🇵🇭 

ABC News contributor Mike Muse breaks down the centuries of colonialism the royal family has contributed to, and how King Charles can usher in a time of modernization for the monarchy. 'The heart of colonialism — extracting wealth from the labouring many, corporate profiteering, and authoritarian state repression — would eventually bare itself at home as a corrupt and venal governing class enriched itself.' Wrote this yesterday. https://t.co/6HiSlt6a4t — Priyamvada Gopal © (@PriyamvadaGopal) May 5, 2023 This is the Day we must Talk about Reparations for Africans who were victims of Crime against humanity which they Christened “COLONIALISM” #Coronation pic.twitter.com/o5kz0xpfrd — African (@ali_naka) May 6, 2023 Media will only show the coronation ceremony of King Charles. But do not forget Without colonialism which destroyed African Royal Monarchies the British Royal Family wouldn’t be this rich and powerful. They are direct beneficiaries of crimes against Humanity in...

Guro Doug Marcaida demonstrates the uses of the karambit blade. The karambit is an exotic curved blade used in both Indonesian and Filipino martial arts. With "Asian Hate" just increasing (thanks Donald Trump), I highly recommend each person in the family having a karambit on hand for self defense. I had misplaced the karambit I bought from Walmart years ago. It had cost me $30 in 2017. I bought the Snake Eye black karambit off Amazon when I was in Los Angeles a few months ago since I was driving around at night all over LA. It only cost $14.99 and arrived the next day via Amazon Prime. With my recommendation, my nephew who attends UC Berkeley got the same Snake Eye karambit, but a blue one . It's totally legal, as Doug Marcaida mentions in the video below. Years ago, I was flagged by a security guard because the karambit was on my belt, hung by the belt clip. Today, I usually carry it in my pocket or backpack. But when I get out of the car at night, whether home or awa...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) hit back at House Republicans seeking to oust her from a prominent committee on Feb. 2, adding that “representation matters” in the democratic process. Read more: https://wapo.st/3WXpKNR. "Representation matters." Representation matters. We didn’t come to Congress to be silent. We came to Congress to be a voice for families who are displaced in refugee camps and those seeking justice around the world. Because that’s what this child survivor of war would have wanted. pic.twitter.com/BaLD5bZybV — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) February 2, 2023

Sacramento community leaders and lawmakers revealed a campaign Friday to educate the public about anti-Asian hate and provide resources for victims.

Northern California leaders officially launch our anti-Asian hate awareness campaign | To The Point

Watsonville, California, was the scene to one of the worst Asian hate attacks on Filipinos in American history. For five days, from January 19 to 23, 1930, Filipinos fell victim to harassment, physical abuse, and theft by angry mobs of young white men who believed that the new migrants were stealing their jobs and women. The riots eventually led to the death of a Filipino farmer, Fermin Tobera. What ignited the attacks? Watch to find out more. Jan 19th 2023 marks the 93rd anniversary of the Watsonville Riots. When teaching a/b anti-Asian racism & violence please include this moment in history b/w Jan 19 - 23 (1930). This was a moment when Filipino men were seen dancing w/ yt women, & then were attacked by yt terrorists pic.twitter.com/hebdkPgzuA — Tony DelaRosa 🇵🇭 (he/siya) #isangbagsak (@tonyrosaspeaks) January 19, 2023 #inktober2021day27 SPARK Remembering the infamous Watsonville riots of 1930 for #FAHM , which sparked more anti-Filipino violence across Calif...

The incident happened in late 2021, and the 61-year-old victim succumbed to her injuries months later​.  CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports. A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal bludgeoning of a Chinese immigrant as she swept a Queens sidewalk was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The victim, GuiYing Ma, was a grandmother who came to New York to support her son and his family. https://t.co/c3bbk2M1gr — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 10, 2023 4 Asian American New Yorkers have died in the last 2 months. All victims of violent unprovoked attacks. GuiYing Ma was the 4th. #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/Su7v3uQMUj — CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 2, 2022 This was one of a number of unprovoked attacks on Asian people in the last few years that experts said stemmed from anti-Asian bias connected to the Covid-19 pandemic. The man who killed Guiying Ma was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday. https://t.co/SCQp3Lo5iZ — Natasha Chen (@NatashaChenC...

Stop Asian Hate A TikTok video showing one customer making bigoted, racist comments toward other customers at an East Bay In-N-Out restaurant has gone viral.  My friend and I were eating at the In-N-Out in San Ramon when a man began hurling racist slurs and threatening us. pic.twitter.com/hUoXvsHPN8 — arine | 아린 (@ahreenkim) December 25, 2022 Thanks for stopping by. Please drop us a comment below in the comment box at the bottom. #StopAAPIHate Join us and help create the #1 #FilAm website in the SF Bay Area, California, & USA. Worldwide? Pls follow our social media accounts: www.instagram.com/pinoy.built www.youtube.com/@pinoybuilt www.fb.com/pinoybuilt www.fb.com/jonjo Tonight, during a TV address, Pres. Biden condemned hate violence against #APIs : Asian Americans have “been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated-- It’s wrong, it’s un-American and it must stop!” THIS is how a President can & should denounce hate & inspire unity & inclusion! pic.twitte...

June marks 40 years since the brutal death of Vincent Chin. The 27-year-old was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two men, who were fined $3,000 and received no jail time. His death sparked calls for justice and a national movement among Asian Americans. Author Min Jin Lee, a writer-in-residence at Amherst College, joins Amna Nawaz for more on his death and Asian American identity today. Vincent Chin was beaten to death by men motivated by anti-Asian hate 40 years ago today. The killers received no jail time—an injustice that helped spark the AAPI civil rights movement. As we remember Vincent today, we must recommit to standing against hate in all forms. — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) June 23, 2022 Forty years later, the killing of Vincent Chin remains a definitive turning point for Asian Americans. What do we want from his story, and the people who tell it? https://t.co/IpwzWcmBYP — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) June 23, 2022 wrote about the late Vincent Chin, Asia...

Stop Asian Hate! It was great to meet with you this week at the White House, @bts_bighit . The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes requires all of us to stand up, speak out, and give hate no safe harbor. Thanks for all you’re doing. It matters. pic.twitter.com/R1YpKnO9zA — President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2022 . @BTS_twt at the White House 🇺🇸 -Had been in the works for a while -BTS paid for their own travel to the US A White House official: “They have been very vocal about the hate that's happened in America. We've done events throughout the month with many prominent Asian American +) pic.twitter.com/3H8DcuRwrS — BTS Charts & Translations⁷ (@charts_k) June 3, 2022 South Korean boy band @bts_bighit met with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss hate crimes targeting Asian Americans https://t.co/cixfu6uNY9 pic.twitter.com/LPY341dEcJ — Reuters (@Reuters) June 1, 2022 Thanks for stopping by. Please drop us a comment below in the comment box at the bottom...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 10,000 incidents of physical violence or verbal harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been reported. Most of those incidents have taken place in public spaces such as city streets and businesses. That's led one man to help seniors in his community learn to defend themselves. Elaine Quijano reports.

I thought for sure Ricard would go since he looks to be the biggest threat. But Erika Casupanan must need him to break up the POC alliance. Great discussion at tribal on the real world issues of being POC and how that baggage is carried around everywhere -- even in the game of Survivor. And we are down to 6!🙌🏽 Drop your questions for tonight’s eliminated castaway below. #Survivor pic.twitter.com/EufhwP36O7 — SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) December 2, 2021 Survivor - Balance On The Line It's the final 7 🔥 Catch a new episode of @survivorcbs this Wednesday on @CBS 🇺🇸 and @GlobalTV 🇨🇦 #Survivor #Survivor41 pic.twitter.com/1SQQqBUln6 — Erika Casupanan (@erika_cas) November 30, 2021

Watching this ignorant racist ticks me off! Be safe my Asian brothers and sisters. Racist scumbag in NYC verbally harasses an Asian-American woman in front of a cop #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/aFaAvxXKuP — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 26, 2021 Asian Americans told to 'go back to China' in racist rant in NYC Maria Ha, 25, and 31-year-old Dan Ha say they were verbally harassed while on the street in Kips Bay and told to go back to China by an unknown woman.

The Filipino community in El Cajon, California is demanding answers over a knife attack on a Filipino elderly. Steve Angeles has the details. #TFCNews Todd Jones, the friend of Jose Serra, the 71yo Filipino who was attacked last week near an El Cajon trolley station joins the Filipino community in calling for an arrest of the suspect. Police have not yet determined if this near fatal knife attack was a hate crime. @TFCNewsNow pic.twitter.com/INh0zJpgbH — Steve Angeles (@StevieAngeles) November 12, 2021 An elderly Filipino man was the victim of an unprovoked attack at an El Cajon trolley stop, and now police have released surveillance images of his attacker. An elderly Filipino man was the victim of an unprovoked attack at an El Cajon trolley stop, and now police have released surveillance images of his attacker. https://t.co/G6iLJyLmYT — ABC 10News San Diego (@10News) November 12, 2021

I can't say "I'm surprised." This is America; what do you expect. My question is, "Did this happen in Alabama or Los Angeles?" That's why I keep telling my girls to practice judo so they don't forget what they've already learned.  If they throw someone on the pavement with Ippon Seoi Nage and the guy cracks his skull, it's all in self-defense and it's the other guy's damn fault!  Don't forget the sidekicks, knees and elbows.  Gotta teach these hillbillies some Asian culture. Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in racist attack https://t.co/SQhjkG84tV — ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) November 12, 2021 Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee is recalling a racist attack she experienced recently while she was out with some friends. The 18-year-old gymnast told PopSugar that she was waiting for an Uber with her girlfriends, who are all of Asian descent, when they were approached by a group speeding by in a car yelli...

Watch: Imagine Here's a Facebook Memory from October 9, 2015: So I'm waiting in the lobby of Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo. A man sits across from me and says, "You have two cellphones." I nod my head. He adds, "They don't have much technology in India." Dude must think I'm Indian. I said, "Sure they do." He continues, "India is very filthy. Mexico is filthy too." I guess he's not sure what ethnicity I am. I try to shift the conversation since I know the guy will keep talking even if I ignore him. Me: Do you like baseball? Him: Yeah! Me: I'm from Chicago so I'm rooting for the Cubs. Him: In the ALDS? Me: N LDS Him: N is my least favorite letter in the alphabet. (This must be my lucky day). Me: Why is that? (Giving him the benefit of the doubt) Him: Isn't it obvious? There's a word that starts with N. Me: Night? Him: You know Jay Z ? He calls himself Jigga Man . He found a way. Me: (I ignore the guy, b...