PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

Whether you're a first-generation immigrant who journeyed here from the Philippines, a second-generation Filipino-American born and raised in the U.S., or like me—a 1.5-generation Filipino—you belong here.  At the party yesterday, I had a great conversation with cousin Melvin. Pinsan ko (my cousin). He mentioned how his two daughters had expressed interest in learning Tagalog (which warmed my heart). I need to dive in and learn beyond my third grade education in Pilipino, but this is a quick introductory post for my cousin and his girls (and anyone who wants to learn Tagalog. I have a post in my Drafts translating some phrases from a tagalog song, so this has been in the works. Let's get this started! Tagalog Lesson 1: AKO, KO, and AKIN Let’s start simple. In Tagalog, “ako” means I or me . But here’s where it gets interesting—Tagalog pronouns change form depending on whether they’re the subject , the actor/possessor , or the object . 📝 The Pronoun Chart ...

SF Giants Beat LA in Game 1 of NLDS Logan’s Heroes #SFGiants | #ResilientSF | #OrangeOctober pic.twitter.com/JSJ8lhjCRm — SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 9, 2021 Buster Posey's 1st inning home run was the 5th of his postseason career. He's 1 of 6 players in Giants history with 5 career postseason homers, alongside Barry Bonds (8), Rich Aurilia (6), Pablo Sandoval (6), Jeff Kent (5) and Cody Ross (5). pic.twitter.com/g1HqbRQNf3 — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 9, 2021 Buster Posey is the first @SFGiants batter to hit a #postseason HR in a 3-0 count since pitch data has been available (since 1988). pic.twitter.com/RvRxGHg32L — MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 9, 2021 Welcome to #OrangeOctober , @LoganWebb1053 pic.twitter.com/CyjZeGnUBp — SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 9, 2021 Game Won ✅ #ResilientSF | #OrangeOctober | #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/07LTTaQgdY — SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 9, 2021 First time on the #Postseason mo...

#Trese streams on Netflix starting June 11! Shay Mitchell leads the English cast as Alexandra Trese, while Liza Soberano leads the Filipino cast in the titular role. Here are some of the character images for the upcoming anime series: https://t.co/RE25g0khsv pic.twitter.com/Mg2iH24WCO — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) May 21, 2021 Netflix announces the complete English and Filipino language voice cast for the upcoming original anime series Trese. Filipina actress Liza Soberano will lend her voice to the character Alexandra Trese in the Filipino dub. Shay Mitchell is her English counterpart. Tabi-tabi po! WATCH: Netflix drops the official trailer of Filipino animation "Trese," featuring Liza Soberano’s voice. pic.twitter.com/4yfSL6o9QA — Philstar.com (@PhilstarNews) May 21, 2021 So excited to announce that I’ll be joining an incredible cast of Filipinos in Trese, a @netflix original anime series coming 06/11. I’m so proud to be a part of such a diverse project ...

SORRY HOLY FUCKING SHIT THE TRAILER IS OUT ⁦ @cw_kungfu ⁩ https://t.co/uRORYkHe2H — Olivia Liang 🦋 (@olivialiang_) March 8, 2021 Nicky is destined for greatness. #KungFu premieres Wednesday, April 7! Stream next day free only on The CW. pic.twitter.com/0QdrK8f87j — Kung Fu (@cw_kungfu) March 8, 2021 A warrior's journey begins. #KungFu premieres Wednesday, April 7! Stream next day free only on The CW. pic.twitter.com/Fs3DUlZwyN — Kung Fu (@cw_kungfu) February 24, 2021 I watched the original Kung Fu series of course. Like everyone else, I'd find out later the Kung Fu series was based on Bruce Lee's idea, only for Hollywood to steal his idea, and cast a white man as a Chinese Shaolin monk! But hey, I'll watch and root for the new Kung Fu series! nothing more boneheaded, shitty, and racist than Hollywood shutting out Bruce Lee, only to steal his ideas and recast David Carradine in his roles https://t.co/TtRxggM6Ze & https://t.co/2tzcUB6rTk pic.twitter.c...

Kim Adis as Kitty Wei, a girl who feels pressured to overachieve due to her parents' high expectations. I'll have to watch this with my teen daughters. In what is considered a rare role for Filipinos in Hollywood, Kim Adis is a trailblazer in the young adult movies scene in the United Kingdom. On Showbiz Tonight, Yong Chavez has this exclusive interview with the Filipina actress about her hit TV series on BBC, that is now streaming on Netflix. Get Even  is a British  teen   thriller  series that premiered on  BBC iPlayer  on 14 February 2020. The series was adapted by Holly Phillips from the book series  Don't Get Mad  by Gretchen McNeil, and focuses on a group of schoolgirls who form a group to expose bullies at their school. [4]  In August 2020, the series was acquired by  Netflix  and distributed internationally.

Watch Fil-Am Jon Jon Briones in Ratched." Our community couldn’t be prouder of @JonJonBriones We support him and everything he does and stand for https://t.co/jwGnuOHh4Z — Giselle Töngi (@gtongi) August 27, 2020 Actor Jon Jon Briones, who had a short but critically-praised performance as the father of Andrew Cunanan in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”, is in every episode of “Ratched”. He plays Dr. Richard Hanover in the upcoming Netflix series inspired by the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Behold. @JonJonBriones is Doctor Richard Hanover. pic.twitter.com/ijHPabJ7cY — Ratched (@RatchedNetflix) August 25, 2020 Jon Jon Briones Bio in Wikipedia Ernesto Cloma Briones, Jr., known as Jon Jon Briones (born August 7, 1965) is a Filipino-American actor, best known for his work in musical theatre. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines and became a United States citizen in 2010. In 2018, he appeared in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Am...