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Not many pro surfers cruise in Waipahu. First off, there’s no beach scene. Secondly, the once quaint, rural plantation town is now an urban sprawl. But there are still patches of Waipahu’s plantation roots and Ilikano accents. There is one such area 22-year-old Dustin Cuizon affectionately calls, “The Farm.” When the ‘Ewa Beach local isn’t traversing the globe surfing for scrip and ‘QS points, he’s at “The Farm” chilling with his uncle and boys. This isn’t the picturesque, Old McDonald kind of farm with the big red barn, tractor and long, green pastures. Negative.
Congratulations to Brian Viloria as he earned a 12-round, unanimous decision over Jesus Iribe to retain the IBF light flyweight championship on Saturday night.
Viloria, controlled the fast-paced bout in front of his hometown crowd, starting and ending with a flurry of punches. The bigger Iribe broke his right hand in the second round, but the Mexican still slugged it out the entire fight.
With his seventh straight win, Viloria is seeking a fight against WBO light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon.
Filipino-American surfers travel to the Philippines for the first time and experienced first-hand how it i to be Filipino. Dan moreno and Jon Villar are the two surfers who never found value in their own heritage, until now. Their trip to the Philippines is a total immersion in an unfamiliar culture, which they have relied on hearsay and written articles. They will come face to face with the real Filipinos in their own native space. Dan and Jon will integrate with the communities, play Filipino music, eat native fruits and delicacies and surf the islands with the locals. At the end of their trip, both surfers will provide us with highlights of their physical, emotional and spiritual experiences. The Gift of Barong is not only a surfing odyssey, but also a nourney of culture reconnection, identity crisis and sersonal healing.
Directed by: Benito Butista + Produced by: Jocely Fomento & Dan Moreno
Hawaii’s Brian Viloria knocked out Ulises Solis in the 11th round to win the IBF light flyweight title this past Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines.
Willy Monolato Santos is a Filipino-American professional skateboarder born in Subic Bay, Philippines. He has been skating for 19 years. He currently resides in Poway, California but grew up in Mira Mesa.
Willy Santos was one of the best street skaters during the dark early 90’s. He was pushing new tricks and winning proper gritty skatecomps (not your TV extravaganzas of today) with illustrious style and grace.
Now he owns his own skateshops, Willy’s Workshop (Rancho Penasquitos & Mira Mesa). Willy also organizes community outreach programs, created his own shop team and even assisted the design of the local Rancho Penasquitos skateboard public park. Willy Santos currently is sponsored by Birdhouse Projects, Hurricane Trucks, Vans Shoes, Billabong Clothing, G-Shock Watches, Jones Soda, Bones Brigade Bearings, and Willy’s Workshop. Check the video’s that we dug up from youtube.
Here’s a list of sites that we here at Brown Nation think you should know about. These are quick links to spots on the web that relate to culture, music, and arts, as well as a listing of random sites that we like.
