Welcome to Brown Nation! As you can probably see, we really do have pride in our culture, so if you got anything to show us about the Filipino Culture that you think we might be interested in posting, then feel free to send it over to:BrownNationCulture@yahoo.com
We would like to thank all of those who visited Brown Nation at the Taste of Kalihi 2008 held on Oahu on Saturday, September 6, 2008 · 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Click here to see more photos.
“A Taste of Kalihi” is Kalihi’s annual block-party style celebration highlighting Kalihi’s rich history, cultural diversity and bright future. The event brings together business organizations, area residents and Kalihi supporters in a festival-style atmosphere in an effort to revitalize “Kalihi Pride” and stimulate economic opportunities in the area. As the event’s namesake highlights, attendees will be able to experience the area’s unique flavor through a sampling of the town’s delicious cuisine, dynamic entertainment and exciting activities.
Punahou senior Christel Simms, swimming for the Philippines, finished 47th out of 90 in the 50-meter freestyle heats today in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing Olympics.
Simms finished in 26.64 seconds. The cutoff time for the top 16 advancing to the semifinals was 25.07. Cate Campbell of Australia led the heat qualifiers in 24.20.
USA’s Dara Torres qualified with the third best time in 24.58.
Simms, who completed her Olympics, also missed qualifying for the semifinals in the 100 freestyle earlier this week.
BEIJING — Christel Simms, a Punahou School senior swimming for the Philippines, had a personal best in the women’s 100-meter freestyle yesterday, but did not advance to the semifinals.
Simms, just the seventh woman from the Philippines to swim in the Olympics, finished fourth in her heat in 56.67 seconds. Her previous best was 57.17.
Simms will swim in the 50-meter freestyle qualifying heats tomorrow.
The 5′Giants are an unincorporated team of Filipino-American filmmakers who write and perform films that are as diverse and colorful as their own cultural identities. They make there movies with passion, not money (which means all of their talent is unpaid). This concept is foreign to most people, so think of them like a community baseball team that plays the game week after week because they love the game – not because they want to make money. They are just like that. The team moniker was based after the fact that the average height of a Filipino person is 5’ something. They like the idea of someone who does feats greater than they were built to do, so they adopted it as there team name.
Ickest is the Sickest. This Filipino Youtube Sensation stars in his own random one-man skits. From Hawaii, but now living in Southern California. He, sings, writes, and composes music. His videos are hilarious and just makes you want to watch them over and over. Check it out for yourself!
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.
