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September 7, 2023 by Les Talusan

This month’s episode of Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio is up. First song is the first track off of Slowdive’s latest LP, “Everything Is Alive” - an instant favorite as soon as I listened to the whole record last week 🌿

As per my usual “bahala na” ways, I flipped through my records and pulled these out for this episode within 15 minutes. Some new and some old favorites. Give it a listen! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 📻

Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio // September 6, 2023 Les The DJ

Slowdive “Shanty”
Durutti Column “Favourite Painting”
Shiny Two Shiny “Rain”
Laika “Sugar Daddy”
Radio Dept “David (Rice Twins Remix)”
Pantayo “Mali”
Little Dragon “Pink Cloud”
Lush “Lit Up”
Ride “Leave Them All Behind”
My Bloody Valentine “Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)”
The Wake “Melancholy Man”
Disco Inferno - Over And Over
Chapterhouse “Treasure”

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

Week of August 28 DJ Schedule / August 28, 2023 by Les Talusan

Here’s where I’m playing records this week! On Saturday I’m DJing J+J’s wedding and excited for that too!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 of 2022 / April 14, 2022 by Les Talusan

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 of 2022 by Les The DJ

Maximum Joy “Why Can't We Live Together” [Garage]
Kleenex “You” [Rough Trade]
Bow Wow Wow “Fools Rush In” [EMI]
As Mercenárias “Dá Dó” (Demo Version) [Soul Jazz Records]
As Mercenárias “Oh Oh” (Demo Version) [Soul Jazz Records]
The Slits “In The Beginning There Was Rhythm” [Rough Trade]
Sara Goes Pop “Sexy Terrorist” [It's War Boys]
Au Pairs “It's Obvious” [021 Records / Human Records]
Bush Tetras “Too Many Creeps” [99 Records]
Altered Images “See Those Eyes” [Epic]
Kleenex “Aint You” [Sunrise]
Mo-Dettes “White Mice” [Mode]
Dislocation Dance “Vendetta” [Virgin / Rough Trade]
Carol “Breakdown” [Weyrd Son Records]
Explode Into Colors “Sharpen The Knife” [M'lady's Records]
Savages “Husbands” [Pop Noire Records]
Cat Boys “Gypsy Woman Feat. Asuka Ando” [Cony]

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

OPM Sundays “Araw Ng Mga Puso” / Valentine’s Day Special is BACK! / January 30, 2022 by Les Talusan

Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day is coming up and we’re having an OPM Sundays “Love Notes” special again!

CLICK HERE FOR SONG REQUESTS / DEDICATIONS

I’m taking song requests until Saturday, February 12. Don’t forget to include a dedication or love letter for me to read out during the stream 🖤

OPM Sundays
Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day Special
February 13, 2021, Sunday
6PM-9PM PT | 9PM-12AM ET | 10AM (Monday, GMT+8)
TWITCH.TV/LES_THE_DJ • TWITCH.TV/JOELQUIZON
Movie Curation: MEESTERENRIQUEZ

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 1 of 2022 / January 28, 2022 by Les Talusan

Here’s my first Eaton Radio show for 2022. I swiftly put together a handful of 7”s/45s that I’ve been listening to a lot lately 🤍

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 1 of 2022 by Les The DJ

Nautilus Feat. Nanami Shimizu "I Can’t Make You Love Me" [Urban Discs]
Cathy Dennis “Too Many Walls (Radio Mix)” [Polydor]
Nayutah “見知らぬ街 (Ryuhei The Man Edit)” [At Home Sound]
Swing Out Sister “Twilight World” [Mercury]
Chara “Heaven” [Great Tracks]
Tomoko Aran “Midnight Pretenders” [Warner Music Japan"]
Velly Joonas “Käes On Aeg” [Frotee]
New Holidays “Maybe So Maybe No” [Ocean of Tears]
Hajji Alejandro “Inggit Lang Sila” [Jem]
Onishi Yukari “You Don't Have To Be A Star” [JET SET/Edoya Records/Teichiku Records]
Deniece Williams “Cause You Love Me Baby” [Columbia]
The Sylvers “Only One Can Win” [Mr Bongo/Pride]
Gloria Jay “Know What You Want” [Melodies International]
Heaven Sent and Ecstasy “The Greatest Love Story” [Jamieko's Records/P-Vine Records]
Rico J. Puno “Cartada 10” [Sunshine]
Tahiti 80 “Heartbeat (Acoustic Version)” [Victor]

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 14 / April 22, 2021 by Les Talusan

It’s been a minute since my last show on Eaton Radio! Here’s a taste of what to expect on Monday’s New Wave Heartthrobs with DJ Neil Armstrong.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 14 by Les The DJ

Strawberry Switchblade "Go Away" (Korova)
Culture Club “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” (Epic)
Spandau Ballet “I’ll Fly For You” (Reformation)
Gazebo “I Like Chopin” (Baby Records)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark “Souvenir” (Epic)
The Cure ”A Night Like This” (Elektra)
Tears For Fears “Mad World” (Mercury)
Lightning Seeds “Pure” (Ghetto Recording Company/MCA)
ABC “The Look Of Love (Part One)” (RCA)
Culture Club “Miss Me Blind” (Virgin)
Level 42 “Turn It On” (Polydor)
Haircut One Hundred “Lemon Firebrigade” (Arista)
Deacon Blue ”Real Gone Kid” (Columbia)
16 Tambourines “Bathed In The Afterglow” (Arista)
The Style Council “My Ever Changing Moods” (Geffen Records)
The Blow Monkeys “Digging Your Scene” (RCA)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20210422

OPM Sundays “Araw Ng Mga Puso” / Valentine’s Day Special / February 11, 2021 by Les Talusan

This Sunday’s Bahala Na! OPM Sundays (Original Pilipino Music +) happens to fall on Valentine’s Day so I will be paying tribute to some of the best 🇵🇭 love songs!

I’ll be taking song requests in advance until Saturday. Make sure you include a dedication, or better yet, a love letter for your minamahal / loved one that I’ll be reading out loud during the stream 🖤

CLICK HERE FOR SONG REQUESTS / DEDICATIONS!

Bahala Na! OPM Sundays
Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day Special
February 14, 2021, Sunday
6-8PM PT | 9-11PM ET
twitch.tv/lestalusan

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 12 / December 17, 2020 by Les Talusan

Check out the last Bahala Na episode of 2020!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 12 by Les The DJ

Mammani Sani Et Son Orgue "Lidda" (Sahel Sounds)
Admas "Anchi Bale Game" (Frederiksberg Records)
Transs "Kalangan Dusta" (Groovyrecord)
Cortex "Troupeau Bleu" (Trad Vibe)
Susana Estrada "¡Gózame Ya!" (Espacial Discos)
Marcos Valle "Estrelar" (Vampi Soul)
Garfield Fleming "Don't Send Me Away" (Becket Records)
Saint Etienne “Spring (Air France Remix)" (Heavenly)
Bobby Reed "The Time Is Right For Love" (Expansion)
Plustwo "Stop Fantasy" (Mothball Record)
Freeez "Can't Keep My Love" (Virgin/Beggars Banquet)
Shakatak "Maldicion A Los Chicos = Bitch To The Boys" (Polydor)
Pino D' Angio "Ma Quale Idea" (Flarenasch)
Sharon Prabhakar "Aaj Ki Raat" (Outernational Sounds)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201210

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 11 / November 13, 2020 by Les Talusan

📷 : taken by me, at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

Check out my Bahala Na episode from November 12!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 11 by Les The DJ

Helen & The Horns "Footsteps At My Door" (RCA)
Altered Images "See Those Eyes" (Epic)
Bow Wow Wow "Fools Rush In" (EMI)
Miaow "When It All Comes Down" (Factory)
Veronica Falls "Bad Feeling" (Slumberland Records)
Motorcycle Boy "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Rough Trade)
Chefs "24 Hours" (Graduate Records)
Dolly Mixture "Everything and More" (Respond Records)
The Siddeleys "My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon (demo)" (Firestation Records)
The Flying Lizards "Money" (Virgin)
Dislocation Dance "Show Me" (Rough Trade)
Siouxsie & The Banshees "Cities in Dust" (Polydor)
Carol "Breakdown" (Weyrd Son Records)
Explode Into Colors "Sharpen The Knife" (M'lady's Records)
The Slits "Typical Girls" (Antilles)
Mo-Dettes "White Mice" (Mode)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201112

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 10 / October 23, 2020 by Les Talusan

📷 : taken by me, at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach

Check out my Bahala Na episode from October 22!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 10 by Les The DJ

Toshiki Kadomatsu "Off Shore" (Air Records)
Nohelani Cypriano "Lihue" (HanaOla Records)
Nina Atsuko "Kalapana Black Sand Beach" (Invitation)
Izumi Kobayashi & Flying Mimi Band "フルーツ・パフェ One Note Samba" (Philips)
Phase 7 "Could It Be Love" (Aloha Got Soul)
Kalapana "The Hurt" (Abattoir Records)
Haruko "You're Young" (HMV Record Shop/Tokuma Japan Corporation)
Mackey Feary Band "It Takes Two" (Rainbow Records)
Tatsuro Yamashita "Love Space" (RCA)
Lemuria "Hunk of Heaven" (Worldblend Music)
Eri Ohno "Skyfire" (Better Days)
Yurie Kokubu "スノッブな夜へ" (Great Tracks)
Kaoru Akimoto "Dress Down" (HMV Record Shop)
Tomoko Aran "I'm In Love" (Warner Bros. Records)
Epo "いつか" (Dear Heart)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201022

HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ / October 6, 2020 by Les Talusan

HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ Cover Art by Sacha Carlos-Raps — HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ
Cover Art by Sacha Carlos-Raps

This past May, Filipino/American Artist Directory & Aloha Got Soul tagged me on Happy Family Market’s open call to participate in curating a mix for Happy Family Radio, a monthly series highlighting the Asian diaspora. I finished the mix in mid-September and I’m super excited to share it with you for Filipino American History Month!

Thanks for creating space for our community, Happy Family Market, and maraming salamat for introducing me to my new kaibigan, Sacha Carlos-Raps! Maybe I can DJ for your night market in the future?

The Manila Sound by Les The DJ for Happy Family Radio

Hotdog “Di Na Kita Iiwan Muli”
Cinderella “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko”
Rico J. Puno “You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”
Pat Castillo “Aso’t Pusa”
Rainmakers “Ok Sa Akin”
The New Minstrels “Smile”
Leah Navarro “Totoo Bang Lahat Ito?”
APO Hiking Society “Heto Na”
VST & Company “Ayos Ba”
Hajji “Inggit Lang Sila”
Celeste “Pag-Ibig Ng Lubos-Lubos”
Ray-An Fuentes “Saying Goodbye”
The Boyfriends “Oras-Oras”
Ella del Rosario “Shake It Baby”

“Manila Sound is an era of Filipino music that started in the mid-70s. It is considered as the golden age of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and will always be remembered as one of the few good things that came out during Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law regime. Groups like Hotdog, VST & Company, Boyfriends, and Cinderella ruled the airwaves and also helped shape what OPM is now. As a kid growing up in the Philippines—specifically, Kalookan City in the 80s—I was surrounded by music from the moment I woke up to the AM radio, to lunchtime variety shows with lots of song and dance, to the tunes played by jeepney and bus drivers.

I’ve been in Washington, DC for over 20 years now, but the songs I heard growing up made an impression on me. I play all sorts of music when I DJ but I wanted to share a mix of songs that lifted some of my people during those dark times.” - Les Talusan

If you enjoyed this mix and want to hear more, hang out with me twitch.tv/lestalusan for Bahala Na OPM Sundays, 9-11PM ET // 6-8PM PT, I’ll be playing a live, all-vinyl set of OPM for you and the whole barangay!

https://www.mixcloud.com/happyfamilymkt/hfr3-the-manila-sound

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 8 / September 25, 2020 by Les Talusan

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 24!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 8 by Les The DJ

Saint Etienne "Lover Plays The Bass" (Kung Fu Fighting Recording)
Birdie "Spiral Staircase" (Summershine)
Even As We Speak "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Sarah Records)
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect "Stop That Girl" (Rough Trade)
The Loft "Up The Hill & Down The Slope" (Creation)
Brideshead ”Sincerely Yours" (Shelflife Records)
Arabesque "Boy From Brazil" (Siesta)
Juniper "Anna Thema" (A Turntable Friend Records)
Call and Response "Rollerskate" (Shelflife Records)
Blueboy "Clearer" (Sarah Records)
The Mad Scene "Merge Records" (Merge Records)
The Radio Dept. “Closing Scene” (Every Conversation Records/Labrador)
Frankie Rose "Know Me (Le Chev Remix)" (Slumberland Records)
The Primitives ”Thru The Flowers" (Optic Nerve Recordings)
The Jesus and Mary Chain "Taste Of Cindy (Recorded Live In Detroit)" (Blanco Y Negro)
Veronica Falls "Teenage" (Slumberland Records)
Velocette "Bitterscene" (Wiiija Records)
The Girl Who Stole The Eiffel Tower "Untitled" (Winter's Mist/Swing Set Records)
Violens "True" (Slumberland Records)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200924/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 7 / September 18, 2020 by Les Talusan

📷 : taken by me, on a flight from DC to Atlanta

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 17!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 7 by Les The DJ

Pale Saints "Sight of You" (4AD)
My Bloody Valentine "Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)" (Creation)
Secret Shine "Suck Me Down" (Sarah Records)
Chapterhouse "Pearl" (Dedicated)
Ride "Vapour Trail" (Sire/Ride Music)
Adorable "Homeboy" (Creation)
The Boo Radleys "Does This Hurt" (Creation)
My Bloody Valentine "Soon" (Creation)
Pale Saints "Half-Life, Remembered" (4AD)
Velocity Girl "Crazy Town" (Sub Pop)
Rocketship "Carrie Cooksey" (Slumberland/Nonstop Co-op)
Ride "Dreams Burn Down" (Ride Music)
Lilys "High Writer at Home" (spinART/Frontier)
Slowdive "Blue Skied An' Clear" (Creation)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-eaton-radio-dc-20200917/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 6 / September 4, 2020 by Les Talusan

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 3!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 6 by Les The DJ

Barbara Mason "Yes, I'm Ready" (Arctic)
Little Ann "Deep Shadows" (Deep Soul)
Gloria Jay "Know What You Want" (Melodies International)
Barbara Lewis "Hello Stranger" (Atlantic)
Mary Wells "You Beat Me To The Punch" (Motown)
The Chiffons "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)" (Laurie Records)
The Cliffmores "He's Not There" (His Master's Voice)
Yoyoy Villame "Basta" (Kinampay Records)
Nancy Sit "愛情騙子" (Po-Lo Record)
Rita Chao "How To Catch A Girl" (Happy)
Jun Mayuzumi "Black Room" (Capitol Records)
Helen Gamboa "Soul Time" (Jonal Records)
Baby Alcaraz "Band of Gold" (Alpha Records)
The Blossoms "That's When The Tears Start" (Reprise)
Chris Clark "Do I Love You" (Tamla Motown)
Ann Sexton "You've Been Gone Too Long" (Seventy Records)
Sugar Pie DeSanto "Go Go Power (Soul Flip Edit)" (Soul Flip)
Vilma Valera "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (Jonal Records)
Chiyo Okumura "恋泥棒" (Toshiba Records)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200903/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 5 / August 24, 2020 by Les Talusan

📷 : taken by me, at the National Arboretum

Check out my Bahala Na episode from August 20, and please join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 5 by Les The DJ

Dorothy Ashby "Essence of Sapphire" (Atlantic)
Karin Krog "Meaning of Love" (Meantime Records)
Rare Silk "Storm" (Palo Alto Records)
Alice Coltrane Feat. Pharaoh Sanders "Something About John Coltrane" (Impulse)
Hiroshi Suzuki "Romance" (Columbia)
Kimiko Kasai "やりかけの人生" (CBS/Sony)
Boy Katindig "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (A & W Horizon)
Khruangbin "Lady and Man" (Dead Oceans, Night Time Stories)
Harumi "Hunters of Heaven" (Verve Forecast)
Frankie Reyes "Alma, Corazón y Vida" (Stones Throw)
Mariah "Shinzo No Tobira" (Palto Flats)
Maki "ちっちゃな時から" (Express)
사철메뚜기 "사랑의 발자욱" (Merry Go Round, Beatball)
Ned Doheny "What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me" (Numero Group)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200903/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 4 / August 10, 2020 by Les Talusan

Here’s last week’s episode of Bahala Na on Eaton Radio. Join me this coming Thursday, August 13, from 3:30-4:30PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 4 by Les The DJ

The Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" (Polydor)
Rexy "Running Out Of Time" (Alien Records)
Saâda Bonaire "You Could Be More As You Are" (Captured Tracks)
Vivien Goldman "Launderette" (Staubgold)
Maximum Joy "Silent Street" (Crippled Dick Hot Wax!)
Chandra "Kate" (Cantor Records)
Lizzy Mercier Descloux "Hard-Boiled Babe" (ZE Records)
The Honeymoon Killers "Histoire À Suivre" (Crammed Discs)
The Raincoats “Fairytale In The Supermarket" (Kill Rock Stars)
Explode Into Colors "Sharpen The Knife" (M'lady's Records)
Mo-Dettes ‎”White Mice"White Mice" (Mode)
Rip Rig + Panic "You're My Kind Of Climate" (Virgin)
Dorothy "Softness" (Industrial)
Lora Logic "Wonderful Offer" (Rough Trade)
The Slits "Typical Girls" (Antilles)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200806/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 / August 9, 2020 by Les Talusan

Check out my Bahala Na episode from July 30th and please join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 by Les The DJ

Yolly Samson "Pagibig Ko'y Ibang Iba" (Sunshine)
Hajji Alejandro "Panakip-Butas" (Jem)
Rainmakers "Binibini" (Blackgold)
Ella Del Rosario "Hinahanap Ng PagIbig" (Canary)
Celeste Legaspi "Irog Ko" (Pioneer)
Leah Navarro "Lagi Na Lang" (Sunshine)
Sharon Cuneta "So Much In Love" (Sunshine)
Basil Valdez "Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka" (Blackgold)
Ray-An Fuentes & Tillie Moreno "Umagang Kay Ganda" (Blackgold)
Rico J. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" (Sunshine)
Apo Hiking Society "O Giliw Ko" (WEA Records)
Hotdog "Manila" (RCA)
VST & Company "Ayos Ba" (Sunshine)

https://www.mixcloud.com/lestalusan/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200730/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 2 / July 28, 2020 by Les Talusan

Here’s last week’s episode of Bahala Na on Eaton Radio. Join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 2 by Les The DJ

Bernthøler "My Suitor" (Blanco Y Negro)
Tracey Thorn "Simply Couldn't Care" (Cherry Red)
The Pale Fountains “Just A Girl" (Les Disques Du Crépuscule)
The Colour Field “Thinking of You" (Chrysalis)
Blue Rondo A La Turk "Carioca" (Virgin)
Isabelle Antena "Easy Street" (Les Disques Du Crépuscule)
Friends Again “Sunkissed" (Phonogram)
Andy Pawlak "Mermaids" (Fontana)
Aztec Camera "Oblivious" (Rough Trade)
Trash Can Sinatras "Obscurity Knocks" (London Records)
The Go-Betweens "Streets of Your Town" (Beggars Banquet)
Prefab Sprout "Appetite" (Kitchenware Records)
16 Tambourines "Bathed In The Afterglow" (Arista)
Everything But The Girl "When All's Well" (Blanco Y Negro)
Harrison "(There Is) No Refrain" (Skipping Rope Records)
Eyeless in Gaza “New Risen" (Cherry Red)
River Roses "Innocent June" (Pitch-A-Tent)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200723/

SAMASAMA Presents: SULONG! A Filipinx American History Month Celebration / September 13, 2019 by Les Talusan

SAMASAMA Presents:
SULONG! A Filipinx American History Month Celebration
Wild Days, Eaton DC | 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005
October 12, 2019, Saturday, 11PM Doors, 21+
Eventbrite [FREE w/ RSVP] | FB

Ruby Ibarra
Wabi-Sabi Society
Marie Anamong Ramos
Les The DJ

Sulong means “push forward” in Tagalog. This event will highlight and celebrate Filipinx artists that are pushing the creative boundaries of traditional art and cultural performances. Featuring artwork by Ashley Dequilla.

SULONG! will kick the night off with inspiring and talented Filipinx artists and honor this year’s Filipino American National Historical Society’s FilAm History Month theme, “Pinay Visionaries: Filipina American Women”. Join us as we celebrate Pinays for their strength and contribution to the cultural landscape of America.

Special edition SULONG! and SAMASAMA gear hand screen printed by Soul & Ink available for purchase. Pre-order now and pick-up at the event.

* Many thanks to SAMASAMA’s community partners, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Jamie Garcia, Andrea Kim Neighbors and to the Eaton/Wild Days for hosting us.

October 1991 marked the United States' first Filipino American History Month (FAHM). This month commemorates the major contribution of Filipino American early identity in the US. SAMASAMA is honoring FAHM for its efforts of encouraging diverse narratives through art, food, and culture.