Upcoming Events
Community Celebration: Justice for the Roques
Join the Roque family and community supporters as we celebrate the victories we’ve had so far. Build solidarity with other community members as we gear up for the resumption of court hearings in January!
Bayanihan Community Garden Exchange
Our Bayanihan Community Response in San Diego will be hosting a 619 Community Garden Exchange!
Saturday, June 19, 2020
9:00 am start food drop-off
10am-1pm food distribution
Join us at El Toyon Park in National City as we launch a Filipino community garden exchange between National City and Southeast San Diego (Paradise Hills, Skyline, Encanto)!
In the spirit of Bayanihan and inspired by the growth of community pantries across the Philippines, we aim to build a stronger, more interconnected, inter-generational Filipino community across San Diego by offering to help harvest and gather surplus produce from home gardens, in order to distribute these locally grown fruits and vegetables to working-class Filipino families, especially renters who don’t have the space to build their own gardens.
Anyone who grows their own fruits and vegetables at home and wants to donate and share with the Filipino American community.
Anyone can pick up and access the donated food. You are not required to donate food to come to the exchange event.
Give what you can, take home what you need.
Link to donate: Tiny.cc/619gives
Our Mission:
We promote health and wellness by increasing access to healthy and fresh food. We want to share any extra fruits and vegetables for others to enjoy and prevent edible food from being wasted.
We want to build stronger relationships between the youth and our elders by meeting, chatting, sharing, and helping each other. We aim to learn from, unite, and empower our community to have a strong voice on issues that affect us.
For those of us born outside the Philippines, we hope to get more in touch with our agricultural roots in our motherland, where the large majority of the population are still farmers.
What Can Be Donated:
Any amount of fruits and vegetables. Please do not cut up, chop, or cook beforehand. We would like to have the fruits and vegetables untouched so that it allows the community more options to choose how they want to prepare and use the food themselves.
Collection Options:
Drop off their donated fruit and vegetables in a bag or box on the day of our Community Garden Exchange event.
Request a pickup from their home. Our volunteers can pick it up and bring it to the event. We can also help them harvest and gather the fruits and vegetables from their garden if they need extra assistance.
Other Notes:
If you donate food you are protected from liability by the federal Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
Volunteer Options and Other Ways to Help
Before the Event:
Drive - Pick up and transport fruits and vegetables from homes to the event
Post flyers around the neighborhood of the event
Create posters and signs for us to post and direct people to the event
Day of the Event:
Donate - Bring any clean and extra plastic bags, boxes, and crates to the event to help the community pick and bring home their collected fruits and vegetables
Hold up signs - Grab the public’s attention and direct them to the event
Intake - Welcome people, receive donations, track what’s being donated, and organize the donated items on the tables
If you would like to volunteer with Bayanihan Community Response San Diego please email: bayanihansd@gmail.com
How Am I Protected As A Caregiver?
Caregivers do so much in providing and caring for our loved ones, but did you know they don't have the same rights & protections given to them as other workers do? Join us on Friday, June 18th at 8pm (PDT) for Part 2 of this training and learn how caregivers can be protected on the job.
During our first session in May, we provided Know Your Rights education on topics such as minimum wage laws, how to calculate overtime pay, and rights as immigrant workers. This month we will teach more about different meal & rest breaks, safety on the job, protections for live-in caregivers, and much more.
The event is FREE and open to all caregivers in Southern California. Please register for this Zoom training at tinyurl.com/JuneFMCtraining and help us spread the word!
If you need help on how to use zoom, please contact us directly and we can provide assistance! The training will also be provided in English and Tagalog.
Tagalog:
Malaki ang ginagawa ng mga caregiver sa pagbibigay ng pag aalaga sa mga mahal natin sa buhay. Pero alam niyo bang hindi sila nakakatanggap ng parehong karapatan at proteksyon tulad ng ibang manggagawa? Samahan kami sa Biyernes, June 18 ng 8pm (PDT) para sa ikalawang bahagi ng pagsasanay at matuto kung papaano maprotektahan ang mga caregiver sa trabaho.
Sa unang parte ng pag-aaral ng know your rights noong Mayo ang mga paksa ay batas para sa minimum wage, papaano tutuusin ang overtime pay, at mga karapatan ng immigrant workers. Ngayong buwan ituturo namin ang tungkol sa iba’t ibang meal & rest breaks, safety on the job, at mga protection sa mga live-in caregivers, at marami pang iba.
Ang event ay LIBRE at bukas sa lahat ng caregiver sa Southern California. Paki register lang po dito para sa Zoom training sa tinyurl.com/JuneFMCtraining at tumulong sa pagbabahagi nito sa iba!
Kung kailangan ninyo ng tulong kung papaano gumamit ng Zoom, paki kontak kami at magbibigay kami ng assistance! Ang pagsasanay na ito ay ibibigay sa English at Tagalog.
Who Takes Care of Caregivers? A Training For Caregivers
Join us on Wednesday, May 26th at 8:00 pm (PST) for Part 1 of this training made specifically for caregivers. In this training we will discuss your rights as a caregiver and an immigrant worker, as well as minimum wage laws and how to calculate any overtime pay you should be receiving! In June we will be conducting Part 2 of this training, so stay tuned for that.
The event is FREE and open to all caregivers in Southern California. Please register for this Zoom training at https://tinyurl.com/MayFMCtraining and help us spread the word!
If you need help on how to use zoom, please contact us directly and we can provide assistance!
Samahan kami ngayong Miyerkules, Mayo 26, 8:00 PM (PST) para sa Part 1 ng training na ito para mismo sa mga caregiver. Sa training na ito tatalakayin natin ang inyong mga karapatan bilang isang caregiver at migranteng manggagawa, pati na rin ang mga batas tungkol sa minimum wage at kung paano kwentahin ang inyong overtime pay na dapat ninyong natatanggap! Sa Hunyo, isasagawa namin ang Part 2 ng training na ito kaya antabayanan ninyo ito.
Ang training na ito ay LIBRE at bukas sa lahat ng mga caregiver sa Southern California. Maaaring mag-register para sa Zoom training na ito sa https://tinyurl.com/MayFMCtraining at tulungan kaming ipaalam ito sa mas maraming mga caregiver!
Kung kailangan ninyo ng tulong kung paano gumamit ng zoom, maari kaming direktang i-contact at matutulungan namin kayo!
Community Healing Circle
Join us in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month! In light of the recent attacks on the API community. Let’s connect with other local residents and find ways to continue building & working together!
Register at bit.ly/AAPIHealingCircle
Family-friendly safe space for all. Please wear masks & maintain social distancing.
San Diego Town Hall: Filipino American Agenda
Join us in connecting Filipinos in our community! Discuss our issues here in San Diego and find out how to take collective action.
tinyurl.com/FilAmTHregistration
How Am I Protected As A caregiver?
Caregivers do so much in providing and caring for our loved ones, but did you know they don't have the same rights & protections given to them as other workers do? Join us on Saturday, March 27th at 7pm (PDT) for Part 2 of this training and learn how caregivers can be protected on the job.
During our first session in February, we provided Know Your Rights education on topics such as minimum wage laws, how to calculate overtime pay, and rights as immigrant workers. This month we will teach more about different meal & rest breaks, safety on the job, protections for live-in caregivers, and much more.
The event is FREE and open to all caregivers in Southern California. Please register for this Zoom training at tinyurl.com/MarchKYRfmc and help us spread the word!
If you need help on how to use zoom, please contact us directly and we can provide assistance! This training will be conducted in English and Tagalog.
National Town Hall - Filipino-American Agenda
Join NAFCON-USA, Kabataan Alliance, Malaya Movement, the Filipino Migrant Center, and the Filipino Community Center in our national townhall to discuss the immediate and longtime concerns of our Filipino community presented in the Filipino-American Agenda!
The past few months, our organizations hosted regional and local townhalls to have community dialogue with Filipinos all throughout the U.S. regarding the demands we’re presenting to the Biden administration. For this national townhall, we will be presenting a synthesis of the input and feedback gathered through the many townhalls and discussions to update the Fil-Am Agenda, alongside next steps until Biden’s 100th day on April 30.
The Fil-Am Agenda covers the following:
🛠Workers’ Rights and Economic Rights
✈️Immigrant Rights
✏️On Youth and Students
👩🏽On Women
🏳️🌈On the LGBTQ+ Community
👔On Small Business and Property Owners
📚On Educators
🌏On Foreign Policy
💡 RSVP! http://bit.ly/townhallmarch21
💡 Endorse the Fil-Am Agenda! https://tinyurl.com/endorseFAA
Read the full agenda and sign on here.
Volunteer Orientation
Join us for a (virtual) volunteer orientation and learn about the different ways to get involved in serving the Filipino community throughout Southern California!
Who Takes Care of Caregivers? A Training for Caregivers
Tagalog sa ibaba
Join us on Saturday, February 27th at 7:30pm (PST) for Part 1 of this training made specifically for caregivers. In this training we will discuss your rights as a caregiver and an immigrant worker, as well as minimum wage laws and how to calculate any overtime pay you should be receiving! In March we will be conducting Part 2 of this training, so stay tuned for that.
The event is FREE and open to all caregivers in Southern California. Please register for this Zoom training at tinyurl.com/FebKYRfmc and help us spread the word!
If you need help on how to use zoom, please contact us directly and we can provide assistance!
Tagalog:
Samahan kami ngayong Sabado, Pebrero 27, 7:30pm (PST) para sa Part 1 ng training na ito para mismo sa mga caregiver. Sa training na ito tatalakayin natin ang inyong mga karapatan bilang isang caregiver at migranteng manggagawa, pati na rin ang mga batas tungkol sa minimum wage at kung paano kwentahin ang inyong overtime pay na dapat ninyong natatanggap! Sa Marso, isasagawa namin ang Part 2 ng training na ito kaya antabayanan ninyo ito.
Ang training na ito ay LIBRE at bukas sa lahat ng mga caregiver sa Southern California. Maaaring mag-register para sa Zoom training na ito sa tinyurl.com/FebKYRfmc at tulungan kaming ipaalam ito sa mas maraming mga caregiver!
Kung kailangan ninyo ng tulong kung paano gumamit ng zoom, maari kaming direktang i-contact at matutulungan namin kayo!
Townhall: Fil-Am Agenda
Please join us for a virtual townhall meeting on Sunday, 31st from 3pm - 4:30pm to discuss updates on immigration and economic relief policies and how the Filipino community can ensure our voices are heard by the new Biden-Harris administration in their first 100 days in office! We want to hear from all of our kababayan in Southern California about the issues you are most concerned about for Filipinos in the U.S. and also the issues that affect our loved ones in the Philippines.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all, we will also be sharing how workers, immigrants, and other Filipinos will be impacted across the U.S. and throughout California. Meet others in your area, learn about the different ways we can work together as a community, and how to stay updated on various resources and developments in the upcoming months.
Register at https://www.tinyurl.com/FilAmAgendaSoCal
This event is hosted by the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), the Filipino Migrant Center (FMC), Kabataan Alliance (KA), and the Malaya Movement.
Samahan kami para sa isang virtual townhall sa Linggo, ika-31 ng Enero mula 3pm - 4:30pm para pag-usapan ang mga pagbabago sa mga polisiya sa imigrasyon at tulong pang-ekonomiya at paano masisiguro ng Pilipinong komunidad na maririnig ng bagong administrasyong Biden-Harris ang ating boses sa kanilang unang 100 araw sa katungkulan! Gusto naming makarinig mula sa lahat ng ating mga kababayan sa Southern California tungkol sa mga isyu na pinakapinagkakaabalahan ninyo para sa mga Pilipino sa U.S. at pati na rin ang mga isyo na umaapekto sa ating mga mahal sa buhay sa Pilipinas.
Habang patuloy tayong inaapektuhan ng pandemyang COVID-19, ibabahagi din namin kung paano maaapektuhan ang mga manggagawa, imigrante, at iba pang Pilipino sa buong U.S. at California. Kilalanin ang mga iba mula sa inyong lugar, matutunan ang iba’t ibang paraan kung paano tayo magtutulungan bilang komunidad, at kung paano tayo mananatiling updated sa mga iba’t ibang rekurso at pagbabago sa mga paparating na buwan.
Mag-register sa https://www.tinyurl.com/FilAmAgendaSoCal
Ang pagtitipon na ito ay inihanda ng National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), Filipino Migrant Center (FMC), Kabataan Alliance (KA), at Malaya Movement.
10th Anniversary Gala
Filipino Migrant Center will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary online on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Join FMC as we celebrate 10 years of Bayanihan and Justice work in the Filipino community of Southern California!
Why are there so many Filipinos in Healthcare?
Join us for this free community zoom workshop called, “Why are there so many Filipinos in Healthcare?” This summer, the Filipino Migrant Center and National Alliance for Filipinos Concerns (NAFCON) SoCal for Health Justice Now! A series of Health and social justice webinars for the community. Contact: alex@filipinomigrantcenter.org to get zoom information!
Census Outreach Day for the Filipino Community
Census Outreach Day for the Filipino Community
Filipino Migrant Center Walking club
The Filipino Migrant Center Walking club is a free program every Saturday morning 8:00 to promote walking health, wellness, and serving the community in West Long Beach. Everyone is welcome to join on Saturdays at Admiral Kidd Park!