Via INQdotnetUSA Once again, Fil-Am cosplayers geek out at San Diego Int’l ComicCon
All Fil-Am panelists Gem Vidal , Justin Quizon and JPG spoke about the Philippine diaspora, representation, and their movement to spread information, stories and self-education ourselves.
Voice actor Earl Baylon, , echoed many on the panel, saying, he had the “responsibility” to “represent our people well.” He also brought up the need to find one’s own tribe of similar minded friends who will support each. Throughout the ComicCon, many Filipino and Fil-Am artists displayed their works. Among them were 14- year-old Ethan Castillo, Whilce Portacio, Genèvieve Santos, Arnel Baluyot, Randy Reynaldo , and the ever-increasingly popular Patrick Ballesteros. A stuffed pillow of brown poop with eyes at furry-feline.com creations was the project of couple Alvin and Cheri Ong, born in Manila now living in Dallas Texas. Use of the word “Pogi” in their marketing gave away their Filipino identity.
Playing ukulele with his regular meetup group was Ian Tolentino, from San Diego. The group is in its third “Sneaky Tiki Super Geeky Ukulele Sing and Play Along” at ComicCon. They meet up to practice twice a month at Fast Times Bar in Clairemont . For their session, they projected the words and melodic chords on a big screen and encouraged the audience to bring their own instruments but also had a few to lend out.
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