Olvera Street's Día de Los Muertos Festival - through November 2: For nearly 40 years, the merchants on Olvera Street have celebrated Dia de los Muertos. The celebration has evolved to incorporate the pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mayan and Catholic rituals surrounding...
Join DIASPORA and filmmaker Baby Ruth Villarama for the Los Angeles theatrical release of her award-winning compelling Philippine documentary Food Delivery — a film that some people don’t want to be seen. Food Delivery is a quiet resistance as everyday Filipino...
Have you celebrated Filipino American History Month? If not, there's still plenty of time! If you need a place to celebrate, might I suggest Filipino AF at the Upright Citizens Brigade in LA on October 22! Filipino AF is a comedy variety show of improv, sketch,...
CULTURE Thank You for Being a Friend: The 40th Anniversary of The Golden Girls - 7 pm, October 23: Part of the Paley Archive's monthly "Conversation with a Curator" series, Paley Curator Allison Kraft and Jim Colucci, author of Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized...
On Saturday, October 25, filmmaker Réi is hosting an FYC screening at of his short film Shutter Bird at Laemmle Town Center in Encino with a Q&A moderated by DIASPORA's own Dino-Ray Ramos! Shutter Bird, a deeply personal short director by Justin "Réi" Ching, is...
LITERARY 10th Annual Katipunan Poetry Slam - 6-11 pm, October 18: For Filipinos, the modern day poetry slam is an echo of the balagtasan— a poetic, political debate. The Katipunan were the revolutionary group in the Philippines who fought for independence against...
ART "Giving you the best that I got" exhibition at California African American Museum - October 11, 2025 - March 7, 2026: Giving you the best that I got highlights images and narratives of Black mothers, from pregnancy to the forever journey of what it means to be...
WHAT: Jeff Chang presents Water Mirror Echo + They Call Us Bruce Live Podcast Recording WHEN: 7 p.m., October 7 WHERE: Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave. LA, CA My homies Jeff Yang and Phil Yu of They Call Us Bruce are recording a live podcast of their 300th...
Despite the rollback of the DEI of it all, it's October and Filipino American History Month is still in full effect. As the title of the month entails, FAHM is celebrated every October to the rich history of Filipinos in America. First established by the Filipino...
