Filipino Languages Celebrated in Night of Music at the Philippine Center in New York 

Philippine-born artist, Mr. Jevijoe Vitug, who is a 2021 recipient of the New York City Artist Corps grant for his project, “Mother Tongue Karaoke,” tapped by Consul General Cato to facilitate the event, gives his introduction during the Philippine Consulate General in New York’s first ever “OK, Karaoke! Kantahan sa Wikang Kinagisnan,” on 28 October 2021, in celebration of Filipino-American History month. (Photo from Philippine Consulate General in New York by Monina E. Tran)

Consul General Elmer G. Cato exhorts the use of Filipino languages to preserve Filipino culture and identity in the United States. (Photo from Philippine Consulate General in New York  by Monina E. Tran)

The Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center reverberated with the songs of home. Members of various Filipino Community organizations belted out some of their favorite songs in Tagalog, Kapampangan, Ilocano, Cebuano, and Maranao in this night of fellowship and appreciation of Filipino languages. (Photos from Philippine Consulate General in New York  by Monina E. Tran)

Ms.  Annabelle Abano-Lovendahl of Cebuanos Engaging in Building Unity (C.E.B.U.) serenades the audience with the Cebuano song, “Carmela.” (Photo from Philippine Consulate General in New York  by Monina E. Tran)