Tasha Elizarde was a child who listened to her mother’s greetings in Tagalog and practice Tinikling during community events, and walking through the streets of downtown and spotting food vendors serving lumpia and adobo.
While it may sound similar to it, she didn’t get her start somewhere in the Philippines. Her home is nearly 6000 miles away, in a town called Juneau, Alaska.
How did she and many other Filipinos get to build an apartment in this tiny part in the U.S.?
A century prior to when Elizarde began her life, Juneau started growing into an enviable city for immigrants arriving from all across all over the Philippine islands. Today, she’s only one of the thousands of Filipinos who live here.
In the premiere installment of Mga Kuwento Mga Kuwento, we look at two of the central issues of the show How did Filipinos arrive at Juneau and more important how do they decide to stay?
Mga Kuwento Host, Executive Producer Tasha Elizarde takes us on the journey that her family, along with many others, have traveled to achieve financial security and a home that they call home.
