Filipino Americans facing ‘different realities’ as old and young clash on political activism

by Mark Allen Cu, Bay City News March 7, 2023March 6, 2023

Member organizations of Bayan USA and Anakbayan USA protest outside the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2023. While younger generations of Filipino Americans are becoming more politically active on such issues as democracy and human rights, they are finding those concerns don't necessarily transcend the generation gap. (Glenn Mercado via Bay City News)

Outside of a Seafood City Supermarket in Milpitas, a crowd of young Filipino Americans gathered recently to commemorate the 36^th anniversary of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) revolution, a march conducted to end the dictatorship of then-President Ferdinand Marcos.

The Feb. 26 commemoration was organized by the South Bay chapter of Malaya Movement, a national grassroots organization focused on fighting for human rights and democracy in the Philippines.

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