Welcome to The Loom
On a loom, no single thread makes the cloth. It takes hundreds, crossing over and under one another, to make something both beautiful and long-lasting.
Our stories work the same way. Each one is a thread, shaped by where it began and the hands that brought it here. Woven together, they become Filipino America, still growing with every story we add.
What Lies Beneath the Greens
A Sundance winner set on a manicured golf course outside Manila. Its director explains what lies beneath the greens.
What Is Filipiñana (Filipiniana)? A Guide to the Barong, the Terno, and Filipino Dress
Barong, terno, baro’t saya: four centuries of Filipino dress, explained. Where Filipiniana came from, when to wear it, and the designers reinventing it now.
Weaving the history of Filipino America
Before I moved here, people kept asking if there were even Filipinos in Portland. There are, and there have been since a galleon wrecked on the Oregon coast in 1693.