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.

Kyle Beltran 10/12/26 Kyle Beltran 10/12/26

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.

Kyle Beltran 10/1/26 Kyle Beltran 10/1/26

FAHM 2026 in Portland: Events, Screenings, and Where to Eat

FAHM is DIWA’s birthday month, and Portland has plenty going on. Here’s where to watch, laugh, and eat Filipino this October.

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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.