[Music] you
you
you [Music]
we have three basic needs food and water
we have three basic needs food and water shelter and clothing and the day I’m
shelter and clothing and the day I’m
shelter and clothing and the day I’m gonna talk to you about clothing corn
gonna talk to you about clothing corn
gonna talk to you about clothing corn Charlie – the moniker used to introduce
Charlie – the moniker used to introduce
Charlie – the moniker used to introduce me I am no fashion – I’m a princess aunt
me I am no fashion – I’m a princess aunt
me I am no fashion – I’m a princess aunt who values clothing and culture nowadays
who values clothing and culture nowadays
who values clothing and culture nowadays it’s very easy for us to access loans
it’s very easy for us to access loans
it’s very easy for us to access loans rent or buy clothes you look at your
rent or buy clothes you look at your
rent or buy clothes you look at your Instagram account you follow what’s
Instagram account you follow what’s
Instagram account you follow what’s trending
trending
trending you have been dressed and you choose
you have been dressed and you choose
you have been dressed and you choose your pants you find all the it girls are
your pants you find all the it girls are
your pants you find all the it girls are wearing and then you rush to the mall
wearing and then you rush to the mall
wearing and then you rush to the mall every give the Intel 30 and for the next
every give the Intel 30 and for the next
every give the Intel 30 and for the next sale or like me you go through every
sale or like me you go through every
sale or like me you go through every liable hoop a guy in your neighborhood
liable hoop a guy in your neighborhood
liable hoop a guy in your neighborhood or the thrift store right but let me ask
or the thrift store right but let me ask
or the thrift store right but let me ask you this question how many of you
you this question how many of you
you this question how many of you actually ever thought of where your
actually ever thought of where your
actually ever thought of where your clothes come from who made it how does
clothes come from who made it how does
clothes come from who made it how does it mean where is it made of have you
it mean where is it made of have you
it mean where is it made of have you ever actually thought and wondered about
ever actually thought and wondered about
ever actually thought and wondered about these things as easy as it is for us to
these things as easy as it is for us to
these things as easy as it is for us to actually access our own clothes now it
actually access our own clothes now it
actually access our own clothes now it wasn’t the case for ancestors back in
wasn’t the case for ancestors back in
wasn’t the case for ancestors back in the days they had the plant cotton
the days they had the plant cotton
the days they had the plant cotton harvested they had to strip the fibers
harvested they had to strip the fibers
harvested they had to strip the fibers off from a bar of the indigenous plants
off from a bar of the indigenous plants
off from a bar of the indigenous plants available to them they had to gather
available to them they had to gather
available to them they had to gather natural
natural
natural to put color in their fabrics they meet
to put color in their fabrics they meet
to put color in their fabrics they meet their own looms prepare the war
their own looms prepare the war
their own looms prepare the war prepare the West and spend hours and
prepare the West and spend hours and
prepare the West and spend hours and days on and weaving they made their own
days on and weaving they made their own
days on and weaving they made their own fabrics they made their own clothes
fabrics they made their own clothes
fabrics they made their own clothes isn’t it amazing and while they were out
isn’t it amazing and while they were out
isn’t it amazing and while they were out there as if it’s not enough work already
there as if it’s not enough work already
there as if it’s not enough work already they made sure that every fabric
they made sure that every fabric
they made sure that every fabric actually became a canvas of the story of
actually became a canvas of the story of
actually became a canvas of the story of their lives every bathroom every wheel
their lives every bathroom every wheel
their lives every bathroom every wheel every color was symbolic of their
every color was symbolic of their
every color was symbolic of their heritage
heritage
heritage it was distinctive of their origin they
it was distinctive of their origin they
it was distinctive of their origin they even considered it their second skin how
even considered it their second skin how
even considered it their second skin how beautiful is that right there second
beautiful is that right there second
beautiful is that right there second skin to actually wear something that
skin to actually wear something that
skin to actually wear something that reflects your identity as a person it’s
reflects your identity as a person it’s
reflects your identity as a person it’s really a labor of love no wonder it’s
really a labor of love no wonder it’s
really a labor of love no wonder it’s called
called
called heart women blonde now indulge me let me
heart women blonde now indulge me let me
heart women blonde now indulge me let me ask you in this audience how many of you
ask you in this audience how many of you
ask you in this audience how many of you here actually owns a wheel in their
here actually owns a wheel in their
here actually owns a wheel in their closet can I see a raise of hands one
closet can I see a raise of hands one
closet can I see a raise of hands one two three four five oh my god
two three four five oh my god
two three four five oh my god six my mom will pass I was told that we
six my mom will pass I was told that we
six my mom will pass I was told that we have 300 people in this audience and
have 300 people in this audience and
have 300 people in this audience and only six people raised their hands
only six people raised their hands
only six people raised their hands that’s really sad oh there’s another one
that’s really sad oh there’s another one
that’s really sad oh there’s another one seven though the weeds are probably
seven though the weeds are probably
seven though the weeds are probably familiar to us are those that we wear
familiar to us are those that we wear
familiar to us are those that we wear and very very rare occasions the Pina or
and very very rare occasions the Pina or
and very very rare occasions the Pina or the borrow when do we wear these
the borrow when do we wear these
the borrow when do we wear these clothes when they are so wedding it when
clothes when they are so wedding it when
clothes when they are so wedding it when it’s linked go on and become one of
it’s linked go on and become one of
it’s linked go on and become one of Independence Month right
Independence Month right
Independence Month right our verse when we required to wear
our verse when we required to wear
our verse when we required to wear when in fact it’s not a costume it’s our
when in fact it’s not a costume it’s our
when in fact it’s not a costume it’s our traditional wear our verse is when we
traditional wear our verse is when we
traditional wear our verse is when we see a dead man inside a coffin wearing a
see a dead man inside a coffin wearing a
see a dead man inside a coffin wearing a burro or sometimes in her household we
burro or sometimes in her household we
burro or sometimes in her household we see table runners bed covers blankets
see table runners bed covers blankets
see table runners bed covers blankets placemats and whatnot and who would want
placemats and whatnot and who would want
placemats and whatnot and who would want to be a walking table runner right no
to be a walking table runner right no
to be a walking table runner right no one so why do I even bother why am I so
one so why do I even bother why am I so
one so why do I even bother why am I so passionate about our heart woman north
passionate about our heart woman north
passionate about our heart woman north and our culture so all most of you grew
and our culture so all most of you grew
and our culture so all most of you grew up probably falling in love with this be
up probably falling in love with this be
up probably falling in love with this be princesses my bedtime stories was about
princesses my bedtime stories was about
princesses my bedtime stories was about eternity princess it was a classmate of
eternity princess it was a classmate of
eternity princess it was a classmate of my mom and college and also the
my mom and college and also the
my mom and college and also the characters of my textbook in early human
characters of my textbook in early human
characters of my textbook in early human Lagoona I was so drawn and fascinated to
Lagoona I was so drawn and fascinated to
Lagoona I was so drawn and fascinated to learn so much about the different ethnic
learn so much about the different ethnic
learn so much about the different ethnic groups and the Philippines the ayahs the
groups and the Philippines the ayahs the
groups and the Philippines the ayahs the manago’s the towel soaks the Maranao the
manago’s the towel soaks the Maranao the
manago’s the towel soaks the Maranao the tobias how different they were and yet
tobias how different they were and yet
tobias how different they were and yet they were one and the same they were all
they were one and the same they were all
they were one and the same they were all Filipinos so much so that when my
Filipinos so much so that when my
Filipinos so much so that when my parents brought me to the spilling
parents brought me to the spilling
parents brought me to the spilling village in Bonn away my heart skipped a
village in Bonn away my heart skipped a
village in Bonn away my heart skipped a beat I was walking through the village
beat I was walking through the village
beat I was walking through the village and I was seeing weavers basket makers
and I was seeing weavers basket makers
and I was seeing weavers basket makers men brass mething carving wood and
men brass mething carving wood and
men brass mething carving wood and literally it felt like – Neyland all the
literally it felt like – Neyland all the
literally it felt like – Neyland all the characters in my storybook came to life
characters in my storybook came to life
characters in my storybook came to life I remember the moment so vividly I think
I remember the moment so vividly I think
I remember the moment so vividly I think the words my mom held her hand and say
the words my mom held her hand and say
the words my mom held her hand and say these are our people
it had such an impact on me as a child
it had such an impact on me as a child that my brother and I went back five
that my brother and I went back five
that my brother and I went back five years after in the same village and
years after in the same village and
years after in the same village and sadly much to our dismay and our
sadly much to our dismay and our
sadly much to our dismay and our surprise the entire village became a
surprise the entire village became a
surprise the entire village became a ghost town no one was there anymore
ghost town no one was there anymore
ghost town no one was there anymore and what was left of the weavers is this
and what was left of the weavers is this
and what was left of the weavers is this skeleton you know in love they say you
skeleton you know in love they say you
skeleton you know in love they say you don’t know what it’s worth until it’s
don’t know what it’s worth until it’s
don’t know what it’s worth until it’s gone who birthright but that’s really
gone who birthright but that’s really
gone who birthright but that’s really how I felt
how I felt
how I felt bearing witness to a death of a culture
bearing witness to a death of a culture
bearing witness to a death of a culture was also an oozing – Leland
was also an oozing – Leland
was also an oozing – Leland it was also losing a part of my
it was also losing a part of my
it was also losing a part of my childhood and I was really heartbroken
childhood and I was really heartbroken
childhood and I was really heartbroken [Music]
[Music]
[Music] fresh out of college I was looking for
fresh out of college I was looking for
fresh out of college I was looking for my place under the Sun I was searching
my place under the Sun I was searching
my place under the Sun I was searching for my identity I travel there not the
for my identity I travel there not the
for my identity I travel there not the Philippines without desire to put the
Philippines without desire to put the
Philippines without desire to put the pieces together of my Disneyland – the
pieces together of my Disneyland – the
pieces together of my Disneyland – the puzzle so I can recreate it but in every
puzzle so I can recreate it but in every
puzzle so I can recreate it but in every village should I visited the hard truths
village should I visited the hard truths
village should I visited the hard truths remained the same the only Weaver slacks
remained the same the only Weaver slacks
remained the same the only Weaver slacks were in their 60s 70s atheists
were in their 60s 70s atheists
were in their 60s 70s atheists punished back barely weaving a yard a
punished back barely weaving a yard a
punished back barely weaving a yard a day the young men and women in that
day the young men and women in that
day the young men and women in that village in Vanara they opted to become
village in Vanara they opted to become
village in Vanara they opted to become tour guides because they were lured by
tour guides because they were lured by
tour guides because they were lured by instant cash by instant income young
instant cash by instant income young
instant cash by instant income young people no longer found relevance and
people no longer found relevance and
people no longer found relevance and learning this intergenerational craft
learning this intergenerational craft
learning this intergenerational craft they would rather go to the cities and
they would rather go to the cities and
they would rather go to the cities and seek for greener pastures we may went
seek for greener pastures we may went
seek for greener pastures we may went beyond its rich
beyond its rich
beyond its rich volume and became a source of livelihood
volume and became a source of livelihood
volume and became a source of livelihood for women but you know that’s not the
for women but you know that’s not the
for women but you know that’s not the case it doesn’t put food on the table
case it doesn’t put food on the table
case it doesn’t put food on the table it’s not a sustainable source of income
it’s not a sustainable source of income
it’s not a sustainable source of income why there’s no market demand for it
why there’s no market demand for it
why there’s no market demand for it because no one is wearing it and we’re
because no one is wearing it and we’re
because no one is wearing it and we’re not burning it because we think it’s
not burning it because we think it’s
not burning it because we think it’s it’s see it’s too thick it’s too hot
it’s see it’s too thick it’s too hot
it’s see it’s too thick it’s too hot it’s too traditional
it’s too traditional
it’s too traditional x2 tribal is but doing it’s uncool why
x2 tribal is but doing it’s uncool why
x2 tribal is but doing it’s uncool why am I going to wear it
am I going to wear it
am I going to wear it we ourselves you undervalued our living
we ourselves you undervalued our living
we ourselves you undervalued our living culture and what’s sad is that our own
culture and what’s sad is that our own
culture and what’s sad is that our own beavers also undervalued their own skill
beavers also undervalued their own skill
beavers also undervalued their own skill because some lack of appreciation
because some lack of appreciation
because some lack of appreciation because we don’t value it enough
because we don’t value it enough
because we don’t value it enough [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] cultural degradation is a serious social
cultural degradation is a serious social
cultural degradation is a serious social issue it has changed the dynamics of
issue it has changed the dynamics of
issue it has changed the dynamics of family and village life it seems to
family and village life it seems to
family and village life it seems to value systems it has disrupted learning
value systems it has disrupted learning
value systems it has disrupted learning methods that weakened the sense of
methods that weakened the sense of
methods that weakened the sense of identity of young people an identity
identity of young people an identity
identity of young people an identity crisis of sorts there is a poverty of
crisis of sorts there is a poverty of
crisis of sorts there is a poverty of identity in this generation and this
identity in this generation and this
identity in this generation and this young generation that is largely
young generation that is largely
young generation that is largely aspiring to live a westernized way of
aspiring to live a westernized way of
aspiring to live a westernized way of life we are so consumed in colonial
life we are so consumed in colonial
life we are so consumed in colonial mentality and and we are so disconnected
mentality and and we are so disconnected
mentality and and we are so disconnected our own roots to who we really are
something had to be done it became very
something had to be done it became very personal to me and I get emotional
personal to me and I get emotional
personal to me and I get emotional sometimes talking about it because like
sometimes talking about it because like
sometimes talking about it because like my mother
my mother
my mother some day I do want to be able to bring
some day I do want to be able to bring
some day I do want to be able to bring my children
my children
my children to a thriving weaving village to –
to a thriving weaving village to –
to a thriving weaving village to – steela to my happy place I want them to
steela to my happy place I want them to
steela to my happy place I want them to see beautiful wheels and other these are
see beautiful wheels and other these are
see beautiful wheels and other these are our people
our people
our people this is who we are I was so determined
this is who we are I was so determined
this is who we are I was so determined to change the perceptions about her
to change the perceptions about her
to change the perceptions about her heart within fabrics for me the Filipino
heart within fabrics for me the Filipino
heart within fabrics for me the Filipino fabrics this beautiful fabrics are not
fabrics this beautiful fabrics are not
fabrics this beautiful fabrics are not just meant to be pages and coffee table
just meant to be pages and coffee table
just meant to be pages and coffee table books they’re not meant to just be
books they’re not meant to just be
books they’re not meant to just be framed and the museum walls waiting for
framed and the museum walls waiting for
framed and the museum walls waiting for you to gather dust while underneath
you to gather dust while underneath
you to gather dust while underneath there’s a label that says do not touch
there’s a label that says do not touch
there’s a label that says do not touch me how’s that possible culture must be
me how’s that possible culture must be
me how’s that possible culture must be celebrated right fabrics are meant to be
celebrated right fabrics are meant to be
celebrated right fabrics are meant to be woven with price and worn with pride I
woven with price and worn with pride I
woven with price and worn with pride I wanted to prove that weaves can actually
wanted to prove that weaves can actually
wanted to prove that weaves can actually be worn every day and with this vision
be worn every day and with this vision
be worn every day and with this vision in mind within to the power of our
in mind within to the power of our
in mind within to the power of our closets your closets partying spark the
closets your closets partying spark the
closets your closets partying spark the movement of contemporary weave wearing
movement of contemporary weave wearing
movement of contemporary weave wearing here we are
here we are
here we are the obvious solution is that the
the obvious solution is that the
the obvious solution is that the continuity of our culture lies and the
continuity of our culture lies and the
continuity of our culture lies and the hands of the yarn
hands of the yarn
hands of the yarn look around you that’s us that’s you
look around you that’s us that’s you
look around you that’s us that’s you that’s me
through young designers talented
through young designers talented designers willing to pay chrous to use
designers willing to pay chrous to use
designers willing to pay chrous to use our fabrics that are unknown to them we
our fabrics that are unknown to them we
our fabrics that are unknown to them we are able to transform these weaves into
are able to transform these weaves into
are able to transform these weaves into everyday wear imagine it’s one day every
everyday wear imagine it’s one day every
everyday wear imagine it’s one day every Filipino I hope that when I come back
Filipino I hope that when I come back
Filipino I hope that when I come back here all of you will raise your hand one
here all of you will raise your hand one
here all of you will raise your hand one day all of you actually are able to wear
day all of you actually are able to wear
day all of you actually are able to wear a weave every day and own a weave and
a weave every day and own a weave and
a weave every day and own a weave and your Joseph how beautiful without he
your Joseph how beautiful without he
your Joseph how beautiful without he right why is it an Indian for example
right why is it an Indian for example
right why is it an Indian for example you go around and you see people wearing
you go around and you see people wearing
you go around and you see people wearing saris in anymore
saris in anymore
saris in anymore lawyers and even doctors where there
lawyers and even doctors where there
lawyers and even doctors where there long ceased to work why can it be the
long ceased to work why can it be the
long ceased to work why can it be the same in the Philippines why can’t we go
same in the Philippines why can’t we go
same in the Philippines why can’t we go about our day to day errands go to work
about our day to day errands go to work
about our day to day errands go to work go to church attend meetings and wear
go to church attend meetings and wear
go to church attend meetings and wear wheels and not feel like we have been
wheels and not feel like we have been
wheels and not feel like we have been warped in the 1800s
warped in the 1800s
warped in the 1800s you know I think you probably won’t wear
you know I think you probably won’t wear
you know I think you probably won’t wear something like this but you’ll probably
something like this but you’ll probably
something like this but you’ll probably wear something like this right
what I’ll start the friends but they’re
what I’ll start the friends but they’re all both hand women Here I am proudly
all both hand women Here I am proudly
all both hand women Here I am proudly wearing a full moon and I don’t think
wearing a full moon and I don’t think
wearing a full moon and I don’t think it’s bad or old-fashioned at all the
it’s bad or old-fashioned at all the
it’s bad or old-fashioned at all the solution is to create a sustainable
solution is to create a sustainable
solution is to create a sustainable business around the movement of slow
business around the movement of slow
business around the movement of slow fashion having the young as front liners
fashion having the young as front liners
fashion having the young as front liners playing an active meaningful and
playing an active meaningful and
playing an active meaningful and purposeful rule in weaving an ecosystem
purposeful rule in weaving an ecosystem
purposeful rule in weaving an ecosystem of change transforming cultural
of change transforming cultural
of change transforming cultural degradation the cultural reclamation
degradation the cultural reclamation
degradation the cultural reclamation through our closets so fashion is a
through our closets so fashion is a
through our closets so fashion is a revolutionary approach that focuses and
revolutionary approach that focuses and
revolutionary approach that focuses and fashion consumption and discussions
fashion consumption and discussions
fashion consumption and discussions about its impact in the environment and
about its impact in the environment and
about its impact in the environment and the people it is human and design
the people it is human and design
the people it is human and design centered celebrating the past and the
centered celebrating the past and the
centered celebrating the past and the balance of every artisan versus the
balance of every artisan versus the
balance of every artisan versus the industrial wastes of mass production
industrial wastes of mass production
industrial wastes of mass production mass consumption while compromising work
mass consumption while compromising work
mass consumption while compromising work environment quality fair wage and the
environment quality fair wage and the
environment quality fair wage and the carbon footprint in the environment slow
carbon footprint in the environment slow
carbon footprint in the environment slow fashion is not knowledge thing the real
fashion is not knowledge thing the real
fashion is not knowledge thing the real value of clothing clothes that really
value of clothing clothes that really
value of clothing clothes that really matter you know this might be a novel
matter you know this might be a novel
matter you know this might be a novel concept for you guys it might be hard to
concept for you guys it might be hard to
concept for you guys it might be hard to understand so I’ll try to simplify it
understand so I’ll try to simplify it
understand so I’ll try to simplify it fast fashion unlimited rice right slow
fast fashion unlimited rice right slow
fast fashion unlimited rice right slow fashion your beloved our beloved who saw
fashion your beloved our beloved who saw
fashion your beloved our beloved who saw everybody near pessoa it goes through a
everybody near pessoa it goes through a
everybody near pessoa it goes through a very personable personal meaning
very personable personal meaning
very personable personal meaning process it is honoring the story of who
process it is honoring the story of who
process it is honoring the story of who is behind it the story of a tape Alina I
is behind it the story of a tape Alina I
is behind it the story of a tape Alina I met at the Paolina the first time when
met at the Paolina the first time when
met at the Paolina the first time when she just gave birth to a beautiful
she just gave birth to a beautiful
she just gave birth to a beautiful assignment named Ann hello she quietly
assignment named Ann hello she quietly
assignment named Ann hello she quietly invited me to her home she wanted to
invited me to her home she wanted to
invited me to her home she wanted to show me her pride her doom and gloom
show me her pride her doom and gloom
show me her pride her doom and gloom passed on to her by her great
passed on to her by her great
passed on to her by her great grandmother she actually told me that
grandmother she actually told me that
grandmother she actually told me that she was considering leaving the country
she was considering leaving the country
she was considering leaving the country and going to Hong Kong to become a
and going to Hong Kong to become a
and going to Hong Kong to become a domestic helper she said it will help
domestic helper she said it will help
domestic helper she said it will help for Angela’s future but at the same time
for Angela’s future but at the same time
for Angela’s future but at the same time she couldn’t also for it believe envelo
she couldn’t also for it believe envelo
she couldn’t also for it believe envelo because he was a newborn I was so much
because he was a newborn I was so much
because he was a newborn I was so much in all and in tears when I saw how she
in all and in tears when I saw how she
in all and in tears when I saw how she died the Tama where I’m hello was
died the Tama where I’m hello was
died the Tama where I’m hello was sleeping connected it to her new so that
sleeping connected it to her new so that
sleeping connected it to her new so that as the steps on the loom she’s able to
as the steps on the loom she’s able to
as the steps on the loom she’s able to cradle her child to sleep that was
cradle her child to sleep that was
cradle her child to sleep that was really very powerful for me she said I
really very powerful for me she said I
really very powerful for me she said I may be a weaver but I am a mother first
may be a weaver but I am a mother first
may be a weaver but I am a mother first I am a mother first now I’m seven years
I am a mother first now I’m seven years
I am a mother first now I’m seven years old and happy Paulina did not have to
old and happy Paulina did not have to
old and happy Paulina did not have to leave the country to become a domestic
leave the country to become a domestic
leave the country to become a domestic helper in fact at the Paulina is one of
helper in fact at the Paulina is one of
helper in fact at the Paulina is one of her master beavers under her are young
her master beavers under her are young
her master beavers under her are young apprentices learning to learn how to be
apprentices learning to learn how to be
apprentices learning to learn how to be you she is one of those six Weaver’s
you she is one of those six Weaver’s
you she is one of those six Weaver’s that grew our community to fifty
that grew our community to fifty
that grew our community to fifty Weaver’s were half of them are actually
Weaver’s were half of them are actually
Weaver’s were half of them are actually very young but it’s not only the likes
very young but it’s not only the likes
very young but it’s not only the likes of at the Paulina the our culture
of at the Paulina the our culture
of at the Paulina the our culture Alliance slow fashion we use under
Alliance slow fashion we use under
Alliance slow fashion we use under connected relationships within an
connected relationships within an
connected relationships within an ecosystem that insurance
ecosystem that insurance
ecosystem that insurance stainable supply-chain without our
stainable supply-chain without our
stainable supply-chain without our talented young designers the woman
talented young designers the woman
talented young designers the woman taught will die without our seamstresses
taught will die without our seamstresses
taught will die without our seamstresses tailors jazz makers shoemakers bat
tailors jazz makers shoemakers bat
tailors jazz makers shoemakers bat makers which by the way is also a dying
makers which by the way is also a dying
makers which by the way is also a dying industry in itself our heart women cloth
industry in itself our heart women cloth
industry in itself our heart women cloth will die without but most especially
will die without but most especially
will die without but most especially without our proud we where’s you guys
without our proud we where’s you guys
without our proud we where’s you guys our heart women gone will die and it
our heart women gone will die and it
our heart women gone will die and it must not die the continuity of our
must not die the continuity of our
must not die the continuity of our weaving culture will live on and be
weaving culture will live on and be
weaving culture will live on and be shared in communities and villages only
shared in communities and villages only
shared in communities and villages only as the artisans are given the right
as the artisans are given the right
as the artisans are given the right incentives and proper income preserving
incentives and proper income preserving
incentives and proper income preserving our culture will only happen if we are
our culture will only happen if we are
our culture will only happen if we are able to end the great tradition in our
able to end the great tradition in our
able to end the great tradition in our curriculums and provide proper market
curriculums and provide proper market
curriculums and provide proper market access we have to create sustainable
access we have to create sustainable
access we have to create sustainable demand in order for us to be able to
demand in order for us to be able to
demand in order for us to be able to provide enabling environment so we can
provide enabling environment so we can
provide enabling environment so we can provide livelihood sustainable
provide livelihood sustainable
provide livelihood sustainable livelihood to our communities our heart
livelihood to our communities our heart
livelihood to our communities our heart woman fabrics tell us the story of our
woman fabrics tell us the story of our
woman fabrics tell us the story of our lives our shared identity it connects us
lives our shared identity it connects us
lives our shared identity it connects us it portrays our way of life
it portrays our way of life
it portrays our way of life it is a tapestry of whom we are not
it is a tapestry of whom we are not
it is a tapestry of whom we are not where we used to feel good our weavers
where we used to feel good our weavers
where we used to feel good our weavers don’t need your pity branches wear it
don’t need your pity branches wear it
don’t need your pity branches wear it because it reflects who you are it
because it reflects who you are it
because it reflects who you are it matches your lifestyle
wheels are very very integral in our
wheels are very very integral in our culture one of our proudly wearers Louie
culture one of our proudly wearers Louie
culture one of our proudly wearers Louie she’s a Filipino American and she came
she’s a Filipino American and she came
she’s a Filipino American and she came to the Philippines last year she came
to the Philippines last year she came
to the Philippines last year she came back to the she came back already to the
back to the she came back already to the
back to the she came back already to the US and she posted a recent Instagram
US and she posted a recent Instagram
US and she posted a recent Instagram photo while she’s proudly wearing a
photo while she’s proudly wearing a
photo while she’s proudly wearing a weave and she wrote the poem and it was
weave and she wrote the poem and it was
weave and she wrote the poem and it was very powerful she said she came back to
very powerful she said she came back to
very powerful she said she came back to the US with a higher sense of pride for
the US with a higher sense of pride for
the US with a higher sense of pride for her roots and she saw the country a
her roots and she saw the country a
her roots and she saw the country a different life away from all these
different life away from all these
different life away from all these things that they have narratives about
things that they have narratives about
things that they have narratives about the Philippines the poem the line of the
the Philippines the poem the line of the
the Philippines the poem the line of the poem read I wear the never free gift
poem read I wear the never free gift
poem read I wear the never free gift I wear the never forget I wear my tribe
I wear the never forget I wear my tribe
I wear the never forget I wear my tribe with pride because someday I’m gonna be
with pride because someday I’m gonna be
with pride because someday I’m gonna be a mother too and I want to be able to
a mother too and I want to be able to
a mother too and I want to be able to just my children and beautiful Filipino
just my children and beautiful Filipino
just my children and beautiful Filipino we use again one day I want to be able
we use again one day I want to be able
we use again one day I want to be able to bring them to thriving villages
to bring them to thriving villages
to bring them to thriving villages weaving villages – Ilan my happy place
weaving villages – Ilan my happy place
weaving villages – Ilan my happy place and all the these are our people
and all the these are our people
and all the these are our people this is who we are know who made your
this is who we are know who made your
this is who we are know who made your clothes how is it made where is it made
clothes how is it made where is it made
clothes how is it made where is it made and what is it made of honoring the
and what is it made of honoring the
and what is it made of honoring the connection and where with invention
connection and where with invention
connection and where with invention thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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