Magkaisa High School Conference

PASACAT is a Philippine folk dance, but in San Diego, it began as the acronym for the Philippine-American Society and Cultural Arts Troupe. Today, PASACAT's mission is to preserve and promote Asian Pacific culture through the arts, thereby, extending goodwill and enhancing cultural understanding. PASACAT , established in 1970, continues to contribute to the cultural enrichment of San Diego, California and Southwest Region of the United States. More than 40 performances are given yearly by the 60 member company to an audience totaling 16,000 for numerous educational, cultural, religious and social organizations. Major productions include the Junior Dance Concert, Extravaganza and Parol Festival. The Art of Filipino Dance will be presented as a workshop at the Magkaisa Student Parent Conference this year! Get ready to dance!

The Kuya Ate Mentorship Program (KAMP) started informally in 2007 as a group of college and recently graduated college students who shared a common vision: to forge relationships with younger Filipin@ American youth in San Diego county in order to build critical knowledge about our identity, history and culture. Initially designed as a series of sala talks, or open discussions in our living rooms, the founders of what was soon to be called KAMP realized that many of the youth we wanted to reach out to had no basic knowledge of Filipino American studies and history. KAMP will be workshop presenters at Magkaisa High School conference this year. Make sure you stop by and say HELLO!

We are seeking the participation of any organizations and businesses who would like to participate in our information fair during our conference. The Magkaisa Student Parent Conference will be on Saturday, April 18th, from 8AM-1PM at Sweetwater High School. The information fair will run from 12:30-1PM.We will provide additional details to those interested. Our conference participants love to learn about the great businesses and organizations that serve our communities! If you are interested, please contact Lysabeth.Luansing-Garcia at 619-474-9720 or Sally Barquin at slbarquin@gmail.com

Marie Coronel is excited to be a member of the 10News team, the station she grew up watching. Marie was born and raised in San Diego, and is the proud daughter of Filipino parents. She graduated from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, and received a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Minor in Political Science from California State University, Northridge. Read more at  http://www.10news.com/about/10news-team/marie-coronel