Dive into the unexpected roots of Black History Month in the Philippines. Join your friendly Pinoy Historian, Kirby Araullo, on a journey through the intertwined struggles for freedom across oceans. From the influence of iconic figures like Carter G. Woodson to the inspiring tales of unity and resistance, let’s uncover the hidden ties that link our histories. Subscribe and be part of uplifting history's untold tales. 🔔 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/yDgQmK 🎥 Be my Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kirbynoodle 📚 My books, ebooks, coloring books, merch etc. - https://www.kirbyaraullo.com/shop Related Videos & Playlists: ✊🏽 African Americans in Filipino History: https://bit.ly/BlackHistoryPH 🔥 Philippine Revolutions & Independence: http://bit.ly/KalayaanPH 🇵🇭 Precolonial & Early Philippine History https://bit.ly/EarlyPhilippines Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Background 01:35 The American Education in the Philippines: A Tool for Imperialism? 03:20 The Thomasites: Agents of Cultural Assimilation? 05:26 The Miseducation: Erasure of Filipino Identity? 07:02 Carter G. Woodson and African American Teachers in the Philippines 09:34 The Legacy of Woodson and the Birth of Black History Month 11:31'Black Lives & Brown Freedom': A Deep Dive into Shared Struggles and Solidarity 13:16 Woodson's Impact and the Movement for Decolonization 15:46 Woodson's Eye-Opening Journey in the Philippines: A Story of Realization and Resistance 16:57 Learning from our people’s history! About KIRBY: Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo is a Filipino American historian, content creator, and renowned culture bearer based in California. He is also the author of the groundbreaking book “Black Lives & Brown Freedom: Untold Histories of War, Solidarity, & Genocide,” and the Co-Founder and former Director of Operations for the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at the University of California, Davis. Kirby is a direct descendant of the last indigenous Paramount Kings of Luzon (of both Lakandúlâ of Tondo and Rája Matandá of Maynílâ), of the anti-colonial revolutionary Katipuneros, and of World War II Guerilyeras who fought for the liberation of the islands we now call the Philippines. Born in Angeles City, Philippines, Kirby spent his childhood amidst the rebuilding of his homeland in the aftermath of Mt. Pinatubo’s cataclysmic eruption. His childhood beneath the shadows of the city’s red-light district, slum neighborhoods, and Clark Air Base (a former U.S. military installation) sparked his lifelong passion in advocating for the rights and the well-being of marginalized and disenfranchised communities. As a direct descendant of revolutionaries, politicos, and activists, Kirby’s upbringing was molded by productively engaging and navigating the realms of advocacy, traditional politics, and grassroots activism. With a keen interest in varying fields (such as history, public affairs, and filmmaking) and a strong commitment to serving the community, Kirby studied at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, such as Harvard University, the University of California, Davis, and the Université catholique de Louvain (one of Europe’s oldest universities). He has been teaching Filipino people’s history through writing in indigenous Philippine scripts (Kulitan & Baybayin) for over a decade. Today, Kirby is well-known for his educationally engaging YouTube channel where you can find videos about history, culture, and everything in between! He is also currently working on his next big book “Luzones & the New World: Forgotten Histories from Southeast Asia to the Americas” along with an easy-to-read book and zine series known as “Know Our Roots,” and an educational coloring book series called “Color Our Roots.” Kirby is an educator who is well-rooted in his culture and passionate about his colorful heritage (Kapampángan, Tagálog, Indigenous Áytá, Pangasinan, and Spanish-Basque-Portuguese-Irish Mestizo); he strives to decolonize Philippine history and democratize Ethnic Studies through knowledge and creativity. Kirby is a Dátû and Lakan by blood but an Artist-Scholar-Activist at heart.

October 25th is Larry Itliong Day! 📣 Manong Larry Itliong was a Filipino American labor leader who organized farm workers along the West Coast, beginning as early as the 1930s. He became well-known in the 1960s and 70s for spearheading the Delano grape strike and the United Farmworkers movement, teaming up with labor leaders such as Manong Philip Vera Cruz, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta to demand farm workers' rights. 🔔 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/yDgQmK 🎥 Be my Patron: https://www.patreon.com/- kirbynoodle 📚 My books, ebooks, coloring books, merch etc. - https://www.kirbyaraullo.com/shop Related Videos & Playlists: 🍇 Filipino American History Month Playlist: https://bit.ly/KnowFAHM 🪧 Filipino American Labor History: https://bit.ly/MeetheManongs 🔥 Philippine-American War Playlist: https://bit.ly/filamwar Salámat! ❤️💛💚 #KnowHistoryKnowSelf #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:30 Early Life & Migration to the U.S. 04:11 A Fiery Young Activist & War Hero 06:04 Special Greetings 06:39 The Delano Grape Strike 10:35 Continuing the Fight for Workers Rights 12:08 Manong Larry’s Legacy 14:08 Shoutouts & Closing Learn more: 📖”Larry Itliong: Biography, Achievements, & Legacy” by Kirby Araullo (HISTORY.com) https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/larry-itliong 📖 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Carson, California, Establishing October 25, 2010 as Larry Itliong Day in Honor of his Life’s Work and Legacy to Promote and Fight for the Well Being of All of California’s Farm Workers" (City of Carson, California 2010). 📖 Kirby Araullo, and Anthony Tayag. Know History: Who Were the First Filipinos in America? Davis, CA: Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies, 2018. 📖 Cordova, Fred, Dorothy Laigo. Cordova, and Albert A. Acena. Filipinos, Forgotten Asian Americans: A Pictorial Essay, 1763-circa 1963. Place of Publication Not Identified: Demonstration Project for Asian Americans, 1983. 📖 Cruz, Adrián. "Racialized Fields: Asians, Mexicans, and the Farm Labor Struggle in California." PhD diss., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009. 📖 Emil Guillermo. "Restoring Larry Itliong to His Rightful Place during Filipino American History Month." AALDEF. October 16, 2013. https://www.aaldef.org/blog/restoring-larry-itliong-to-his-rightful-place-during-filipino-american-history-month/. 📖 Larry Itliong. (2021, August 20). Retrieved from https://www.californiamuseum.org/inductee/larry-itliong

Here’s a summary of what you need to know about the Sabah dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia. This is Part 1 of my 3 part series about the conflict over North Borneo. Part 2: “Untold History of Sabah! Sulu vs. Brunei” (a deep dive into the precolonial and colonial history of the dispute, coming soon!) Part 3: “The True Owners of Sabah? Philippines vs. Malaysia” (explore the modern-day impacts of the conflict, from WWII to the 2022 French arbitration, coming soon!) 🔔 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/yDgQmK 🎥 Be my Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kirbynoodle 📚 My books, ebooks, coloring books, merch etc. - https://www.kirbyaraullo.com/shop Related Videos & Playlists: 🌏 Modern History of Southeast Asia: https://bit.ly/ModernSEA 🔥 The Fierce Women of Southeast Asia: https://bit.ly/FierceSEA 📜 Demystifying Southeast Asia: https://bit.ly/KnowSoutheastAsia Salámat! ❤️💛💚 #Sulu #Sabah #SoutheastAsia #KnowHistoryKnowSelf Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:35 Why are countries fighting over Sabah? 03:36 Precolonial Sultanates 05:48 The British Empire 09:09 What Happened after WWII? 09:50 Philippines Claim - Diosdado Macapagal 11:53 Operation Merdeka - Ferdinand Marcos 14:23 What Happened in 2013? 16:25 What now? 18:57 Shoutouts & Closing Learn more: 📜 "The Philippine Claim to Sabah", in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, by H. G. Tregonning, 📖 “The Sabah Claim of Diosdado Macapagal in the Center of Diplomatic Relations with Malaysia and Indonesia” by Stephen L. Macaraeg 📖"The Moro Struggle in the Philippines" by Cesar Adib Majul 📖"Muslims in the Philippines" by Cesar Adib Majul 📜 "Malaysia-Philippine Relations: The Issue of Sabah", in Asian Survey, Paridah Abd. Samad and Darusalam Abu Bakar 📜 "The Origin of 'Sabah' and a Reappraisal of Overbeck as Maharajah", in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, by P. J. Rivers 📜 “The Philippine Claim on North Borneo: Another Look.” Philippine Studies 36, by Alfredo G. Parpan 📜 “THE PHILIPPINE CLAIM TO SABAH AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.” Malaya Law Review 10, by Jayakumar, S. 📜 “The Philippines and Sabah Irredenta.” The World Today 24, by Michael Leifer 📜 "From Bitter Memories to Heritage-Making? The Jabidah Massacre and the Mindanao Garden of Peace" by Rommel A. Curaming 📜 "Muslim Separatism: The Moros of Southern Philippines and the Malays of Southern Thailand" by W. Kadir Che Man 📜 "The State-Moro Armed Conflict in the Philippines: Unresolved National Question or Question of Governance" by Rizal Buendia 📜 "Sulu and Sabah: A Study of British Policy toward the Philippines and North Borneo from the Late Eighteenth Century" by Nicolas Tarling 📜 "Moro Archives: A History of Armed Conflicts in Mindanao and East Asia" by Norodin Alonto Lucman 📜 "Revolt in Mindanao: The Rise of Islam in Philippine Politics" by Goerge Thayil 📜 "Aristocrats of the Malay Race: A History of the Bangsa Moro in the Philippines" by Nasser A. Marohomsalic 📜 "Macapagal, the Sabah Claim and Maphilindo: The Politics of Penetration" by Gerald Sussman 📰 ‘Sabah: A Dispute That Refuses to Go Away’ by Anna Malindong-Uy About Me/Kirby: Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo is a renowned Filipino Culture Bearer and currently the National Coordinator for Culture and Heritage for NAFCON (National Alliance for Filipino Concerns). He is a Dátû and Lakan by blood, and an Activist at heart. Kirby is a direct descendant of the last Paramount Kings of Luzon (of both Lakandúlâ of Tondo and Rája Matandá of Maynílâ), and of the anti-colonial revolutionary Katipuneros and World War II Guerilyeras who fought for the liberation of the Philippines from colonialism. His upbringing exposed him to the contradicting worlds of traditional politics and grassroots activism. With a keen interest in varying fields (such as history, government, and human rights) and a strong commitment to serve the community, Kirby studied in some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, such as the University of California, Davis, Harvard University, and Université catholique de Louvain. Kirby is also the Co-Founder of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis and author of the groundbreaking book “Black Lives & Brown Freedom: Untold Histories of War, Solidarity, & Genocide.” He is a visiting professor at various colleges in the Philippines and a research fellow with Ágúman Sínúpan Singsing, an institute for indigenous advocacy and the study of Kapampángan language, history, and culture. Kirby is also well-known for his educationally engaging YouTube channel where you can find videos about history, culture, and everything in between! Dátû Kirby is an educator who is well-rooted in his culture and passionate about his colorful heritage (Kapampángan, Tagálog, Indigenous Áytá, Pangasinan, and Spanish-Basque-Portuguese Mestizo); he strives to decolonize Philippine history and democratize Ethnic Studies through knowledge and creativity.