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Worldcon Was Life-Changing, but That Wasn't My ...
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a lola dressed like a wizard stopped by the Hot Tropiks booth and told me Filipino stories should be at Worldcon 2026, which was coming...
Worldcon Was Life-Changing, but That Wasn't My ...
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a lola dressed like a wizard stopped by the Hot Tropiks booth and told me Filipino stories should be at Worldcon 2026, which was coming...
Discovering Filipino Science Fiction
I wasn't aware Filipino science fiction existed. Living in the Philippines, I saw fantasy shows like Encantadia and heard about the Japanese anime series Voltes V, but I never imagined Filipinos...
Discovering Filipino Science Fiction
I wasn't aware Filipino science fiction existed. Living in the Philippines, I saw fantasy shows like Encantadia and heard about the Japanese anime series Voltes V, but I never imagined Filipinos...
How Monsters Became My Gateway to Filipino Culture
For a kid in the diaspora, connecting with my roots was never a straightforward journey. It didn't happen through language lessons or history textbooks. My "gateway drug" to Filipino culture...
How Monsters Became My Gateway to Filipino Culture
For a kid in the diaspora, connecting with my roots was never a straightforward journey. It didn't happen through language lessons or history textbooks. My "gateway drug" to Filipino culture...
Hot Tropiks is Heading to LAcon V: Worldcon 2026!
Hot Tropiks will be exhibiting at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), August 27–31, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Hilton Anaheim, and Anaheim Marriott. Worldcon hasn't...
Hot Tropiks is Heading to LAcon V: Worldcon 2026!
Hot Tropiks will be exhibiting at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), August 27–31, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Hilton Anaheim, and Anaheim Marriott. Worldcon hasn't...
How to Learn Tagalog with Your Child: A Beginne...
If you want your child to learn Tagalog/Filipino, my biggest piece of advice is to start building their vocabulary early. This is also a great time for you as well...
How to Learn Tagalog with Your Child: A Beginne...
If you want your child to learn Tagalog/Filipino, my biggest piece of advice is to start building their vocabulary early. This is also a great time for you as well...
Queer Philippine Komiks You Should Read (Recomm...
I’m not sure if there are any blogs out there about gay Philippine komik recommendations written by a straight, Filipino-American cis male who spent the last 20 years living in...
Queer Philippine Komiks You Should Read (Recomm...
I’m not sure if there are any blogs out there about gay Philippine komik recommendations written by a straight, Filipino-American cis male who spent the last 20 years living in...