Partially Pinoy

Professional football player Omid Nazari was born in Sweden to a Filipino mother and Iranian father, Omid is trilingual and has played for Iran under Carlos Quirosh. In this episode we discuss his experience growing up in Malmo Sweden, his rise to football stardom, where he feels most comfortable and his hopes for his future on and off the pitch. Recorded in January 2021.

Alex grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a Filipino mother and part Indian white American father. An aspiring multimedia journalist, Alex hopes to bring light to the Filipino-American experience in America and share stories that have helped him explore the world and his mixed-race identity.

Raised in Surrey England to a Filipino mother and English father, James's upbringing is one of stability and joy. We discuss his approach to tackling the challenges and grief that eventually affected his family including both his parents' deaths and his experiences being raised as an Asian in a leafy London suburb in the 80s and 90s. He eventually found his way to the Philippines, where he and his brother changed the face of Filipino football forever.

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Raised in California and recruited by legendary Filipino basketball team Shell while he was in college in the US, Tony Dela Cruz had a thriving 18-year career as a professional basketball player in Manila. Now married to Philippine Women's soccer team member, Belay Fernando,  Tony is developing as a coach, both on and off the court. I caught up with him at a park in Irvine. Footballer James Younghusband joined our conversation.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Raised in Davao and Germany, Christine Abrigana is a storyteller who brings to light the darkness in Filipino true crime. In this episode we discuss the effect of growing up in two countries, the meaning of belonging, her passion for true crime stories, her decision to accept herself exactly the way she is, and how Christine finally came to terms with her cultural duality.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Anna Dugan is a first generation Filipinx American artist based in Salem, Massachusetts. Her vibrant folk-art inspired murals, chalk art, and digital work create space for mental health discussions and celebrates her mixed race identity. She works to create public art that engages communities & creates healthy dialogue that challenges the viewer to learn, reflect, or act. Before she dove head first into becoming an artist, Anna held a corporate job. Hear how she was able to leave the stability behind and follow her heart and happiness.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

A lifelong dancer, Marikit Fernando, whose mother is Filipino and father is Italian uses her mixed race experience to grow as a dancer, strengthen her identity when faced with depression and follow her dreams to be a published author. Growing up with a very Filipino name in America, she was challenged to defend her name and by extension, her identity.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

A first generation Filipino-American, artist and muralist April Werle tells us about her Montana upbringing as well as how she uses her identity as a Filipino American to drive her art, including merging Montana landscapes with Visayan motifs. She shares how she continues to unpack what it means to be Filipino and why it was important for her to follow her inner voice to become an artist.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

In this final installment with Chris Greatwich, we learn how he uses his curiosity to connect with guests on his Across The Line podcast. He also presents a case for how people of mixed race should see themselves, as two wholes instead of two halves. Tap play and tap into his depth, compassion and humanity.

In this episode we continue our chat with Kaya FC Football Academy director and host of the Across The Line Podcast, Chris Greatwich. He shares those early days of the Azkals’ rise and the role of his mother as a catalyst. He also discusses living in the Philippines with his English wife and two sons.

One of the first foreign-trained members of the Philippine National Football Team, Chris and his family are pioneering fixtures in Filipino football. Now the director of the Kaya FC Football Academy, and creator and host of the popular podcast Across The Line, he is transforming lives on and off the pitch. In this first of his three-part series, we dissect his formative days in England and his early experiences realizing he had more than his English roots.

Mark Winhoffer is an academic and Team Captain of the Yale Soccer Team. He spent part of his childhood in the Philippines, while his mom served as IBM’s first female country president. He’s played on the Philippine National Junior and Senior Football Teams (nicknamed the azkals) is graduating with a degree in Economics and plans to join the Azkals Development Team in 2021. Mark’s resilience, hard work and multiple stories of comeback demonstrate a drive that cannot be underestimated and have set the stage for successful careers on and off the field.

Stacie Gancayco-Adlao is a Fil-Am (Filipino American) filmmaker, actor, and award-winning screenwriter born and raised in California. Stacie uses her creative skills and talent to showcase her Filipino culture and identity, both as a screenwriter and on various media outlets like Popsugar. Her mother is of Irish descent and her father was born and raised in the Philippines. Based in Los Angeles, she and her Irish-Filipino husband, Tyler Gancayco-Adlao, have won numerous awards for showcasing underrepresented stories. She explains how her identity guides her creative choices and motivates her to get to know her roots.

Mary Grant the Filipina is a Fil-Am (Filipino-American) creative who uses her humor and wit to share her mixed-identity culture through her writing, parody videos, short films and engaging social media posts. We discuss her unique upbringing as well as the challenges she faced growing up different in a very white Virginia. From her roots in Pampanga to her experience in Hollywood, we get to know how Mary’s identity shapes her creative choices and inspires her to bring voice to the Filipino-American experience.

Misagh Bahadoran, former Philippine National Team forward, has had an unconventional path. He’s been a dentist, cook, taxi driver, National Team futsal player, and has swam, played badminton, and completed triathlons at the highest levels. Learn about his life in both Iran and the Philippines and how he went from his provincial family home to finding his footing as a real estate developer in Manila. We discuss what his Filipino-Iranian identity has meant for him, how it’s influenced the friendships he seeks, and hear his pep talk for those who are of mixed identity like him.