“Mabuhay, Little Manila!” – An AAJA Voices Short Documentary

“Mabuhay, Little Manila!” – An AAJA Voices Short Documentary

Directed By Michael Tamsuriyamit

USA | Documentary | 11 min

This documentary serves to acknowledge and center the history, experiences, and ongoing legacy of the Filipino American diaspora in New York City.

Viewers meet Xenia Diente, a Filipino American public arts administrator who led the grassroots campaign to co-name Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue as “Little Manila Avenue.” Viewers also meet Elizabeth Diente, Xenia’s mother who, during the 1960s, came to the U.S. as one of countless Filipino American nurses leading our nation’s medical centers.

The film chronicles the intergenerational lives and experiences of Xenia and Elizabeth growing up in Woodside’s Little Manila.

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    Film Details

    1. English

    2. N/A
    3. 2022

    4. 11 minutes

    5. Documentary

    6. USA

      1. Michael Tamsuriyamit


      Michael Tamsuriyamit is a New York-based multimedia journalist and storyteller. He is currently a co-producer, reporter and anchor for "Hunter News Now," his university’s TV news show. Michael is also a contributing producer for "Asian American Life," an Emmy award-winning news magazine show. As a 2022 Voices Fellow with the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), he produced MABUHAY, LITTLE MANILA! Michael’s stories have been featured in many news outlets, including BuzzFeed News.

      1. Xenia Diente

        Elizabeth Diente

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