#filipina in america

[blade-liger-4ever]

I need something lighthearted and just to see what the general reaction is:

If you hate it, scroll past. If you think my crackship has potential though, let me know. I wanna hear what people think of this.

[pinkbrandt]

Filipinos are the Brazilians of the Asia

[143vijay]

This is the Nainital area of ​​our Uttarakhand which looks beautiful than heaven. Seeing this area gives great peace to the mind.

[arkipelagic]

The Spanish surnames of many Filipinos have often misled foreigners here and abroad, who are unaware of the decree on the adoption of surnames issued by Governor-General Narciso Clavería in 1849. Until quite recently in the United States, the Filipinos were classified in demographic statistics as a “Spanish-speaking minority,” along with Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Mexicans, and other nationals of the Central or South American republics. The Philippines, as is well known, was a Spanish colony when Spain was mistress of empires in the Western Hemisphere; but the Americans were “hispanized” demographically, culturally, and linguistically, in a way the Philippines never was. Yet the Spanish surnames of the Filipinos today—García, Gómez, Gutiérrez, Fernández—seem to confirm the impression of the American statistician, as well as of the American tourist, that the Philippines is just another Mexico in Asia. Nor is this misunderstanding confined to the United States; most Spaniards still tend to think of “las Islas Filipinas” as a country united to them through the language of Cervantes, and they catalogue Philippine studies under “Hispano-America.” The fact is that after nearly three-and-a-half centuries of Spanish rule probably not more than one Filipino in ten spoke Spanish, and today scarcely one in fifty does. Still the illusion lives on, thanks in large part to these surnames, which apparently reflect descent from ancient Peninsular forbears, but in reality often date back no farther than this decree of 1849.

Somehow overlooked, this decree, with the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos which accompanied it, accounts for another curiousity which often intrigues both Filipinos and foreign visitors alike, namely, that there are towns in which all the surnames of the people begin with the same letter. This is easily verifiable today in many parts of the country. For example, in the Bikol region, the entire alphabet is laid out like a garland over the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, and Catanduanes which in 1849 belonged to the single jurisdiction of Albay. Beginning with A at the provincial capital, the letters B and C mark the towns along the coast beyond Tabaco to Tiwi. We return and trace along the coast of Sorsogon the letters E to L; then starting down the Iraya Valley at Daraga with M, we stop with S to Polangui and Libon, and finish the alphabet with a quick tour around the island of Catan-duanes. Today’s lists of municipal officials, memorials to local heroes, even business or telephone directories, also show that towns where family names begin with a single letter are not uncommon. In as, for example, the letter R is so prevalent that besides the Roas, Reburianos, Rebajantes, etc., some claim with tongue in cheek that the town also produced Romuáldez, Rizal, and Roosevelt!

Excerpt from the 1973 introduction to Catálogo de Alfabético de Apellidos by Domingo Abella

[council-of-beetroot]

MIKU INDEX

List I | List II | List III | Polish List

800+ mikus and counting ↑ in those four links above

French Bretonne Miku

French Auvergne Miku

French Alsace Miku

Spain Galicia Miku

Italian Miku

Belgian Miku

Finnish Miku

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Swedish Miku

Norwegian Miku

Austrian Miku

Serbian Miku

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Albanian Miku

Bułgarian Miku

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Romanian Miku

Romanian Miku

Belarusian Miku

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Ukrainian Beer Miku

Ukrainian Miku

Grand Duchy of Lithuania Miku

Lithuanian Miku

Lithuanian Miku

Lithuanian Miku

Polish Miku

Polish Miku

Polish Łowicz Miku

Polish Biedronka Miku

Slovak Miku

Slovak Miku

San Marino Guard Miku

Pennsylvania Dutch Miku

Acadian Miku

Colombian Cundinamarca Miku

Chilean Miku

Venezuelan Miku

Surinamese Miku

Guyanese Miku

Guatemalan Miku

Puerto Rican Miku

Grenadian Miku

Trinidadian Miku

Antigua and Barbuda Miku

Dominica Miku

Barbados Miku

Muscogee Miku

Alaskan Yupik Miku

Aleut Miku

Nigerian Miku

Cameroonian Miku the real trendsetter

Cameroonian Miku

Liberian Miku

Liberian Miku

Egyptian Miku

Tunisian Miku

Mauritanian Miku

Congo (Brazzaville) Miku

Sierra Leonean Miku

Reunión Miku

Kikuyu Kenyan Miku

Kenyan Kamba Miku

Rwanda Miku

Ugandan Miku

Seychellois Miku

Bangladeshi Miku

Nepali Miku

Thai Miku

Khmer Miku

Vietnamese Miku

Samoan Miku

Samoan Miku

Tongan Miku

Australian Miku

Filipina Miku

Filipina Miku

Filipina Palay Maiden Miku

Taiwanese Miku

Ming Dynasty Chinese Miku

Qing Dynasty Chinese Miku

Chinese Miku with other Mikus from around the world

Korean Miku

Kazakh Miku

Don Kazakh Miku

Ingush Miku

Mari Miku

Armenian Miku

Syrian Miku

Syrian Miku

Israeli Miku

Jewish Miku

Jordanian Miku

Turkish Miku

Azeri Miku

I have yet to see any for

In Africa

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Sao Tome, Tanzania,

In North America

Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines,

In Asia

Maldives, East Timor,

In Oceania

Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu,

If I am missing your miku let me know or if you have found a country I have listed that I couldn't find

[jencattv]

Hey there! I’m Jenelle (she/her) and I’m a theatre actress/vocalist based in Las Vegas 📍

I got to play my dream role of Jane Doe from Ride the Cyclone at my favorite theatre Majestic Rep and I will be insufferable about it for the rest of my life 🫶🏼

I love to travel, cosplay, eat yummy food, junk journal, collect nostalgia anime figures and Kuromi/My Melody plushies, and many more things.

Proud bisexual Filipina-Canadian in America 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭🇨🇦🇺🇸

Every few months I pack my things and live on a cruise ship to sing in their theatre production shows and travel the world 🌎

Am in a long distance relationship with a drummer from Chile I met on my last ship contract 🇨🇱

I am also currently getting back into reading books and want to get back into drawing and painting as well! 🎨

I’m always open for questions, so feel free to ask away! ❤️ and I absolutely love fan art of my version of Jane Doe, so yes I would love to see it and please send them my way 😊

Thanks for reading and for all the love and support 🫶🏼

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Marpessa Dawn (Black Orpheus)—She's like. fairy tale princess etheral pretty. truly eurydice realness. AND she's a singer AND she's a dancer. she used to be a governess/nightclub dancer, which isn't hot per say i just thought it was an interesting job combination. If you want to hear her sing just look up the Black Orpheus soundtrack

Margaret Lindsay (Frisco Kid, The House of the Seven Gables, Scarlet Street)—she was born in Dubuque, Iowa, then moved to England to make her stage debut. She framed herself as a British actress and moved back to America to try Hollywood, then starred with James Cagney in a bunch of movies. She was in the Ellery Queen movie series and The House of the Seven Gables. She never married (I suspect lesbian stuff) but lived with her sisters. She dated Cesar Romero and Liberace (I told you. Lesbian stuff.) Please include the pic of her in the tie [included above]

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Margaret Lindsay:

Marpessa Dawn:

Marpessa Dawn was an filipina/african american who became well known as an actress, singer and dancer in France. She is most famous for her role in 'Black Orpheus' in which she played Eurydice. It's difficult to find a picture where she and her husband, the actor Eric Vander, aren't kissing or hugging or laughing together, they are incredibly cute (and hot).

basically everyone and their mother will agree that marpessa dawn was one of THEE og vintage black women working in cinema (even if it was mostly in french cinema! the cross language barrier slay). mostly did her work in french cinema, and her smile in black orpheus is literally like the sun breaking over the sea

[crushedsweets]

What is the ethnicity/nationality of everyone in ur AU?

I don't have concrete HC's for everyone, and a lot of them just have a general region/race rather than specific ethnicity, but i have some stuff for some characters! fine with it being up to interpretation too

most r born in alabama..cuz.... story takes place in alabama

Tim - white american, born in alabama Brian - white american, born in alabama Toby - white american, grandparents were german immigrants, born in colorado Kate - half white, half chinese american, born in alabama

Natalie - french american, born in louisiana - family has been in america for quite a few generations Jack - indian american, parents immigrated from india, born in north dakota Sally - half chilean, half white american, born in alabama BEN - white american, born in oregon

Jeff - white american, born in new jersey Liu - white american, born in new jersey Jane - black american, born in alabama Nina - mexican/black/filipina american, born in california

Ann - argentinian american, born in new york Lulu - vietnamese american, born in alabama Lazari - white american, born in alabama Dina - english/white american, born in alabama

ok basically theyre all born in america. damn. maybe i should change that HAHA

[celestiarambles]

this is so random but i suddenly remembered @turtlethebean ’s headcanon of carmen being filipina-american, so as a filipina myself here are some headcanons about carmen being half-filipina:

- while her family would visit america from time to time, carmen actually studied and lived in the philippines up until high school, then she moved to america for college.

- in the philippines we’d have these major journalism competitions called press cons/press conferences, and they’d start from districts, divisions (cities), regions and finally nationals. carmen definitely competed in those kind of competitions as a photojournalist and as a tv broadcaster. she even ended up in the nationals once.

- she knows how to speak in bisaya (a filipino language)

- one of the reasons why she’s so impatient all the time is because of filipino time. (a negative filipino aspect where filipinos would arrive WAY later than the agreed time)

- she used to play chinese garter (a filipino game where you have to crosswire over a garter without touching it and the garter would get higher and higher) a lot as a kid, and she’s REALLY good at it.

- she likes to wear jackets even if the weather’s really hot.

- like most filipinos, she can actually sing a little, but she doesn’t like showing it. ever.

- one of the beauty standards here is straight hair, so there were always some peers that would tell carmen to straighten her hair. she would just promptly tell them to fuck off.

- she loves mangoes, especially with bagoong. (fermented fish/shrimp paste)

- one of her guilty pleasures is watching filipino dramas. she’d sometimes watch some even when she had already moved away from the philippines for fun.

[iamnmbr3]

"Donald Trump’s conduct is straight out of the same strongman playbook that others have used, and his presidential victory is part of a recent global trend of illiberal leaders being elected democratically. “We’re seeing the ‘Philippinization’ of America,” says the Filipina journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. “Look at our experience for what’s coming up in the days ahead,” she adds, cautioning that what could happen in America has already occurred in other countries like the Philippines. There may be tough times ahead, but she advises that people should “hold the line” and “stay committed to [their] values.”

[irithnova]

Notes on Empire of Care by Catherine Ceniza Choy

The scapegoating of Filipino nurse immigrants: Filipina Narciso and Lenora Perez are examples of two nurses who were scapegoated.

Filipino nurses with temporary work visas, H-1 visas, were exploited

Mass murder cases involving Filipino nurses included the 1996 Richard Speck massacre. Some of his victims were Filipino nurses and the only survivor was one of these Filipino nurses

The only survivor - Luisa Silverio

The victims

The 1975 Veterans administration hospital murders that happened in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and involved the previously mentioned nurses Narciso and Perez, bering initially convicted and then later acquitted. They were accused of poisoning and conspiracy

These cases reflect how US imperialism shaped the treatment that was levelled at Filipino nurses

During the late 1970s, Filipino nurse organisations emerged in order to combat the exploitation and discrimination that Filipino nurses faced

There is still a huge gap in the study of Filipino Americans. Quoted from Sucheng Chan's essay on Asian American historiography

"Despite the steady progress in Asian American historical scholarship, significant gaps remain. The most glaring is the absence of book-length studies on Filipino Americans"

American imperialism still shapes the way in which Filipinos - especially Filipino women are perceived

Jesse Ventura, an American politician in his autobiography "I ain't got no time to bleed" reminisces on his days as a Navy Seal stationed in the Philippines.

He talks about being young with a large libido, and how the abundance of Filipino women for him and his comrades to take home relieved that.

He spoke of going through less hurdles when he came to getting a Filipina to sleep with him compared to American women back home. In other words - Filipinas were easy.

This is a reflection of how US imperialism has shaped how the Philippines is viewed.

Filipino women are used in order to portray the Philippines as a feminised, hypersexual, always-willing paradise for the pleasure of Western men.

This depiction of so called "love" between Filipinos and Americans erases the long history of US violence, US domination, the colonial relationship between the US and the Philippines and the history of sexual violence perpetuated against Filipino women. Not to mention the destruction of the environment and spread of disease

US military presence in the Philippines also helped in influencing migration patterns.

By 1970, there were more Filipino men in the US navy than the Philippine navy. This was due to the active recruitment of Filipino men into the US military

Yet another example of how the US imperialist narrative erases truths about history and the lived experiences of Filipinos:

Filipino American organisations had to convince Minnesota legislature to correct a plaque commemorating the Spanish-American war.

The plaque stated that it was honouring the fact that the war was fought to free the Philippines from the tyrannical Spanish

This is unequivocally untrue and rings back to the concepts of American exceptionalism - The US being far more "benevolent" to it's colonies than their European counterparts.

The war was fought in order to defeat the Spanish - not to liberate the Philippines.

The Philippines then fought against the US for independence thereafter

America's so called "forgetfulness" when it comes to Filipino-American history continues to hurt Filipinos.

In particular, Filipino American war Veterans who struggle to fight for their access to veterans benefits.

[arthenaa]

Upcoming Auror! Sebastian Sallow x Auror! Reader Fic Details <3

Hi guys! As some of you may know, I'll be doing a Seb Auror Fic soon which will be based in the Philippines <3. Since there's no wizarding lore yet in the PH, i've decided to set the setting first before moving w the story. Here are the details below!!

MOODBOARD

Setting:

Mid-1800s, Philippines.

Hogwarts Legacy Setting will be adjusted slightly before the events of the fiction. (At this point I suggest just not getting into it too much im getting confused as well lmfao)

Details:

(About the Filipino Wizarding Community)

Philippine Magic has deep roots in the dark arts. Wizards and Witches back then often used and were masters in the arts of dark magic. It was often a misconception that the dark arts were inherently evil and while it did hold some truth to it, it all depends on how it's used. Filipino Wizards and Witches value the proper use of dark magic to use it to help people rather than harm them. However due to the misuse of said magic because of its great power, there is then a rise of magic users who seem to use it for personal gain. So these Wizards and Witches adapted their form of dark arts into the magic that can help combat sinister magic. This evolved into healing magic which is the main core of Filipino wizardry.

Marahuyo en Mahika Akademya | Philippine School of Wizardry

(place of reference: University of Santo Tomas)

A school formed to preserve the ancestral magic and history of Filipino Wizardry, Marahuyo en Mahika Akademya is a School of Magic for Wizards and Witches in the Philippines. Founded by Maria Ana Flordeliza Santos, she opened the gates to magic users so that they may expand their knowledge, academic prowess, and capabilities in the field of magic. The school's patron deity is Bathala, the god of creation and the being who granted mahika to the people.

The process of acceptance is quite peculiar. At the young age of 11 is when young wizards and witches will be doing a sacred ritual also known as Pagtawas. While the ritual is used to detect supernatural illnesses, it also detects magical traces within the person. It is a form of healing and a sacred ritual to determine one's fate. A piece of the person's hair will be burned on a special type of candle and then its wax will be poured into a basin. If the wax produces an image or a form according to the person's true self (some form a type of animal or plant) then the person does indeed have magic. If nothing happens, there is no magic within them. From then on, their parents will be responsible for the basic magic curriculum. At the age of 15, they will then be brought to the Akademya by carriages driven by the Tikbalang tribe. They have 5 years of magical curriculum to learn during their stay there. There are three houses to be sorted in Marahuyo en Mahika;

Mayari

known for their bravery, strength, determination, ability to excel in their most desired fields and leadership. They are categorized as the warriors.

Colors: Navy Blue and Beige

Hanan

known for their optimism in the unknown, courage in taking risks, perseverance amidst challenges, and an open perspective in life. They are categorized as the pillars.

Colors: Gold and Bronze

Tala

known for their willingness in helping others, their need for knowledge, vast creativity, and wisdom. They are categorized as the shepherds.

Colors: Cyan and Silver

Philippine Bureau of Magic and Wizardry (aka PhilMaj)

(place of reference: Las Casas Filipinas De Acuzar)

The official governing office of the Philippine Wizarding Community. Inspired by Britain and America's Ministries of Magic, the PhilMaj was to be open not only to the PhilMaj community but to wizards all over the world thus the name in English. Founded by the 5 great Maharlikas (aka Aurors), the organization was created to protect the Filipino Wizarding Community from outside threats which includes 'SeroMahi' (Sero (Zero), Mahika (Magic) or the Muggles basically).

The PhilMaj exists independently and separates themselves from their seromahi counterparts as they see seromahis as a threat to their existence if they are to be found. With the Philippines experiencing a great force of oppression from outsiders, PhilMaj has done its best to stay hidden and away from its affairs (they are specifically known to hide too well that they have not encountered any type of exposure to the seromahi community. They, unfortunately, have strict rules regarding wizard —seromahi relationships and usually wizards or witches with mixed bloodlines take long processes to enter PhilMaj. MaraMahika (school) is an exception as it accepts all magic users despite their blood lineage).

Aurors also known as Maharlikas are divided in Divisions. Division I is for investigation, Division II is for order and Division III is social relations.

PhilMaj has different departments to tend to concerns.

Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Department of Protection of Magical Tribes and Folk

Department of Control and Care for Magical Creatures

Department of International Social Relations

Department of Magical Education

Department of Magical Businesses and Endeavors

Department of Magical Transportation and Building

Department of Recruitment and Referrals of Wizards and Witches

Department of Mysteries

Current location of PhilMaj is in Manila, Philippines. (Guarded by the Siyokoy Tribe in the waters of Manila Bay, the waters open like a door as it parts the way underground where the PhilMaj Headquarters reside)

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A/N: i have a shit ton of details in my notes but im sharing the general lore or idea of the magic world in the philippines. this counts as a teaser as well 😎 lmk if i've miswritten something or if some things dont line up. you guys can add ideas as well and ill add them in my notes hehe (if you wish to be included in this fic's taglist, reply to this post or any of my posts regarding this fic ty !!)

[cloudcountry]

America is really awful. They just called the Philippines a tool which they will discard once they run out of usefulness* (if I may add: YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL US THAT YOU $#/@+$-@@)

Skip to 1:57:00. They focus on the West Philippine Sea topic there.

I am already enraged at what they're doing to Palestine, but this really takes the whole cake and another one.

Sorry for ranting in your inbox, I just need to let out my pent-up rage.

I'm also here to ask you guys to PLEASE FOCUS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. IT NEEDS AS MUCH EXPOSURE AS PALESTINE AT THIS POINT. WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF A WAR BREAKOUT IF THIS CONTINUE ON THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE BUT ONLY A FEW ARE AWARE OF THIS. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS.

SOMEBODY HAS GOTTEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS!!

Sincerely,

A Filipina who very much worried about what's happening here

NAH DONT APOLOGIZE FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS IN MY INBOX THE US IS FUCKED. this. makes me so fucking angry i cant state how much i hate the united states

[sixcostumerefs]

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month to our Queens!

Hey y'all! Here in the US Sep 15th-Oct 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month! Today I'm taking a moment to spotlight all the Latino/a/e/x queens in global productions of Six. Quick note that Hispanic/Latino identities have quite a bit of complexity that I'm trying to factor in while making this post; for further explanation of which queens were/were not included, check the "read more."

Aragon: Phoenix Jackson Mendoza (Brazilian, 21-23 Australian Tour), Gerianne Pérez (Puerto Rican, Boleyn Tour) Boleyn: Erin Ramirez (Peruana-American, alt B/H/P, Aragon Tour), Analise Rios (Puerto Rican, Breakaway 6.0)

Cleves: Janice Rijssel (Surinamer, Breakaway 4.0), Haley Izurieta (Ecuadorian, formerly rehearsal alt B/C, Bliss 5.0/6.0), Krystal Hernández (Puerto Rican, Canadian Tour)

Howard: Samantha Pauly (Puerto Rican, pre-Broadway tour/Bway), Brianna Mooney (Bliss 3.0), Cassie Silva (Mexican descent, alt A/B/C/H, Aragon Tour/US universal alternate), Didi Romero (Puerto Rican/Boricua, Aragon Tour), Aline Mayagoitia (Mexicana, Boleyn Tour)

Parr: Anna Uzele (Puerto Rican, pre-Broadway tour/Bway), Marilyn Caserta (Cuban, alt A/B/C/P, Bliss 3.0/US universal alternate/Broadway), Gabriela Francesca Carrillo (Mexican-American, Aragon Tour), Sydney Parra (Puerto Rican, Boleyn Tour)

Rehearsal alts: Adrianna Glover (alt A/C/P, Bliss 3.0), Alizé Ke'Aloha Cruz (Mexican, alt B/S/H, Bliss 3.0)

Some stats: - We still have not seen any Latina Seymours who actually got to debut (although Alizé Cruz did cover the role as rehearsal alt). - Howard has been played by the most Latino/a/e/x queens, with four principals as well as two alts and a rehearsal swing. - Meanwhile Cleves and Parr have had three principals as well as two alts and a rehearsal swing; Boleyn has had one principal as well as three alts and two rehearsal swings; and Aragon has had two principals as well as two alts and a rehearsal swing.

A couple notes and definitions: - All information is from this post. There may be additional info or queens missing, as it's only information I specifically have been able to verify. This list also doesn't encompass the full breadth of many queens' identities; many of them are of mixed race and ethnicity, or of several nationalities. For more info on any given queen, that post has everything I know. - The terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are often conflated within the US, but have different meanings. "Hispanic" refers to someone with heritage from a Spanish-speaking country, such as Spain, Mexico, Chile, and Cuba. "Latino" (or Latina/Latine) refers to someone of Latin American heritage, which by broad definition includes South America, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and some of the Caribbean, including non-Spanish-speaking countries like Brazil. While the month is called Hispanic Heritage Month, it's typically defined as focusing on celebrating those of Latin American descent. As such, I'm not including queens of Hispanic but non-Latin American descent. - However, there is further debate and difference in identification even beyond that in terms of which countries/people identify as Latin American. For anyone from an area where Latin American identification may differ, such as most of the Caribbean, I generally acquiesced to what the queen themselves identify as. As such, there's very little inclusion of Caribbean queens on this list, because most of them identify themselves as purely Caribbean rather than Latin American. - This debate also comes up with the many Filipino/Pinoy queens. Many identify themselves as being of Hispanic AND Asian heritage due to Spanish colonization in the region, which would make them Hispanic rather than Latino. Of course, there is a possibility that some of the queens could be have mixed Filipina AND Latina background; however, I don't have anything where any of them identified themselves as such, and so in keeping with specifically Latin American queens I did not include them in this post. (You can find them in the Asian American and Pacific Islander post, however!) - Additionally, this post does not include Rhiannon Bacchus as she was part of the cancelled Breakaway 2.0 cast. She is Guyanese.

--------------------------- Photos of Gerianne Pérez, Erin Ramirez, Krystal Hernández, Samantha Pauly, Cassie Silva, Didi Romero, Aline Mayagoitia, Anna Uzele, Gabriela Francesca Carrillo, and Sydney Parra are by Joan Marcus. All other photos: sixthemusicalau, unsure of origin (Phoenix Jackson Mendoza), _animalise (Analise Rios), janice_rijssel (Janice Rijssel), 0haley0 (Haley Izurieta), briannabritomooney (Brianna Mooney), marilyncaserta (Marilyn Caserta), alize.kealoha (Adrianna Glover and Alizé Ke'Aloha Cruz)