Michael ChichiocoName: Michael Chichioco
Where are you now? San Francisco, CA What are you up to? Currently a first year medical student at UCSF What years were you in Barkada? 2017-2020 Barkada Eboard? IPR (2017-2018) , PC (2018-2019) Barkada Fam? Allegiance <3 Favorite Barkada memory? I have so many wonderful memories during my time with BKD at Northeastern, but if I had to pick one, I think back to my time as PC and we were practicing tinikling the week of BK. There was this really hard formation that we were all struggling with, it was like 9:30pm on a Friday night. After hours of working on it, we finally got the choreo perfectly and we all screamed so loud all of curry student center could hear us!!! Message for current Barkada members: Embrace the moment, appreciate the people around you and trust yourself! Savor the moments you have with people in BKD and all of the fun things you get to do now like all the GMs, dance performances, culture shows, etc. Truly, college is one of the only times you'll ever have all of these opportunities to do all of these things and make the most out of it. The people I met in BKD are some of my life long friends and they have supported me all the way throughout college and continue to support me during medical school! Lastly, trust and believe in yourself! I remember college was filled with times of self-doubt for me and my career, but just remind yourself of how far you have come, and to remind yourself that you can do whatever it is you put your mind to!
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Sam de laraName: Sam De Lara
Where are you now? Los Angeles, CA! What are you up to? I'm a Technical Artist over at TikTok. I code internal tools for in-house designers to use on their computers and my team makes a lot of the common TikTok filters. I also bike more now and am a 20 minute bike ride from the beach :D What years were you in Barkada? 2015-2019 Barkada Eboard? I was the BKD Media Specialist from 2015-2016 and the External Public Relations Officer in 2016-2017. Barkada Fam? Candy! Favorite Barkada memory? One of my favorite memories in BKD was acting in my first Bahay Kubo in 2016. We had a wild plotline involving a plane crash, and it was so cool to see the whole show come together. Dancing, acting, and laughing with friends was one of the most fun and magical E-Board experiences I've had. Message for current Barkada members: Cherish every moment you have and do things outside of your comfort zone! Your time in Barkada is going to be what you make of it, so run for E-Board, go to more general meetings, or talk to someone new who you think is cool. You never know what experience will help better you as a person until you do it. life as a 1st gen filipina immigrant (Gwen & amanda)"hey yall! so i interviewed amanda, who’s a 2nd year law student at northeastern. we met at the malaya protest a couple months ago :) we just talked about how it is as a first-generation immigrant and how it affected family dynamics as well as the differences between filipino and american culture, with a focus on religion and traditions. we also discussed how our perspectives have changed because of our shared identity as first-generation filipina immigrants."
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College in the pi vs. in the us (Cassy & her mom)"My mother was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the US when she was 20 years old. She went to college in the Philippines and then also went to college once she came to the US. Throughout the years she has told me countless stories about her experience growing up in the Philippines, as well as how it was coming to America. So I thought it would be interesting to interview her on a topic that she has experienced both in the Philippines and in the US."
Click here to listen to Cassy's podcast! Jasmin & Paulina - sexyBIGGIE: Jasmin Yu
smalls: Paulina Acosta Fam: Sexy Name: Jasmin Yu Major (+Minor): Interaction Design and Marketing Major with a Minor in Film Production Fam: Sexyyyy Describe your relationship with your BIGGIE/smalls: I’d definitely say we’re close :-) we see each other almost everyday and we like to do a lot together since we’re both always down to try new things all the time! If we’ve had a rough time or if there are just silly things to catch each other up on we’ll always manage to find the time to always fill in each other on the crazy ups and downs of life. I always go to her knowing that she’ll make my days better and she never fails to put a smile on my face What's something you've learned from your BIGGIE/smalls?: How to stay calm within all the noise and hard times in life - she’s just always keeps me grounded and helps me focus on all the good things going on around me. What's your favorite memory with your BIGGIE/smalls?: This was so hard to answer because there have been a lot of sleepless nights with this silly girl,,, but one memory that definitely sticks out is when we planned to go to the Winter SoWa market together and spent hours walking around all the different vendors trying to think of last minute gifts for everyone Name: Paulina Acosta Major (+Minor): Computer Science and Design Fam: Sexy :P Describe your relationship with your BIGGIE/smalls: I look up to Jasmin so so much and see her as a role model and an older sister. She always checks in on me and makes sure I’m okay, and she always finds ways to make me feel better when I’m going through it. She surprises me with treats and I try to do the same for her and it always ends up with us arguing over telling the other how much it was so we can pay them back (but we never tell each other the price :))). I always go to her whenever I need advice because she’ll tell me what I need to hear. Also, she’s so much fun to be around and you can usually find the two of us at curry doing work and chatting with other people in paac. Jasmin is genuinely one of my favorite people to hang out with and to learn from, and I’m so happy that she’s my big <333 What's something you've learned from your BIGGIE/smalls?: I’ve learned so much from Jasmin but one of the biggest things I learned is what it means to work hard, play hard. Jasmin is one of the busiest people I know and has so much on her plate, and she still wants to do more ??? But even though she has so many responsibilities you can always count on her to make time to have fun, hang out and go explore. Oh, and I also learned to kind of enjoy walking everywhere. Jasmin literally walks everywhere in Boston and the idea is slowly growing on me. What's your favorite memory with your BIGGIE/smalls?: There are so many memories I can think of but if I had to choose one I would probably pick the day we walked from campus to the ASU picnic in Boston Commons over the summer. The walk wasn’t the shortest so we had time to talk and catch up, and we even stopped by Levain for some cookies. The weather was so nice that day and I genuinely enjoyed the conversations me and Jasmin had and it really made me appreciate having her in my life. Noah-john hizonName: Noah-John Hizon
Where are you now? Teaneck, NJ / Brooklyn, NY What are you up to? Working as an analyst at FreshDirect, while completing a bootcamp for data science. Dancing when I can! What years were you in Barkada? 2015-2019 Barkada Eboard? Freshman Representative 😈 Barkada Fam? Prestige Favorite Barkada memory? Singing She Was Mine alongside AJ Rafael at BK 2017 Message for current Barkada members: Savor these years while they last! The friends you make, whether in Barkada or outside of Barkada, are friends for life. Filipino corruption & politics (Maria & Her lolo)"Hi Barkada! I interviewed my Lolo about Filipino Politics and Corruption. My Lolo is an accountant, but he is part of many Filipino political organizations in both the US and in the Philippines. He's good friends with a lot of Filipino politicians and had a lot to say about the new Marcos regime and the flawed Filipino political system in general. Thanks for listening!"
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