Gary V, Apl.de.Ap to celebrate PH Independence Day in Carson | TFC News California, USA
This year's Philippine Independence Day celebration in Carson, California gets a boost with FilAm rapper Apl.de.Ap as grand marshal, and celebrated Filipino singer Gary Valenciano as the headline performer.
Steve Angeles has the story. #TFCNews
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For nearly 40 years, the City of Carson's annual Philippine Independence Day celebration has been considered one of the longest-running and biggest Filipino-American gatherings since 1986.
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This event has drawn thousands of Filipinos to one of America's densest Filipino populations for a day of food, music, and culture.
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This is definitely one of the largest and longest-running annual celebrations of the Philippine Independence Day.
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And I'm proud that this is happening in the City of Carson because only 20% out of our roughly 100,000 population just in the City of Carson are of Filipino descent.
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Now, if you factor in the rest of the South Bay and Los Angeles area, that's huge.
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As Apple mentioned, this is a Filipino town, right?
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We might not have a historic designation, but we definitely have representation here in this community.
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The City of Carson and the Philippine Independence Day celebration is one of the longest-running annual celebrations of the Philippine Independence Day celebration.
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The Philippine Independence Day Foundation have announced that this year's celebration will have extra star power, along with some pure energy.
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As Filipino-American rapper Apple the App of the Black Eyed Peas was introduced as the Grand Marshal, Gary Valenciano was revealed as the headlining performer.
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So come enjoy me and this year's Grand Marshal, none other than Apple the App of Black Eyed Peas as we celebrate Filipino history and culture.
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I show up to Filipino events because I feel like I'm a Filipino.
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I feel like home, you know?
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I feel like I'm back home in the Philippines with my kabayan.
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And, you know, that's my support system when I do my Super Bowl.
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That's what makes me who I am.
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I think about where I'm from, my family, and my culture.
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And so any moment to represent and show...
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You know, showcase our culture, I'm all about it.
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Organizers explained that the philanthropic history of Apple the App, whose real name is Alan Pineda, inspired them to name him Grand Marshal.
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The Apple the App Foundation is working on a project to upgrade jeepneys into Philippines.
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So we want to be able to train a whole generation of students and young people and professionals that can maintain and sustain that transition from gas guzzlers to EV.
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That's going to be huge.
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So that's one of the reasons I think that Apple will be proud as our Grand Marshal.
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The free all-day celebration will take place on June 8th at Veterans Park in Carson.
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And with Apple and Gary Vee taking the stage, it's expected to give Filipinos throughout the region a sense of pride and a feel of home.
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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, Torrance, California.
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Thank you for watching!
