San Diego may have one of the largest populations of Filipino Americans in the United States, but most locals probably don’t know the history of valor (or ‘kagitingan’ in tagalog) displayed by the tens of thousands of Filipino men who fought and died alongside American troops during World War II. Yet despite their heroism, these veterans were denied the benefits and citizenship they were promised by the U.S. government during the war. In recent decades, the U.S.
The choreography — a mix of contemporary movement and two tradition Filipino dances, the maglalatik (a percussive dance performed with coconut shells strapped to the body) and tinikling (where dancers hop between two clicking bamboo poles) — was a critical element that pulled the whole show together cohesively. Most of the 13-member cast played multiple roles re-enacting memories from happy childhood to horrific battle experiences to old age and infirmity. Many of their stories are similar.
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