This episode is from the Queens Mem­o­ry Pod­cast, a project archiv­ing sto­ries from Queens, New York. Lit­tle Mani­la is a Fil­ipino enclave dat­ing back to the 1970s, but it still strug­gles to find its polit­i­cal foot­ing. And we hear from Fil­ipino care work­ers about their expe­ri­ences bat­tling COVID.

Fea­tur­ing:

Potri Ran­ka Man­is: Nurse, Activist and Artist

Joey Gol­ja: Com­mu­ni­ty Member

Mary Jane de Leon: Com­mu­ni­ty Member

John Bahia: Com­mu­ni­ty Member

Steven Raga: Assem­bly­mem­ber for Dis­trict 30, Queens, NY

Jaclyn Reyes: Artist, Design­er, and Cul­tur­al Organizer

Gem­ma Bal­ag­tas: Com­mu­ni­ty Mem­ber, Nurse

Zenai­da (Ida) Castil­lo: Com­mu­ni­ty Mem­ber and Own­er of Phil­Am Food Mart