Ube Churros, Lumpia, Sisig Tacos: Pusong Filipinx Market Is This Sunday
The showcase of more than two dozen vendors selling food, clothes, jewelry and more is free and open to the public.
August 4, 2021
Spotlighting the passion projects of Hawai‘i’s Filipino-Americans, Pusong Filipinx: The Market happens Aug. 8 at Bishop Museum. The lineup of more than 20 vendors features clothing, jewelry, crafts and of course, food! Admission is free and 10% of proceeds benefit AAPI and Filipino nonprofits.
Pusong Filipinx launched in 2019, went on hiatus last year and returned in June with over a thousand attendees. It’s the creation of Lalaine Ignao and her boyfriend Eric Ganding, millennials who wanted to cultivate a community of peers. The name was inspired by the words on a shirt that Ignao’s grandfather used to wear “Pusong Pinoy,” heart of the Filipino. Ignao and Ganding are among a growing number of creatives trying to define the role of Filipino food and culture in