Season 2 Premieres Thursdays, Oct. 12 - Nov. 16, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Mondays, Oct. 16 - Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Season 1 is available to stream now. Rio Villa Ezell and Jay Jay Maniquis are back to showcase more local Filipino creatives and community advocates, as well as taking us along their special visits to the Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts & Education Center, Soultry Sisters Art, and the Filipinos in San Diego Exhibit at the Chula Vista Library.
Filipinos doing great things with their lives in America are in the spotlight of the new documentary series "Out of the Boondocks" released by San Diego State University public media, KPBS.
State lawmakers have been speaking out in support of abortion rights. We speak to one of the lawmakers at the forefront, State Senate president Toni Atkins from San Diego. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases are rising in San Diego and the county is working to make sure COVID-19 treatments are getting used. Plus, a new KPBS documentary series called "Out of the Boondocks" explores the complexity of the Filipino experience in San Diego.