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Pinays Rising: Art, Academics, & Activist Scholarships
The Pinays Rising Scholarship was created to promote the continuation of higher education while excelling in the areas of arts (visual, performance/music, conceptual, etc.) and/or community service and activism.
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This educational scholarship program is open to all self-identified Pinays/x who will be attending an institution of higher learning, full time, for the Fall 2020 semester.
Awardees will receive $500 USD each for financial aid in the upcoming school year!
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"Island womxn rise, walang makakatigil!"
“When someone identifies as Pinay, it’s not just, ‘I have Filipina, Filipino parents,’ it’s also this notion that the word Pinay holds a history, that the term Pinay is something that is actually rooted in the American experience, that Pinay is not just an abbreviation of the word Filipina,” says Tintiangco-Cubales.
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According to Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, the word Pinay (the feminine form of Pinoy) originated in the 1920s to refer to Filipinos born or living in the United States.
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“It’s this really important term that holds her story, not just a history but a ‘herstory.’”
Read the full story HERE
Two years ago, Ibarra teamed up with San Francisco State University ethnic studies professor Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, and together they founded the Pinays Rising scholarship.
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2020 Pinays Rising Scholarship Sponsors
Pin@y Educational Partnerships
PapaLoDown Agency
Pinayista
Pinay Clothing
