Bayanihan: The Filipino term describes the importance of community and togetherness. That’s what Long Beach City College student and former youth intern Kobe Salazar says is the spirit of the Filipino community, and is at the heart of the work done by the Filipino Migrant Center (FMC) in West Long Beach.
The Filipino Migrant Center was founded in 2010 to “address the needs of Filipinos in the South Bay cities of Southern California,” according to its website. Since then, it has grown to serve the Filipino community across the entire Southern California region.
From “know your rights” workshops to food distributions, the FMC offers a variety of services aimed at providing support to Filipino migrants…