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- Mar 27
Recap: Kulay with ChiChai 3/24
Sunday, 3/24 marked the first of ~many more~ Kulay with ChiChai. Not only was it the first of a series, but it's overall my time hosting...
- Feb 28, 2023
Tern out for Terno
tern out for terno is a visual conversation about fashion as identity, come dressed in your own interpretation of filipiniana-americana +...
- Sep 1, 2022
Closing a Chapter: Transitioning from Fashion Design Teaching to Full Time Artist
I joined @youthartx in 2018. Since then, I've taught 11 sessions. That's 11 semesters filled with Frisco youth, their endless creativity,...
- May 31, 2022
Bahay at Buhay
Bahay at Buhay is an extra special mural for me. Woven in this tapestry of Philippine-inspired patterns are offerings to the city by...
- Sep 20, 2020
L1ft 0ff and In Place
ChiChai launched the very first Empire in the Air tee in 2010 from her college dorm. A decade later and now Empire in the Air is a team...
- Oct 20, 2019
GoldInk x Project PEARLS Flash Day
Sam@Empire and I worked with @goldleaf.ink in hosting a flash tattoo fundraiser for @projectpearls feeding and scholarship program....
- Aug 25, 2019
Growth 2019
In collaboration with SJMade & hosted at Forager, Empire in the Air created a platform for Bay Area vendors, musicians and artists to...
- Jan 31, 2019
Homecoming to BRB
Our dream of having a brick & mortar came to fruition with a six-month pop-up shop at Moment SJ in downtown San Jose. From September 2018...
- May 19, 2018
Inaugural Youth Digital Music Festival
For the non-profit organization Youth Art Exchange in San Francisco, I co-coordinated the first ever Youth Digital Music (YDM) Festival....
- Aug 24, 2017
Art of Us pt. II
The hip-hop dance group The Company, from Daly City, CA, collaborated with my brand Empire in the Air to create a dance summit called Art...
- May 17, 2017
Keynote Speaker for SJSU Pilipino Commencement
For the class of 2017, the San Jose State University's Pilipino Commencement committee invited me to be the keynote speaker. Description...
- Feb 25, 2017
Art of Us pt.I
"Art brings us peace and serves as an outlet from our daily struggles. The children we will work with come from impoverished communities...
- Feb 19, 2017
Unity in Color: Oakland
Founded by Jasmine Solano, "Unity in Color" is a visual representation of various communities' support for Women's Rights. I had the...
- Apr 15, 2016
Growth: a Dedication to the Bay Area
"Growth: a dedication to the Bay Area" was an art show hosted by Empire in the Air in April 2016. We invited artists and performers in...
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