Celebrating the Filipinx-Montrealer experience!
SHOWPAO is a wordplay on the word siopao, a Philippine indigenized version of the Cantonese steamed bun called cha siu bao. It was popularized by Cantonese immigrant, Ma Mon Luk, who moved to Binondo, Manila as a street vendor and later, a restaurant owner. The history of siopao is a mirror to the Filipinx-Montrealer experience as Canadian immigrants and our diversity and influence of different cultures common in Philippine history.
SHOWPAO Features
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UNTV NEWS Worldwide
“…Nakatuon ito sa mga saloobin ng ilan sa mga kababayan sa Montreal patungkol sa kulturang Pinoy na kanilang pinamagatang ShowPao.”
“…It focused on the feelings of some of our co-Filipinos living in Montreal regarding the Filipino Culture in their show named ShowPao.”
at 37:45 of the July 1, 2022 News
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City News Montreal
“This film also shows how the Filipinx-Montrealer experience shifted over the past decades and how the four individuals found a home away from home.”
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OMNI News
An interview with ShowPao’s director Dennise Ann Del Mundo by Theresa Redula released last June 15, 2022.
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The Halo-Halo Podcast
“It [ShowPao] starts to tell other stories in addition to the narrative that we know of immigration.”
“The story that we’ve been waiting for.”
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City News Montreal
“Reimagined looks,” said Rudyard Pejo, the co-event head for SHOWPAO: The Gala Fundraiser 2024, about the showcase that will feature fashion worn by Filipinos who moved to Montreal from the Philippines. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
