Kinabukasan Magazine

What is it?

Kinabukasan Magazine (KB Mag) was a research magazine written by the Filipino Cultural Research Organization (FilCRO) until it was taken over by FILAH in 1999. Kinabukasan is a Tagalog word loosely translated to "tomorrow" or "future"; publication within it signifies a commitment to creativity bridging the gap between the present & future. During the FILAH era, the magazine has expanded, showcasing a plethora of artwork and writing exploring Filipino culture and heritage. Kinabukasan Magazine is released at the end of the academic year at Fridge-AH Banquet (a banquet held in collaboration with BRIDGE), a.k.a. the KB Mag Release Party. Get involved and have your work published in the KB Mag by submitting below!

want to submit?

indicate your interest in being a part of the KB Mag BY CLICKING ON THE PICTURE BELOW.

What we look for:

Poetry
Fiction
Creative nonfiction (think personal essays)
Satire
Art -- photography, pictures of projects, drawings, etc.
Spoken word/song/choreography (to be posted on FILAH's website)
Research abstracts/abridged versions of research articles
Work that celebrates the experience of being Fil-Am/Filipinx & touches on the dual themes of light & shadow

What we're NOT looking for:

Work promoting violence, rape, or abuse
Work promoting hatred and discrimination towards any community

2013 cover

2015 cover

Letter from the 2019 kb Editor

Hello, friend!

Thank you for your interest in FILAH & the KB magazine. This year's theme is light & shadow. Given that every day, every month, every year is steeped with both light and shadow, this past year in more ways than others, I thought it would be fitting to choose these two opposing words as a theme. Furthermore, though the Fil-Am community undergoes setbacks and conflicts, those can be overshadowed via the power we find in solidarity. We can use those conflicts to rediscover the good that reminds us of why we started.

There is beauty in how people shine and struggle. The future is shaped by the shadows we choose to create and the lights we choose to follow. Ultimately, we are made better by our confrontation of not only our dappled histories, but those of others.

To create a future is to remember what has passed. Maintaining the spirit of kinabukasan means that together, we step into a future lined with the stories of where we've been.

Through completion of the above form, I will be able to contact you directly to give you further details about submitting your piece. I'm so excited to experience your work, to see you.

All my hope,
Janelle Salanga (she/her/hers)
KB Mag Editor 2018-19
jcsalanga@ucdavis.edu