Kultivating Kapwa: Conversations with Community, Episode 2.21
"Mothering Self, Family, and Future through Decolonial Work"
In this week's episode, we are joined by Marybelle Mallari Bustos. We discuss Marybelle's remembering and practice regarding her Kapampangan lineage, explore her upbringing and her own journey into motherhood, what is nurturing her now, and more.
Marybelle Mallari Bustos, also known as MB, was born and raised on the ancestral lands of the Tataviam in the San Fernando valley and currently resides on Tongva land, also known as Los Angeles, California. Her maternal lineage are the Sunga and Mallari's and her paternal lineage are the Dizon and Bustos of Santa Lucia, Masantol, Pampanga. Growing up in a large Kapampangan family, she's been able to maintain and appreciate her "amanung sisuan" or mother language. Marybelle’s reclamation of ancestral roots and re-indigenizing journey is expressed through her art and collaborations, through ceremony and motherhood.
*Please note that this episode contains brief instances of profanity.*
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Hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig//
Produced by Olivia Sawi//
Co-Produced by Annie Aarons-Sawi//
Music by AstraLogik
