Kyoto Pag-asa Filipino Community (Japanese: 京都パグアサ・フィリピンコミュニティ) is a group of about 70 Filipino residents of Kyoto City based in the Catholic Kawaramachi Church. Filipino word “pag-asa” means “hope” in English.[1]
Membership in Pag-asa is 80% female and 20% male, and about 50% are around 40s of age and 40% are 30s.[1:1]
Kyoto Pag-asa Filipino Community Facebook profile image.
Kyoto Pag-asa Filipino Community members cooperate with local civic and city groups in organizing Japanese languages classes, learning activities and cultural events.
References
ホンネを聞かせて！あなたと仲間のキョウトぐらし (PDF). Kyoto City International Exchange Group. February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2024. ↩︎ ↩︎