Reina Chiong is a company dancer and board president for Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts and Education Center, which is hosting its 36th annual Philippine Cultural Arts Festival in Balboa Park on Aug. 26
. The organization, founded in 1974, was started as a way to foster cultural pride in Filipino American youth through tradition dance and music from the Philippines.
“My mother, Ruby Chiong, the current artistic director, was a company dancer when I was born. … My older sister was a junior dancer at the time, and it was all I knew. It was my norm,” she says, noting that she’s been dancing with Samahan from the time she was a small child. “As I got older, I appreciated it on my own terms and developed my own passion for the culture.”
Thirty-eight years later, she continues as a company dancer and began serving as president of the board for Samahan in 2021, after having served as vice president for four years. Included among her work on the board and focus on preserving cultural traditions and enriching her community, is the planning of the 36th annual Philippine Cultural Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Balboa Park.Chiong, 42, works for the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services agency as a caseworker.
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