TJ Conwi, a Filipino Canadian chef who has lived in the area for about 30 years, said the immediate acts of communal care reflect the concept of “kapwa,” a Tagalog word that means the ...

Therefore, the desire to separate from others may be seen as the damaging or loss of kapwa – the core Filipino value that one should not separate or differentiate one’s self from others ...

If kapwa is so central to the Filipino experience, then why do we see so little of it in our everyday lives?' Kapwa is a word meant to bring Filipinos together, but it seems to have lost meaning ...