{"id":186120,"date":"2023-11-01T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=186120"},"modified":"2023-11-01T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:46:18","slug":"entre-pinoy-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/01\/entre-pinoy-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"&lsquo;Entre-Pinoy-Ship&rsquo; spotlights business journeys of Filipino Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-pace-entre-pinoy-ship-rise.jpg\" alt=\"Group of filipino entrepreneurs speaking on stage\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-186278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-pace-entre-pinoy-ship-rise.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-pace-entre-pinoy-ship-rise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-pace-entre-pinoy-ship-rise-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Filipino American History Month, a University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa event &ldquo;Entre-Pinoy-Ship&rdquo; brought together a dynamic panel of Filipino American entrepreneurs who shared their incredible journeys, the influence of their Filipino culture and the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, and imparted advice to young entrepreneurs. They also discussed their visions for the future of Filipino American entrepreneurship, all while pursuing their dreams in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The panelists were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>K\ufeffarlo Tanjuakio, <abbr>CEO<\/abbr> and founder of GoLeanSixSigma.com &#43; Kure<\/li>\n<li>K\ufeffit Furukawa, owner of Maui Chili Chili Oil<\/li>\n<li>L\ufeffalaine Ignao, co-owner and <abbr>CEO<\/abbr> of Sama Sama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event on October 27, held in the state-of-the-art Walter Dods, Jr.  Center, was organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Shidler College of Business<\/a> Marketing Instructor and <a href=\"https:\/\/pace.shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (<abbr>PACE<\/abbr>) Faculty Fellow Constancio Paranal <abbr title=\"Roman numeral three\">III<\/abbr>, <abbr>PACE<\/abbr> Program Manager Adelene Ortiz and <abbr>PACE<\/abbr> Leader and <a href=\"https:\/\/hsentrepreneurs.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Student Entrepreneurs<\/a> President Daniella Pasion. The event provided a platform for the Filipino American community to explore the stories and experiences of successful entrepreneurs who are making a significant impact in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Beyond celebrating the significant contributions of Filipino Americans in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, the goal was to share our stories of struggle and challenges, and allow those stories to transcend boundaries,&rdquo; Paranal said. &ldquo;It is a reminder that with our shared challenges, there are opportunities, and within the stories, there is wisdom and strength. As the panelists mentioned, this is part of building our tribe, and expanding our community, including non-Filipinos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Finding passion and purpose<\/h2>\n<p>Each panelist revealed what motivated them to embark on their entrepreneurial journey. Their stories were diverse but shared a common theme of a relentless drive to create something meaningful and impactful. For Tanjuakio, it was about finding a problem that he was passionate about. Ignao was driven by her passion for sharing stories, and Furukawa was motivated by a desire to be her own boss and the freedom to build her own path.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion highlighted the profound influence of Filipino culture on their business decisions and strategies. From how they approach their businesses to the products they create, the entrepreneurs were intentional in incorporating cultural elements and values into their ventures. Ignao shared that part of her role beyond sharing her culture through our products, is to educate customers of its significance and relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the large Filipino American population in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, the panelists candidly discussed the challenges they faced while establishing and growing their businesses. The panelists shared how they navigated the challenges associated with not being accepted or others not recognizing their worth, and at times, dealing with the internal struggle of repurposing their Filipino values of humility and modesty.<\/p>\n<p>The event provided a platform for the panelists to offer valuable advice to young entrepreneurs. They encouraged aspiring business leaders to embrace their cultural heritage and use it as a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Be brave and surround yourself with people who support your vision.<br \/>\n&#8212; K\ufeffarlo Tanjuakio<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tanjuakio advised young entrepreneurs to &ldquo;be brave and surround yourself with people who support your vision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ignao emphasized the importance of believing in your worth, stating, &ldquo;You know the hard work you put into it, don\u2019t doubt yourself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furukawa highlighted the role of networking, noting, &ldquo;Build your social capital. The relationships you build now will be instrumental in your future success.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Rio, a senior majoring in management information systems and marketing said, &ldquo;It was very inspiring to be able to hear from those in the community who went through similar struggles and see that they succeeded. I appreciated the opportunity to be part of such a wonderful event!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The event was moderated by Pia Arboleda, director of the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cps\/\">Center for Philippine Studies<\/a> and chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/ipll\/\">Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate National Filipino American History month, Filipino American entrepreneurs shared they knowledge and inspiration to students at <abbr>RISE<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[493,734,944,1351,425,146,9],"class_list":["post-186120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-center-for-philippine-studies","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-filipino","tag-indo-pacific-languages-and-literatures","tag-pacific-asian-center-for-entrepreneurship","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186120"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186280,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186120\/revisions\/186280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}