'We're resilient': Calgary's Filipino community reeling after deadly Vancouver festival attack
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Members of Calgaryās Filipino community expressed shock and heartbreak after a car-ramming attack at a Vancouver street festival left 11 people dead and dozens more injured.
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āWhat happened at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver is extremely heartbreaking,ā said Ayra Bukhari, president of the University of Calgary Filipino Studentsā Association. āOur thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted.ā
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Bukhari said Filipino culture is ādefined by community and connection,ā making what happened at the waning moments of the Lapu Lapu Day block party on Saturday night especially painful.
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āTo see someone try to break this apart is deeply disturbing, but this incident does not define us,ā she said.
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In the wake of the tragedy, she said the student group is raising funds to send to Filipino BC.
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And despite the attack on a Filipino cultural festival, the group remains committed to organizing events that showcase Filipino culture and will continue advocating for and celebrating Filipino culture.
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āItās very upsetting to see this happen, but that wonāt discourage us from highlighting the beauty of our culture,ā she said.
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Sarah Edmilao, a member of the Filipino community who says friends had attended earlier in the day, views flowers at a growing memorial near a site the day after a driver killed multiple people during a Filipino festival Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Vancouver, B.C. Lindsey Wasson/AP PhotoArticle content
Bukhari described the Lapu Lapu Day festival as a celebration of resilience, named after Lapulapu, an indigenous leader who fought against Spanish colonization in the Philippines.
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āThis festival is essentially to just showcase our culture and that weāre resilient throughout hardship,ā she said. āWe still stand, and our culture is still vibrant and beautiful. That comes through music, that comes through dance, and so many other shapes and forms.
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āThe Philippines and Filipinos just love to celebrate that weāre resilient and can thrive even through hard times.ā
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Bukhari emphasized the importance of broader support for the Filipino community at a difficult time.
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āItās so important, especially at a time like this, to be accepting of other cultures and to participate in events cross-culturally,ā she said. āI know the Filipino culture . . . is very welcoming,
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