The same weekend that the FIND Spring Conference happened on the East Coast, and just one week after SCPASA held their summit on the West Coast, the Midwest Association of Filipino Americans (MAFA) met for their annual conference in Bloomington, Indiana at Indiana University. Along with the Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT) conference held in the fall, the MAFA Conference provides students in the Midwest the rare opportunity to meet and network in person, since the travel time between non-Chicago schools can range from two to eight hours. Delegates also get to attend lectures that cover Pilipino-American activism, Pilipino culture, and current affairs in the Philippines. This year's theme, “Children of the Sun: Different Stories United by the 8-Point Sun” held true this weekend as a the Midwest served as host to a headline performance from East Coast Pilipinos (Deep Foundation), a keynote speech from a West Coast Pilipina (Aubrey Aquino), and workshops facilitated by movers and shakers from across the country.
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