Finding home in Norway: How Filipinos abroad keep music, culture, and community alive

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 10/19/2026 - 15:18

In a spacious hall in Bergen, Norway, families gathered over home-cooked dishes. Friends reconnected through stories and laughter. And a community found a familiar sense of warmth and belonging in a country of stunning fjords, dramatic coastlines and—at least for one day—Original Pilipino Music, as a familiar voice sang: "Jopay, kumusta ka na?"