KNOW YOUR ROOTS APPAREL

Know Your Roots Apparel................... Spring Collection 2010......ONE TRIBE

2010-04-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

We lost our spring Collection due to our Hard Drive Failure which holds 10 years worth of work....We will have to remake and redraw each and every piece and we will release them on a later season.......
As for now, KYR Apparel will have a new line up and well be going on production within this week for our new Spring Collection....Theme: One Tribe.

Keep an eye out...
http://www.kyrapparel.com

Spring Collection 2010

2010-03-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

SPRING COLLECTION 2010

BAMBU

2010-03-09T12:04:00.000-08:00

BAMBU "SLOW DOWN"

CHECK OUT BAM @ http://bamburants.blogspot.com

Carolyn Clark Elementary with Ms. Bernadette Marcias

2010-03-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

Katipunan Munny T Shirt Design

2010-02-23T14:30:00.000-08:00

Katipunan Code of Conduct

2010-02-11T18:32:00.000-08:00

The life that is not consecrated to a lofty and reasonable purpose is a tree without a shade, if not a poisonous weed.
To do good for personal gain and not for its own sake is not true virtue.
It is rational to be charitable and love ones fellow creature, and to adjust ones conduct, acts and words to what is in itself reasonable.
Whether our skin be black or white, we are all born equal; superiority in knowledge, wealth and beauty are to be understood, but not superiority by nature.
The honorable man prefers honor to personal gain; the scoundrel, gain to honor.

Do not waste thy time; wealth can be recovered, but not time lost.

Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor before the law or in the field.
The prudent man is sparing in words and faithful in keeping secrets.
On the thorny path of life, man is the guide of women and the children, and if the guide leads to the precipice, those whom he guides will also go there.
Thou must not look upon woman as a mere plaything, but as a faithful companion who will share with thee the penalties of life; her (physical) weakness will increase thy interest in her and she will remind thee of the mother who bore thee and reared thee.

What thou dost not desire done unto thy wife, children, brothers and sisters, that do not unto the wife, children, brothers and sisters of thy neighbor.
Man is not worth more because he is a king, because he is now aquiline, and his color white, not because he is a priest, a servant of god, nor because of the high prerogative he enjoys on earth, but he is worth most who is a man of proven value, who does good, keeps his word, is worthy and honest; he who does not oppress nor consent to being oppressed, he who loves and cherishes his fatherland, though he be born in the wilderness and knows no tongue but his own.

Pinoy Power 3

2010-02-11T16:03:00.001-08:00

Philippine National Anthem - Lupang Hinirang

2010-02-08T08:15:00.000-08:00

Lupang Hinirang
Bayang Magiliw
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso
Sa dibdib mo’y buhay.

Lupang hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig,
‘Di ka pasisiil.

Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula at awit
Sa paglayang minamahal.

Ang kislap ng watawat mo’y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma’y ‘di magdidilim.

Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati’t pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya, na ‘pag may mang-aapi
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa ‘yo.

Haribon Crest

This shirt has the Lupang Hinirang in background of the Philippine Eagle.

Haribon - Hari nang Ibon - Hari means King and Ibon means Bird

The worlds largest eagle in the world, In this design The Haribon represents freedom,

Bolo Knives represents our weapon against our oppresers wether its the Spaniards,

American or Japanese. Also

The Lupang Hinirang is written in BayBayin, which is a script use before the Spaniards.

It's commonly, but incorrectly known as Alibata.

Haribon Crest

JUSTINELEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

2010-02-06T13:27:00.000-08:00

http://www.justinelement.com/

Photography has become more than just a hobby, a love, or even a passion to me.

It has become a lifestye.

Anyone can learn how to take a picture or how to use a camera.

But it takes those whom are truly devoted to the art.

Who live and breathe ISO.

Who see life through an aperture.

And who blink like a shutter.

That make the greatest photographers out there.

"I am not passionate about photography, I am passionate about losing myself in the moment"

- Henri Cartier-Bresson

I am constantly surrounded by love and positive influences in my life.

I love meeting new and interesting people that live, laugh, love and never stop to take a break.

I can't think of anything better to shoot then people in love.

Whether it be families, friends, or couples, shooting is my element.

My name is Justin John and I am a Photographer.

Cheers

http://www.justinelement.com/index.html

ROCKY RIVERA

2010-01-28T13:01:00.000-08:00

Check her out at

http://www.guerillabusfare.com/

BAMBU

2010-01-28T12:43:00.000-08:00

Quit - Bambu produced by iLLMind

BAMBU

Check out BAMBU at

http://bamburants.blogspot.com/

NYFP + PARO PARO BEATS

2010-01-28T11:34:00.000-08:00

NYFP Crew: G-Klef and Acis

www.nyfpkrew.blogspot.com

www.myspace.com/nyfp

www.friendster.com/nyfpcrew

Ana Julaton

2010-01-28T09:49:00.000-08:00

“Ana Julaton shocked the World by being the 1st US Born Filipina American to ever win the World Championship”.

In her Professional Career that has only spanned 5 Wins in her 2nd year she has truly inspired and empowered her people in the Filipino American Community and all women World wide.

Currently shes holding two world title belts and pursuing to unify all the belts with in her weight class.

You can check her out at

http://www.teamjulaton.com

A Film by Jesse Docena

2010-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

I completed this short film for a midterm in one of my ethnic study courses. The class, Asians in America is instructed by Professor Grace Yoo. The purpose of my film was to give a quick glimpse into Filipino history and culture through a interview with Michael Dalupo. Mr. Dalupo is an up and coming entrepreneur and is the current CEO of Know Your Roots Apparel -

Jesse Docena

Genevieve Chanelle X KYR Apparel

2010-01-22T18:16:00.000-08:00

GENEVIEVE CHANELLE

VIP SAN JOSE DANCE TEAM X KYR APPAREL

2010-01-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

ALL DESIGN FOR VIP SAN JOSE IS BEEN SOLD OUT.

Established in January of 2009, Founder/Director of VIP San Jose, Krisuan Rosalejos (the OriGinal Booftroop, Mix'd Elements, MVP, & Mplgz)& Assistant Director Sasha Ghavi, “wanted to establish an outlet for those who share the same interest and passion in dance. VIP San Jose is a visionary company that provides versatility and interpretation of artistic expressions in dance & shares our vision in the industry and dance community. We strive for excellence and perfection. Not just in dance, but in our every day lives. We will always better ourselves and always move forward. And that's what makes us VIP.

San Jose's VIP List of 2009

1 -Krisuan (Director/Founder)

2 -Sasha (Asst. Director)

3 -Allyssa

4 -Andy

5 -Beverly

6 -Camacho

7 -Carrissa

8 -CJ

9 -Dominique

10 -Fallon

11 -Guino

12 -Jae-ar

13 -Jjay

14 -Katrina

15 -Kayce

16 -Kristina

17 -Layne

18 -Marc

19 -Markus

20 -Mariko

21 -MaryAnn

22 -Melfred

23 -Rayray

24 -Tim

25 -Tj

26 -Vanessa

Krisuan Rosalejos

Director & Founder:

VIP San Jose/the OriGinal Booftroops

www.myspace.com/krisuan

www.myspace.com/vipsj

BATTLEFEST LIVE 360 VER. 9.0

2010-01-21T16:32:00.000-08:00

http://battlefestlive.com/

VIBE 15

2010-01-21T16:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.vibedancecompetition.com/

Vibe is the premier dance competition on the west coast and the first competition of the year. Over the past recent years, we have been fortunate enough to showcase special performances by groups such as the Jabbawockeez, Kaba Modern (Vibe 8-10 Champs), SickStep (Vibe 11 Champs), Team Millennia (Vibe 12 & 13 Champs), CADC (Vibe 14 Champs), along with many others.

This fifteenth annual Vibe dance competition will feature EVEN MORE elite dance teams for a larger audience to enjoy and appreciate while helping LTD reach its higher philanthropic goals, making Vibe 15 BIGGER & BETTER (for the same price as last year) !!

You've seen them on YouTube and you've seen them on TV! NOW WATCH THEM LIVE AT VIBE 15 AS THE BEST OF THE BEST COME TOGETHER TO PUT ON A SHOW YOU WON'T EVER FORGET!

January 31st at the UCI Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA
Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 630pm
Official Vibe x Kallusive Tees will be sold for only $20, and they will sell out!
A portion of the proceeds go to Cultureshock LA's after school dance programs

Check out the VIBE Website for all the information on tickets, lineup, and much more!!

Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino

2010-01-21T00:25:00.000-08:00

Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino

A Filipino Senator who opposed President Marcos "Martial Law" and fought for democracy in the Philippines. He was jailed and later on exiled to the U.S. due to his health. He return to the Philippines even when he knew that there was a plot to kill him. Returning to the Philippines, he was quoted "The Filipino is worth dying for". When he finally returned, he was shot down by a gunman from behind and he died right on the tarmac of the Manila International Airpot, which is now know as Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor. This incident outraged the public and sparked a revolution which is called "Peoples Power" led by his wife Corazon Aquino. The Peoples Power Revolution drove Marcos into exile and placed Cory Aquino in the seat of power.

There's more to read about this extraordinary men and his pursuit of democracy. Please take the time to research the name Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino.

This design is dedicated to Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. The distinct glasses and the quote with in his eyes "The Filipino is worth dying for".

Filipino T Shirts

Manny Pacman Pacquiao T Shirts

2009-10-20T03:22:00.000-07:00

Available at:

www.kyrapparel.com

Battle Fest Live 360 San Jose

2009-10-13T13:49:00.001-07:00

www.kyrapparel.com

Our First Photo Shoot by Rafael Castro

2009-10-13T13:28:00.001-07:00

All Photographs were taken by Rafael Castro
www.kyrapparel.com

Healthy Competition

2009-10-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

There are so many Filipino clothing company, most of them located in California. Some has been doing it way before I started and some of them just actually started. Personally I think its a good thing, the more the better.

The way I see it is we should all work together, to create a healthy competition amongst each other. Like they say, it takes a community to raise a community.

Definitely its a competition, But I tell everybody the same thing. Its like when you play ball with your friends, you want to dunk on them or break their ankles and put a move on them and in turn they will try to do the same thing. The game gets better and you get better as long as it stays healthy.

We currently work with brands like:

PST Gear

Cultured Roots

Folded Inc

Chicharon Adventures

Graphic Nature

Stack Collection

Chamorro Boys

A.P.parel

Submit Sk8

Tragick Kickz

But theres so many more out there that Id like to work with such as

Filtee

Manilla Gorilla

Busog Apparel

Ethnik Roots

Pnoy Apparel

Fili Islander

Ako Apparel

and theres a lot more brands out there that i might have missed.

With in a community we want to share information and resources so we can better each other.

If you keep your resources and information to yourself, it only helps an individual not the community. My mission is to better the community.

www.kyrapparel.com

Idealogy

2009-10-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

Before we started Know Your Roots Apparel, there was a lot of Filipino inspired tees around. Also there was too many spoofs, funny and stereo typical images. I love funny and humorous design, but there was more to the Filipino culture than adobo, lumpia and lechon.

I wanted to create designs that promotes the culture with integrity. Such as Ninoy Aquino, who died for democracy, Katipunan, A society that wanted to gain independence from the Spaniards, Bolos, our weapon against oppression.

There are many recognizable images of the Filipinos, such as the Sun and 3 stars, the colors of our flag, and the map of the Philippines. But i wanted to define them, example: The 8 rays of the sun represents the first 8 region that revolted against the Spaniards, and the 3 stars represents the 3 main region.

Anybody and everybody was making a sun and 3 stars shirts, but we wanted to define them, so when your rocking that design, youll know what it represents.

I made a Ninoy shirt with the glasses and inside the glasses it says, "The Filipino is worth dying for. I walked around the mall and at least 10 people complimented me on the shirt, 5 of them non Filipinos, which gave me an oppurtunity to educate, inform and promote our culture to fellow Filipinos and non Filipinos.

Thats the idea of the brand, we infused history, heritage and culture with fashion and in turn you can pass that information to people by making the design aesthetic to get them interested in a conversation about culture.

When we opened up the JJ Clothing store, after a few months, Shiek, which owns 116 stores all over California decided to carry Filipino Inspired T shirts, and 2 more shop in the Great Mall which is non Filipino owned also started to carry Filipino Apparels.

Monetary wise, it's not really good for me having so many competition, but my tank dont run on greed, my tank runs on passion, so the more the better, but as for the community, its a beatiful thing. Because people are starting to realize that there is a market for the Filipinos.

Also a great example is Hat Club a non Filipino owned hat store, and theyre best selling product was the sun and 3 stars hat.

So to me I'm loving the fact that theres so many more people doing this, cause it creates a competition, and competition means more choices for the community, the products get better, and the community benefits from that. Also our culture will get more exposure.

I suggest if youre a Filipino, you should own at least 1 Filipino t shirt so you can help promote our Filipino community. I'd love for you to buy my apparel, but if you cant find something you like with in KYR Apparel, I have to say theres so many more brands out there that represents you. So take the time to search because the power of choice is in your hand.

www.kyrapparel.com

Vallejo PYC Event

2009-10-05T22:28:00.000-07:00

PYC Vallejo

Vallejo gives us so much love. We want to thank you Vallejo for the continued support.

www.kyrapparel.com

The Beginning

2009-10-05T21:27:00.000-07:00

Know Your Roots Apparel

We are a clothing company and our mission is to inform, educate and promote culture by way of apparel. Started out with 12 designs, eager to get them out to the community. We found a Filipino Festival in Vallejo CA.

It was Pasko Expo, December 6, 2008. Excited about the event, we got there early to set up. So early it was the day before the event. During the event I made sure to shake hands with every vendor, wether it was competition or not. We had a lot of fun and couldn't wait for the next event. So I asked around, when is the next event, and everyone told me not till summer time. this was on December and Summer, that meant I had to wait for 6 months to do this again.

So I asked myself why cant we celebrate the culture everyday, 365 days a year. That was the AHAA!! moment, when i decided we can open up a store, not just any store, but an apparel store catered to our community. There was nothing like it. I think every Filipino store I could think of is either a restaurant or a Sari Sari store: a store that offers variety of services.

I don't have deep pockets, so i had to look under the couch literally for every change i can find.

When I finally got the funds together, basically our total was 890.00 dollars. Was it enough?

Well I went to the Great Mall Of Milpitas and inquired about any open space thats available for leasing. Basically they only required me to put down 500.00 dollars and then 30 days to setup shop.

I contacted everyone I met on the Pasko Expo specially all the Filipino clothing brand, Cultured Roots, Pinoy Street Team, Folded Inc. and also a few that I found on line, Chicharon Adventures, Amano Island Strength Clothing and a local skateboard shop Submit Sk8.

Not having enough money to buy fixtures and other nesscessities. I had to find a way to set up the store in a presentable manner. I found out that there was a major retail store going out of business, so I asked if I can get fixtures, brackets for cheap, but they gave them to me no charge.

I asked my family and friends to help me paint, install and set up everything and tadaaa!!! 30 days went quick and we were on the verge of opening up the store.

It was Friday the 13th on February when we open up our door, Our official release of KYR Apparel. The store is called JJ Clothing. The two J's stands for my two sons, Jeren and Jaden.

We built the store to be an outlet for the community, We promote local businesses, artist and everything under the umbrella.

KNOW YOUR ROOTS APPAREL

Know Your Roots Apparel................... Spring Collection 2010......ONE TRIBE

Spring Collection 2010

SPRING COLLECTION 2010

BAMBU

Carolyn Clark Elementary with Ms. Bernadette Marcias

Katipunan Munny T Shirt Design

Katipunan Code of Conduct

Pinoy Power 3

Philippine National Anthem - Lupang Hinirang

JUSTINELEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

ROCKY RIVERA

BAMBU

NYFP + PARO PARO BEATS

Ana Julaton

A Film by Jesse Docena

Genevieve Chanelle X KYR Apparel

VIP SAN JOSE DANCE TEAM X KYR APPAREL

BATTLEFEST LIVE 360 VER. 9.0

VIBE 15

Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino

Manny Pacman Pacquiao T Shirts

Battle Fest Live 360 San Jose

Our First Photo Shoot by Rafael Castro

Healthy Competition

Idealogy

Vallejo PYC Event

The Beginning