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By Liezel Longboan

September is East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month in the UK 鈥� a time to celebrate our heritage, reconnect with our communities, and reflect on how far we鈥檝e come. In recent years, Filipinos and other ESEA communities have become more visible, vocal, and engaged. Yet, there are still those who choose to dismiss or ignore the contributions we continue to make in the UK.

The recent on Apple Moorhouse and her family in Halifax has been a painful reminder of this reality 鈥� but it has also galvanised Filipinos to take a stand. Across social media, I鈥檝e seen kababayans (fellow Filipinos) openly sharing their reflections: whether as newly arrived migrant workers, first-generation parents, or long-time residents, many have been voicing their own experiences and perspectives on sensitive topics such as racism and belonging. Kanlungan Filipino Consortium has issued a in the wake of the incident.

What has been equally striking is the solidarity beyond our own community. Messages of support for Apple and for Filipino healthcare workers have poured in from across the UK. Reform Watch founder 鈥檚 Facebook has already been shared more than 3,000 times, an encouraging sign that many are willing to stand with us. A concerned Halifax local, Mick Coughland, has organised a community picnic on the same park where the attack happened on 14 September. He said that he was shocked at seeing the video and “made me want to do something positive against the anger and racism and provide a platform – however low key to show solidarity with Apple – also to state racism has no place in our communities.”

Even the Daily Mail has given the incident a good .

Reflecting on this year’s theme for the celebration, Reframing Resilience, I can’t help but think of resilience as collective healing and resistance. As we heal from intergenerational trauma brought about by our colonial and migration experience, we are growing in confidence individually and collectively, and in the process, are becoming more capable of resisting anything that diminishes our dignity and that of others. I believe our community has shown resilience in the face of this recent incident:

• Apple鈥檚 decision to speak out: By sharing her experience publicly, she showed courage and confidence. As one British commenter noted, a decade ago she might not have dared say anything 鈥� but today, she chose to speak up and demand accountability.
• Our community鈥檚 growing capacity for dialogue: Filipinos are finding the space to discuss racism 鈥� even when opinions differ 鈥� and that, in itself, is real progress.

Taken together, these shifts signal that Filipinos in the UK are more open to engaging in difficult conversations about race, identity and belonging. The outpouring of kindness and solidarity from outside the Filipino community is another step forward.

But visibility and courage must be matched by action. It鈥檚 time for the government to focus on creating jobs, tackling poverty, and addressing the structural inequalities that allow racism to fester.

Updated on 5 Sept to add the photos of the couple who attacked Ms Moorhouse.