Scammers are posing as your TV and internet company
DID Spectrum or another provider call with an offer to lower your monthly TV, cable, or internet bill in exchange for a pre-payment or fee? It wasn’t them. It was…
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Fake news kicks into high gear ahead of midterm elections
AS the midterms approach, voters are being bombarded with disinformation in multiple languages. People who are addicted to fake news get it from sources they trust. Trouble is, people who…
[OPINION] Filipino Americans strengthen our country. Democrats don’t.
October marks the start of Filipino American History Month. During a consequential election season, it’s important to celebrate the contributions and sacrifices Filipino Americans have made as well as the…
OCNHS Class 1972 celebrates 50th high school reunion in San Diego
UNITED States-based graduates of Olongapo City National High School (OCNHS) celebrated their 50th Reunion in San Diego on September 9-12, 2022. Over 60 classmates who live in the U.S. from California, Idaho,…
[OPINION] A very successful US trip for President BBM
By Ambassador Babe Romualdez Arriving on presidential flight PR001 from Manila to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, we were extremely honored to welcome President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his official…
Another elderly Pinay assaulted in New York City
Another elderly Filipino woman was assaulted by an unidentified woman in New York City last week, the latest in a string of attacks on Filipinos in the United States. In…
[OPINION] Catherine Cortez Masto and Joe Biden have left Nevada’s Asian Americans behind
By Adam Laxalt, Candidate for U.S. Senate As we get closer to November, Nevada’s AAPI families are wondering if they can make ends meet, send their kids to a good…
[OPINION] A voice for AAPI Nevadans in Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
By Angelyn Tabalba AS Chair of the AAPI Democratic Caucus in Las Vegas and an active AAPI community leader in Nevada, I have dedicated much of my time to improving the…
[COLUMN] Life expectancy among Asian populations dropped three years during COVID-19
By: Dr. Dali Fan, UC Davis Health Getting vaccinated provides best defense to staying safer and keeping life expectancy higher Life expectancy has dropped for all Californians during the pandemic,…
What millions of new citizens could mean for the next election cycle
(Ed. Note: A report from the National Partnership for New Americans shows there were 5.19 million newly minted U.S. citizens between 2016 and 2020. That figure represents a significant and,…
FABAG-GLAC celebrates ‘Philippine-American Friendship Day’
GLENDALE, CA — The Filipino-American Business Association of Glendale, Greater Los Angeles County (FABAG-GLAC), in partnership with Glendale YMCA, celebrated “Philippine- American Friendship Day” with Installation of Officers and a…
Major highway named after late Filipina civil rights leader
Alice Peña Bulos Highway sign unveiling takes place July 16 DALY CITY — A historic moment for Asians, Filipinos, and Filipino-Americans is coming up with the unveiling of a literal landmark….
[ESSAY] Takao Ozawa and Bhagat Singh Thind: Asian Americans’ role in revealing the implicit ambiguity of ‘whiteness’
Editor’s note: Once a year, an essay competition is held at Cal State University, Northridge, amongst Asian American Studies and Education majors, as part of an endowment set up by the columnist, Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz, for…
Asian Americans call for multi-racial solidarity at first-ever unity march
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services WASHINGTON DC — Approximately 15,000 people gathered June 25 at the National Mall here for the first-ever Unity March, organized to draw attention to the…
Young Fil-Am lawyer makes history, wins Miss Texas title
By Gus Mercado/Contributor ALL Filipino Americans in the State of Texas, especially in the DFW Metroplex, brimmed with pride when its very own Averie Danielle Bishop won the Miss Texas…
Aloha Game Nights at Plaza West Covina
Last Saturday, Plaza West Covina hosted an island-themed trivia night in honor of AAPI month. Included in the event was a performance by the Polynesian Entertainment Group. Guests enjoyed hula…
[COLUMN] The history and blessings of Philippine independence
By Gus Mercado June 12, 1898 marks a most important milestone in the history of the Philippines as the day the Republic was born. Every year since then, Filipinos all…
Promoting Leadership With AAPI Stories and Voices
SCE celebrates community and business partners during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. By Shulie Tornel Patty Rhee’s parents stopped checking her grades when she started high school, which is…
[OPINION] Why Rep. Susie Lee is an advocate for AAPIs, Southern Nevadans
By Angelyn Tabalba, President, AAPI Democratic Caucus of Southern Nevada It has been a long two years for Southern Nevada. While COVID-19 relentlessly afflicted our communities, we saw our biggest…
[OPINION] Learning from and uplifting the AAPI community is our responsibility as Nevadans
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada As one of the fastest growing communities in Nevada, Asian American Pacific Islanders are an essential part of our state and enrich our…
[COLUMN] Why the habit of saving is key to becoming financially healthier
Savings is a foundational piece to financial health since research has found that unexpected expenses, like car repairs, can become a hardship when people don’t have access to emergency savings…
Fil-Am attorney leads class action team, gets $21.56M payout to drivers
By Val Abelgas LOS ANGELES — XPO Logistics Inc., one of the biggest truck companies in the United States, has agreed to pay $20 million to 561 drivers misclassified as…
[OPINION] There is a dire need for Filipino language access services in San Francisco
Filipinos have been a significant part of San Francisco and California’s history and society for more than a century, and a majority use Filipino (Tagalog) as a language. Not to…
BA.2 COVID variant now accounts for more than one third of new infections, says CDC
By Sunita Sohrabji / Ethnic Media Services THE BA.2 variant of Omicron now accounts for 35 percent of new COVID infections in the U.S., and more than 50 percent in…
[OPINION] Masking up helps, but getting vaccinated critical to keeping kids safe
Whether or not kids should wear masks in school remains a heated topic with strong opinions on both sides. Adding to this conversation is the state’s latest masking guidance, which…
California EDD adds 15 languages, expands access to unemployment insurance
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services Settling a complaint brought about by several civil rights organizations, California’s Employment Development Department will expand language access for its unemployment insurance program by translating…
Tax season is open! Here’s how to get your refund quickly
TAX season officially opened Jan. 24, but early birds will have to wait for refunds until March, as the Internal Revenue Service is barred from issuing payments before Feb. 15….
Hope after the rain: An update on Gawad Kalinga’s Typhoon Odette relief operations
An operation walang iwanan: Typhoon Rai/ Odette update Last December 17, 2021, Gawad Kalinga Philippines (GK) activated Operation Walang Iwanan: Typhoon Rai: Odette (local name) in response to the calamity…
From pandemic to endemic: Will we ever be there?
Even as COVID-19 hospitalization rates surge in some parts of the U.S., many public health experts are advising a shift from thinking of the crisis as a pandemic to an…
Filipino Americans in Las Vegas aid communities hit by Typhoon Odette
LAS VEGAS – Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, through the Philippine American Charity Foundation (PACF), a non-profit charitable organization in Nevada, sent funds to municipalities struck by Super Typhoon Rai,…