Ysabel Jurado, LA’s first Fil-Am councilmember, takes office
The housing rights attorney attended her first city council meeting the day after her swearing-in ceremony ON Monday, Dec. 9, Ysabel Jurado was sworn in to the Los Angeles City…
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Report: 31% increase in LA County anti-Asian hate crimes
Overall the hate crime rate reached a historic high, according to a new report from LA County Commission on Human Relations REPORTS of harassment, violence and other hate incidents fueled…
‘A monumental shift in our country’: Filipino American organizers react to Trump winning the 2024 presidential election
With another election come and gone, Filipino Americans across all political walks of life are preparing for another presidency with Donald Trump. As previously reported in the Asian Journal, the…
Tenants rights attorney Ysabel Jurado becomes first Fil-Am elected to LA City Council
Ysabel Jurado, a tenants rights attorney, is Los Angeles’ newest councilmember after defeating incumbent councilmember Kevin de León in the race for City Council’s District 14 seat. Progressive candidate Ysabel…
‘We’re not a monolith’: How the growing Filipino American electorate is voting in the 2024 election
Democrat, Republican, third-party—regardless of political stripe, Fil-Ams are fired up about the election and the future of America WITH mere days away from, once again, the most important election of our…
Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz meets AANHPI Dems in Las Vegas
This is the Minnesota first lady’s first trip to Nevada since her husband, Tim Walz, joined Harris’ campaign By Klarize Medenilla/AJPress GWEN Walz, wife of vice presidential hopeful Minnesota…
Survey: 98% of naturalized citizens in swing states are likely to vote in November
The “Naturalized and Ready to Vote!” tour hits key swing state Nevada, which has more than 41,000 newly naturalized voters since 2020 LAS VEGAS, N.V.—With less than two months before…
San Diego first responders, community leaders honor FilAm police officer who was killed in car chase
THE San Diego community is mourning the loss of a Filipino American police officer who was killed last week while on high-speed pursuit. On Friday, Aug. 29, the San Diego…
Financial aid deadline looms for CA community college students
Sept. 3 is the last day students, regardless of immigration status, can apply for financial aid AS the cost of higher education rises across the country, community leaders in California…
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic presidential nomination with promise of ‘new way forward’
UNITED States Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, August 22 as she heads into the 2024 general election against former President Donald Trump. With the…
Fil-Am pro-Harris coalition celebrates selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris running mate
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, a coalition of leading Filipino American Democrats celebrated the likely Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s selection of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as her running mate in…
Filipino American leaders endorse VP Harris for president
With Biden dropping out of the race, Democrats across the country divert support to Harris IMMEDIATELY following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential…
Support for Biden declines among Asian American voters, new survey says
VP Harris, Asian American leaders address AANHPI community in Philadelphia A new survey from a coalition of Asian American advocacy groups shows that Biden is losing support from AAPI voters—the…
Biden-Harris campaign launches new outreach effort for AANHPI voters
VP Harris is leading the campaign to appeal to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community, the fastest-growing electorate AS the 2024 presidential election looms closer, the campaign to…
Filipino-centered parenting program prioritizes mental health among Filipino youth
Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS, is a pediatrician and physician scientist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC…
City of San Gabriel honors AAPI youth, multicultural leaders in National AAPI Heritage Month ceremony
IN honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, community leaders and government officials of San Gabriel, California honored members and volunteers of an AAPI youth advocacy organization that…
LA County launches new grant program to combat widespread food insecurity
The $10 million grant program will fund 46 local organizations fighting food inequity COMPTON, Calif. — To tackle the widespread food crisis in the Southland, Los Angeles County has unveiled…
Filipino youth who have been bullied (and have bullied) break the cycle
How Filipinos have dealt with, and are currently dealing with, childhood bullying IN 2001, the massive influx of Asian immigrants settling in the United States that began in the 1980s…
A conversation with Island Pacific founder Nino Lim
Lim discusses the history of Island Pacific Supermarket and business philosophies as the grocery chain enters a new era with newly-appointed CEO Maite Defensor AS OF 2024, Filipinos in the…
Fil-Am city council candidate seeks a progressive Los Angeles
ACCORDING to a 2023 U.S. News and Reports report, Los Angeles is the second-most expensive city in terms of cost of living. To most, that’s not a surprising find, especially…
Filipino viewers react to Jo Koy’s Golden Globes hosting gig
ON Sunday, Jan. 7, famed Filipino American stand-up comedian Jo Koy hosted the 81st Golden Globes and the public consensus was clear — he was dreadful. As soon as Koy…
Ahead of holiday gatherings, health experts recommend receiving updated COVID, flu vaccines
Only 8.5% of California Asians have updated their vaccine, booster FOR families everywhere, the beginning of November ushers in the excitement for upcoming holiday gatherings. But it also means the…
Ahead of holiday gatherings, health experts recommend receiving updated COVID, flu vaccines
Only 8.5% of California Asians have updated their vaccine, booster FOR families everywhere, the beginning of November ushers in the excitement for upcoming holiday gatherings. But it also means the…
Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly de Leon discuss ‘A Very Good Girl’ and the rise of Filipino cinema
The black comedy revenge tale directed by Petersen Vargas is currently playing in theaters in the Philippines and the United States If there’s one thing to glean from the global…
Biden administration honors AAPI educational institutions in first-ever proclamation
The president proclaimed Sept. 25-Oct 1 as National Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPSI) week Last week, President Joe Biden released a first-ever formal proclamation celebrating educational…
LA renters assistance program applications open until October 2
Amid the skyrocketing cost of living, the City of Los Angeles has launched a rent relief program for low-income residents who need to pay off rent-related debts accrued during the…
As AI rapidly develops, so do tech-based scams, FTC warns
Text scammers utilize AI to steal sensitive information like passwords and Social Security numbers as scam-based losses increase ORGANIZED scam operations have been a serious threat since before the digital…
Olivia Rodrigo showcases proficient musical, literary complexity with ‘GUTS,’ new singles
The Gen Z pop princess releases tour dates, including four shows in LA IN the music world, the second album is always the toughest. Arguably, the stakes are higher and…
As Californians brace for the late-summer heatwaves, climate experts urge vigilance in arid communities
Filipinos across the Southland react to triple-digit temperatures Even as the summer winds down, Californians know all too well that the transition from summer to fall rarely equates to decreased…
White House seeks greater investment in AAPI mental health care
AFTER anti-Asian hate and violence escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) have spent the last few years rallying for greater investment in…