Join UPAAGLA’s Spring Fling on May 20
Come and meet other U.P. Alumni and friends in the Greater LA area in this year’s Spring Fling! We have prepared fun games, great door prizes, and awesome raffle prizes…
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Covering the week’s most noteworthy feature stories impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
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[OPINION] Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
Nevada’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities make up an essential part of our state’s economy and our culture. As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we’re recognizing the…
Hope Horizon Gala Holds Successful Gala
Hope Horizon East Palo Alto, which has been operating since 1984 and whose main mission is “to equip east-of-Bayshore youth to grow spiritually, gain life skills and develop as leaders…
ConGen Ferrer calls on Wilsonville mayor, meets Fil-Am community leaders in Oregon
WILSONVILLE, OR – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer paid a courtesy call on Mayor Julie Fitzgerald of the City of Wilsonville in Oregon and met with…
Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce launches Asian Pacific Islander (API) business council
Togetherness is an important part of what makes the Filipino community continue to thrive. This can be seen in connections with each other, through family and friends, or even in…
2nd annual Mayfest event is coming to City of Carson
Carson, California – Mayfest 2023 is happening at the Carson Civic Center on Sunday May 7, at 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. There will be two stages of amazing performances,…
NaFFAA mourns loss of Fil-Am community advocate Jesse Vizcocho
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is mourning the passing of one of the Filipino American community’s most remarkable leaders, Jesus “Jesse” Antonio Vizcocho, who passed…
UPAAA all set to give Oblation awards
The 2023 Grand Reunion and Convention (GRC) of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) is fast approaching. This year marks the 22nd biennial gathering of UP Alumni…
National Federation of Filipino American Associations—Nevada to celebrate Women’s History Month
In the spirit of recognition and celebration of Women’s History Month, The National Federation of Filipino American Associations—Nevada (NaFFAA NV) continues to recognize outstanding women that have demonstrated exceptional achievement,…
UERM-MAASC performs humanitarian medical missions in Bangued, Abra
After two devastating earthquakes centered in the region of Abra, residents needed some relief. About forty doctors, nurses, and paramedical personnel mostly from Los Angeles, California and belonging mostly to…
Filipino American Business Association of Glendale celebrates Lunar New Year
A very successful and well-attended Lunar New Year Party by the Filipino-American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) was held at Wokcano Restaurant in Burbank, CA. The program included a group…
NaFFAA LV hosts Sinulog 2023 celebration
Palm Mortuary and Ed Balecha, together with NaFFAA and Filipino Community joined the wonderful celebration of the Sinulog Festival. “I am amazed with our community. How quickly we can come…
UERM-MAASC resumes humanitarian medical missions
With most of the COVID travel restrictions lifted, the UERM~Medical Alumni Association of Southern California decided to resume their annual humanitarian endeavors. The recent earthquakes affecting Northern Luzon, specifically the province of Abra as the…
Humanitarian effort raises P3 million in Save Lives Campaign
FilAm Chambers of Commerce delivers cash and medical supplies to the Philippines After raising funds through a multitude of events, two non-profit business-oriented organizations fulfilled its mission to save lives…
ConGen Ferrer attends Filipino Ministry’s 10th annual gala
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, led by Consul General Neil Ferrer, attended the 10th Annual Gala of the Filipino Ministry last October, organized by the Filipino Ministry gala committee…
[COLUMN] Get boosted and give yourself the gift of good health this holiday season
The winter is fast approaching and bringing in colder weather, it is more important than ever to get yourself and your family vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. For people ages…
[OPINION] Los Angeles has the most to gain from Prop 30
By Mariela Ruacho Californians know increasingly well what it’s like to wake up every day to the stark realities of climate change. Shattered heat records. Smoke-filled skies. Drought. And along…
Fil-Am Business Association of Glendale celebrates Fil-Am History Month
THE Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) successfully celebrated Filipino American History Month with a free event for the community on Saturday, Oct. 8. Held at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center, the well attended…
[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…
[COLUMN] Saving water & building a more resilient future
California’s climate has changed. We are experiencing more extreme weather – hotter temperatures, longer and more severe droughts, worsening wildfires and dangerous flash flooding. We’re seeing this not just in…
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…
[COLUMN] 3 curses and a blessing
My wife Gigi always causes eyebrows to rise whenever she gives her date of birth. 9-11. For years that date was celebrated (or cursed) as the birthday of President Ferdinand…
[COLUMN] FVR, a very endearing Philippine president
BECAUSE the late 12th Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos is one of the most admired presidents of our Motherland — who restored democracy and who recently passed away at age…
[COLUMN] Rest easy now, FVR
“We Filipinos have always found it easier to die for our country than live for it. In times of peace and civil order, we seem to fritter away in bickering….
[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,…
[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…
[OPINION] The irony of Independence Day: When Filipinos embrace and hail their oppressors as their heroes
THIS year’s celebration of Independence Day felt like there was a dark cloud hovering above the 7,100 beautiful islands of our beloved Philippines. Where there should be pride and joy…