Featuring the most noteworthy people impacting, inspiring, and empowering the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Nikki Calonge never imagined herself performing on Broadway, but last week, she made her debut as part of the cast of “Life of Pi.” Despite never having dreamed of this…
UNDER the banner of the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP), 25 Filipinos Americans from across the U.S., including a living World War II veteran, were among the more…
IN 2016, Dr. Annabelle Manalo-Morgan gave birth to her son, Macario. At just two days old, Macario began suffering from severe seizures that required neurosurgery, which ultimately removed 38% of…
Former American Ninja Warrior, Wipeout finalist and rare disease warrior Pamela Price ran 340 grueling miles from the Santa Monica Pier to the Las Vegas sign with Team Unlimited Women…
Dr. Cesar D. Candari, MD, a well-known Las Vegas Filipino-American Diplomate in pathology, medical leader, humanitarian, author, newspaper columnist of Philippine Times, passed away on March 14, 2023 from pancreatic…
Leny Dy Sarmiento recently celebrated her 80th birthday with family and friends last February 19 at a party held at Maggiano’s LIttle Italy Restaurant in Santana Row in San Jose, CA. Photo…
MISS UNIVERSE PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE CONSUL GENERAL. The first ever Fil-Am Miss Universe, Ms. R’Bonney Gabriel, met with Consul General Senen T. Mangalile on Monday, 06 March…
Most organizations take painstaking years to create while others are born out of personal horrible and heinous experiences. AAP(I belong) is one of those, created as an aftermath of a…
Filipina American Judge Mari D. Parlade was sworn in as a District Court Judge in Dept A in the Family Division last January 3. “Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat…
Special feature by Aldwin Requejo who served as special assistant of Jose de Venecia for over 27 years. He is currently the Chief of Staff of JDV’s son, Pangasinan Representative…
The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation (RFLF), one of the oldest African American and Asian private foundations in the world, is pleased to announce a milestone $5 million grant to the…
ON Wednesday, November 30th, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Filipino Alumnus and Associate Professor Bobby Rimas of the American Legal Systems course at California State University, Los Angeles’ Downtown…
The Garcias is a reboot of the Nickelodeon hit show, The Brothers García, which ran for four seasons from 2000-2003. It was a multi-award-winning series for its non-stereotypical portrayal of…
Meet Filipino American Chef Tara Monsod, who celebrates her life as an LGBTQ Filipina and her culture as she shines a light on Filipino flavors in the city home to…
FOR the merry month of December, internationally known boxing champ and former Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao heads the list of prominent celebrities who will be celebrating their birthdays this month….
YOUNG Filipina American Trinity Mijares knew she wanted to become a ballerina at the age of 3 after watching her first live performance of “The Nutcracker.” Last year, she performed…
Daphne Palasi Andreades was a second-year graduate student pursuing an MFA in fiction writing at Columbia University when she first heard a quote by the author Toni Morrison: “If there…
Last week, the Asian Journal reported which Filipino candidates in races across Southern California would win their races in the 2022 midterm election. With nearly all the results accounted for,…
THE Deal (currently streaming on The Roku Channel) is a dystopian film that deals with the universal theme of a mother-and-daughter relationship. Fil-Am actress Sumalee Montano, who created and co-produced…
Montclair, CA — The Inland Pacific Ballet (IPB) has selected Bella Pableo, a Filipino American ballerina, to star as Clara for this year’s 2022 holiday performance of the Nutcracker, which…
The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), a joint initiative of the Philippine Embassy, Consulates General in the United States, and the Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI), announced the 2022 FYLPRO Delegates….
IN honor of Filipino American History Month, get to know seven more Filipino Americans who are serving across the Biden-Harris Administration, from the office of the Vice President to government…
Los Angeles, California — Health-e-Charity, a 501c(3) non-profit founded in 2017, today announced a partnership with Manny Pacquiao Foundation, the charity named and founded on behalf of future Hall of…
UPON taking office, President Joe Biden promised to have an administration that reflected the United States’ diversity. In addition to having Kamala Harris as the first Black, South Asian and…
FILIPINO American stand-up comedian Jo Koy now has a day in his honor in the city of Los Angeles, home to the largest Fil-Am population in California. The Los Angeles…
Olivia Quido-Co, CEO and founder of the Los Angeles-based O Skin Med Spa did not actually dream to become where she is right now. As a young teen growing up…
Gabriel will represent the U.S. during Miss Universe ON the third day of Filipino American History Month, Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel made Fil-Ams proud as she was crowned Miss USA…
THOUGH it feels as if Filipinos only just made it to the United States in the mid-to-late 20th century, it’s worth knowing that Filipinos made their mark centuries earlier. The…
MANILA – The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, the marketing and promotions arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), announces that Ms. Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles has officially assumed the…
LOS ANGELES — Emerging Filipina American filmmaker Reina Gabriela Bonta says her earnest love for her family’s roots is what gave rise to her directorial debut, “LAHI.” “Primarily, I am…
