Category: Magazines
Joan Almedilla, AJ Rafael, Jules Aurora among Fil-Am cast of East West Players’ “Mamma Mia!”
AUDIENCES will have the time of their lives watching the latest production of “Mamma Mia!” in Los Angeles, featuring a predominantly Filipino American cast. This rendition of the beloved jukebox…
Filipino Restaurant Week 2019 is in full swing
This year’s Filipino Restaurant Week is up and running, and this year’s incarnation is bigger than ever, expanding to seven states with 23 restaurants participating. “Last year, we expanded to…
‘Post Colonial Survival Kit’: Addressing the challenges brought by centuries of colonization
COLONIALISM is defined as a system in which “one country creates an empire by taking over other lands and making them into colonies.” As such, colonies don’t have the power…
Fil-Am coming-of-age immigration drama “Yellow Rose” awarded Grand Jury Prize at three film festivals in a row
‘Yellow Rose’ is an honest, visceral exploration on the complicated definition of ‘American’ THE much-anticipated feature film “Yellow Rose” by Filipina American filmmaker Diane Paragas premiered at the opening night…
Paulo Tirol’s ‘On This Side of the World’: From a school project to a full musical experience
Paulo Tirol started writing “On This Side of the World” in 2013, in his first year of his MFA in Musical Theatre Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts….
Best of both worlds: Single Fil-Am moms on managing family and business
IT is often said that running your own business is like raising another child. Entrepreneurship is already a massive undertaking, and for some mothers, there’s an extra layer of being…
Shifting to self-care: A nurse’s guide to well-being
THIS year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has chosen the Nurses Week (May 6-12) tagline of “Four Million Reasons to Celebrate” to be an ode to the nation’s 4 million…
Teaching kids a deeper appreciation of their heritage
Author and publisher Christine L. Villa brings ‘Zoobooloo’ with Filipino translation as a tool to teach Fil-Am children the language WHEN author and publisher Christine L. Villa started her small…
Family, community, and God’s calling: Getting to know Bishop Aclan
ON March 5, the Vatican named Monsignor Alejandro “Alex” Aclan the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, making him the second Filipino to ever be presented as…
The multilayered Filipina American experience, as told by rapper Ruby Ibarra
“I DON’T feel any more free than I do when I’m on that stage in front of a microphone,” Filipina American rapper and spoken word artist Ruby Ibarra says. Before…
Victor Malana Maog: Telling stories, bringing communities together
The Fil-Am theater director, educator and arts leader puts his magic in “In Old Age” at the Magic Theatre FILIPINO American Victor Malana Maog’s interest in theater came not from…
Don Jacinto: the Filipino American managing the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Checking in with Don Jacinto, managing director of the Hollywood Roosevelt & regional vice president of operations of Journal Hotels FROM hosting the first Academy Awards to once being the…
Aliens of Manila invade New York
Aliens of Manila: New York Colony @ Pintô International Make this weekend a full Filipino weekend in the East Village with your families and friends starting with brunch and a…
This Filipina-American engineer makes it easy for you to binge-watch Netflix
“Just one more episode” — it’s something we whisper to ourselves to resist ending a Netflix binge-watch, despite the clock ticking or other responsibilities calling. There are several factors that…