TheatreWorks Silicon Valley event artistic producer is Fil-Am Jeffrey Lo PALO ALTO — Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 21st Annual New Works Festival. Continuing the company’s legacy of fostering new theatre, this unique festival offers audiences an extraordinary opportunity…
LOS ANGELES – In a bid to bolster tourism in the Philippines with emphasis in the untapped countrysides – the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism, Tourism Promotions Board and its implementing partner Rajah Tours – are intensifying their campaign to attract Fil-Ams and other diverse groups in North America to visit the Philippines…
SAN FRANCISCO – Dubnation and basketball fans in the San Francisco Bay Area were treated to a night of Filipino culture and food in the 18th Filipino Heritage Night of the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center, Thrive City in San Francisco on March 9, 2024. This was the first Filipino Heritage Night for 2024 of…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Bataan Legacy Historical Society, in partnership with the San Francisco National Cemetery, VFW 91st Division/Chinatown Post 4618, American Legion Riders Chapter 105 and Memorial Squadron, will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Bataan Death March on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at the San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio…
Filipino American Franco Finn, who is the in-arena emcee/host and television personality for multiple National Basketball Association (NBA) champion the Golden State Warriors, will represent the organization in the upcoming 2023 NBA All-Star festivities in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to a release provided by the organization. Known as the first and only Filipino/Asian American…
JEFFREY Lo, a Filipino American playwright and director, helms TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s presentation of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is showing until December 24 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. “Little Shop of Horrors,” which was originally a 1960 film by Roger Corman, has been adapted a few times to the silver screen…
SAN FRANCISCO – On the 40th anniversary of CAAMFest, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is excited to spotlight the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District and Filipinx films and filmmakers. CAAMFest40, which takes place May 12-22, 2022, will hold in-person and virtual events in celebration of Asian and Asian American voices. “We have…
Dr. Robyn Rodriguez, who has more than two decades of experience as a professor at UC Davis, is taking her expertise into the world of entrepreneurship The world of academia can be a wonderful place to hone all aspects of social justice: developing theory, interpreting history, and developing solutions for historically disenfranchised communities. Most importantly,…
‘Lizard Boy’ to premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley “From the ashes of Mount St. Helens emerged a monster with mysterious powers—powers that changed one boy’s life forever. Freak or hero? Trevor is about to find out with a little help from Mr. Right. Join triple-threat Seattle artist Justin Huertas and friends for one fateful night…
‘Back of My Mind’ is a refinement of the 23-year-old’s trademark dreamy aura It seems strange to learn that H.E.R. has just now released her debut album. For the last few years, the dazzling Filipina and Black American Bay Area native has been a ubiquitous presence at awards ceremonies; this year, winning both an Oscar…
Carol Gancia, a Filipina immigrant and small business owner, planned to open her latest venture around March of last year, but the global pandemic threw a major curveball. Instead of sulking, she saw an opportunity that equally scared and excited her. This June, her baby Kokak Chocolates is marking its first anniversary, and looking back,…
MANY young Filipinos around the globe have taken the world by storm in different arenas. Be it in food, politics, sports, finance or philanthropy, these young, enterprising and hardworking geniuses have made their ideas a reality, carving a niche in a competitive market and thriving in the process. One of them is Alexandra Dorda, an…
CHEF Reina Montenegro is ready to continue her reign as the queen of vegan Filipino comfort food. Montenegro — a restaurateur who formerly operated three Nick’s locations in the San Francisco Peninsula — has opened a brick-and-mortar under her own brand, Chef Reina, along Visitacion Avenue in Brisbane, California. At the new storefront, which held…
Looking back at revolutionary Filipinas who broke — and continue to break — barriers in national independence, social work, medicine and arts and entertainment TO understand the world, one must understand women; it is simply impossible to know world history without the history of women — in a biological sense and in a cultural sense….
THIS Valentine’s Day weekend, a South San Francisco pop-up by Filipino American serial entrepreneurs is daring couples to add some spice to their date night — with a hot chicken challenge. Love Burn, a play on the Nashville hot chicken craze, is hosting the “Truth of Burn” challenge for couples to video themselves as they…
THE scars and memories of World War II continue to haunt us in varying ways. Whether it was the persecution of the Jewish people (referred to as the Holocaust) and Japanese internment, the loss of lives in the many battlegrounds (Normandy, Midway, Bataan, to name a few), the razing of many cities by invading forces,…
FOR small business owners, especially those in the restaurant industry, “pivot” was a buzzword of 2020 — whether it was making meal kits, embracing delivery services or offering online cooking classes — in order to survive during the ongoing pandemic. In the Bay Area, Filipina American chef Reina Montenegro knows the immediacy of having to…
HAPPY New Year! With a fresh start in front of us, it’s customary to reflect on what the past 365 days were like. But, how would one even begin to describe 2020, especially the events that unfolded and defined the year? Let’s see: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on vulnerable communities like the…
This weekend, community members in San Francisco can experience a diasporic cultural ceremony and street mural tour while observing COVID-19 safety measures in SOMA Pilipinas, the city’s Filipino cultural heritage district. Contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts group Kularts will present “Lakbai Diwa,”a multi-disciplinary project that explores ancestral oceanic culture of survival, resilience and prosperity. The…
THOSE walking down Folsom and Howard streets in San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood can get a brief lesson in the Abakada alphabet, which was once taught as part of the Philippine national language. Entitled the “We Live Here” project, 10 utility boxes depicting letters from the alphabet were recently unveiled during a ribbon-cutting…
As the coronavirus pandemic put in-person gatherings on hold, events have been canceled left and right, or have had to adapt to the “new normal” by capturing audiences online. The Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest, now on its 38th year, has been an annual gathering to look out for as one of the largest…
Coronavirus lockdowns, ongoing protests and navigating working from home and online school, on top of everyday responsibilities, can all take a toll on one’s mental health and well-being. To offer some relief, a San Francisco-based health and wellness center is offering free virtual classes for the Filipino American community and other communities of color in…
For Filipina American rapper Ruby Ibarra, 2020 was slated to be more of this balancing act as in the past few years — juggling live performances after work and on the weekends, while fine-tuning her sophomore album. Before COVID-19 hit California, the 29-year-old did two sold-out shows at the Getty Center in Los Angeles in…
FILIPINO FOOD MOVEMENT’S ‘SAVOR FILIPINO’ SUMMIT WITH its goal to create a framework in order to innovate the business of Filipino cuisine in the time of the pandemic, the Filipino Food Movement held a virtual summit called ‘Savor Filipino’ on Monday, June 29. The meeting was attended by almost a hundred people across the globe,…
LOCATED along Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane, California is a restaurant with a 162-year history that includes surviving the 1906 earthquake, the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak and the Great Depression in the 30s. 7 Mile House has been owned by Filipina American Vanessa Garcia since 2004, becoming a bustling popular dining and entertainment venue known for…
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino Americans around the country — particularly small business owners and those in the health care field — are trying to navigate how to survive on a daily basis. Fil-Am restaurants, which have been staples in their communities for years and have even garnered awards and mainstream attraction, are…
FILIPINO American chef Rodelio Aglibot died over the weekend of an apparent heart attack and tributes and testimonials continue to pour. He was a man who wore many hats: as a chef, restaurateur, TV host and personality, entrepreneur and food consultant. “Our hearts are broken. We learned yesterday that my big brother, favorite chef, best…
LOOKING to unleash your inner chef and finally master some Filipino dishes during this stay-at-home period? There’s a new cookbook with the premise of “easy” savory and sweet recipes from pork sisig to ginataang bilo bilo (rice balls in sweet coconut milk). “The Easy Filipino Cookbook: 100 Classics Made Simple” — released on March 24…
FILIPINO pride, talent and the collective love for basketball were in full display on Tuesday night, March 3 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Over 17,000 fans packed the center for the Sacramento Kings game versus the Washington Wizards. While it was a win for the Kings that night, it was extra special…
WITH the new year, the Asian Journal editorial team looks back at the Something Filipino (SF) Magazine stories from 2019. Each week, the SF Magazine features long-form stories of Filipino Americans who continue to break barriers in their respective career fields, as well as highlighting the Fil-Am experience living in America and the social issues…
