Featuring the most noteworthy people impacting, inspiring, and empowering the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Decades after his accomplishments in the labor movement were largely ignored by history books, the Filipino leader behind the West Coast agriculture labor movement Larry Itliong as been formally recognized as one of history’s most pivotal figures in labor activism. On Thursday, May 17, the Labor’s International Hall of Fame honored the legacy and memory…
If elected, Filipino-American Joshua Ang Price will make history in the state of Arkansas as its first Asian American state representative. The 38-year-old first time candidate is running for the House District 39 in the state come November, in the midterm elections that a lot of people are looking into. But before that, he needs…
AN immigrant, Marine, husband, and entrepreneur, Paul Nimsuwan is running to represent Nevada’s 35th assembly district. Having come to the U.S. at the age of 14, Nimsuwan grew up in Las Vegas and went on to graduate from Las Vegas’ Durango High School, before attending the city’s University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received…
Since its release three months ago, “Black Panther” has broken a handful of records, including achieving its status as the third highest-grossing film in the United States. For those who have yet to see it or want to do so for the nth time, the Marvel blockbuster arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray this week. A…
Culver City, which celebrated its centennial last year, is undergoing a phenomenal renaissance fueled in part by the many tech and entertainment companies choosing to call the city home. At the frontline of its booming changes is Filipino-American Thomas Aujero Small who on Monday, April 30, became Mayor of Culver City. “We have a lot…
Two Filipino-American high school teachers have been nominated to receive the National Education Association (NEA) 2018 Social Justice Activist of the Year Award, which commends educators who have shown leadership on social and racial justice issues both in and out of their classrooms. Gabriel Tanglao of Bergen County, New Jersey and Erica Viray Santos of…
The City of Cerritos, California swore in Mark E. Pulido as its mayor on Wednesday, April 25 — four years after he became the city’s first-ever Filipino American to serve the position. “What I love most about serving Cerritos is the opportunity presented each and every day to give back to my hometown for the…
‘Call Her Ganda’ makes its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival Fil-Am director PJ Raval was invited to the Philippines in December 2014 to screen the two documentaries he has done – Trinidad and Before You Know It – for the QC Pink LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Little did he know, he’d find there – his…
“Since I was a young child, I was kind of different,” Stargazer — her chosen professional name — begins narrating how she realized her “gift.” Her gift? The ability to look at individuals by tapping into their auras, energies, and vibrations and then telling them who they are; and also serving as a channel between…
Kevin de León thinks it’s time for a regime change in the Senate. Sitting in the bustling campaign office in a high rise in Koreatown (the nucleus of de León’s Senate District 24), de León, the current California Senate President pro Tempore, and his team are gearing up for the primary election for the 2018…
Pulitzer Prizes were once again announced on Monday, April 16, entering the second decade of awarding excellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. Among this year’s list of winners was Filipino Reuters journalist Manuel “Manny” Mogato, who with his colleagues Clare Baldwin and Andrew R.C. Marshall, won a Pulitzer Prize in the…
The long-standing notion of “women innately possessing maternal instinct is a myth” has been one debatable subject difficult to put to rest despite the fact that even psychologists settled that motherhood is the essential aspect that perpetuates the very essence of a woman. After an extensive review of the scientific views about maternal instinct, Professor…
Located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley and east of Pasadena, California sits Sierra Madre, which gives off a small town atmosphere reminiscent of somewhere in the middle of the country. The city’s main street is quaint and charming with local restaurants and shops and residents tend to know each other on a…
In nearly three years, Garrett Gee and his wife Jessica have traveled to 45 countries and have been on over 150 flights with their two toddlers in tow, digitally documenting the adventures along the way as the “Bucket List Family.” Their travels have been widely followed on platforms like YouTube and Instagram, as they’ve spent…
El Cerrito’s first Filipino-American and LGBT councilmember became the city’s first Fil-Am and LGBT mayor on Tuesday, December 19 during the reorganization of the city council at El Cerrito City Hall. In all of the city’s 100 year history, Gabriel Quinto is the third mayor of color. Those before him were El Cerrito’s first African…
“Inspiration feeds the human soul…and Icons of Impact hopes to serve as a motivation for the young to challenge personal results and expectations…” – SVD The fourth among 6 siblings, it wasn’t difficult for his parents, Engineer Pancho V. Derodar and Romarica Cendrillon Derodar to rear young Stevenson Van C. Derodar for he was industrious,…
It’s no secret that Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Filipino populations outside of the Philippines. Filipinos have made their mark in various facets of the city, whether it’s entertainment, business or politics. Many have even been involved with the inner workings of LA to ensure that it is functioning properly and…
As the administration of President Donald Trump begins to take action, the White House has begun filling out its staff to serve the president for the next four years. One of the newest members of the White House Office of the Press Secretary includes Ninio Fetalvo, a 23-year-old Filipino American, who will serve as an…
(Part 1 of 2 ) “THE alphabet of grace is full of sibilants (hissing) —sounds that can’t be shouted but only whispered: the sounds of bumblebees and wind and lovers in the dark, of whitecaps hissing up flat over the glittering sand and cares on wet roads, of crowds hushed in vast and vaulted places,…
Global technology planning manager for Buick, GMC and GM China Strategy at General Motors Growing up in Chongqing, China, Coco Zhang-Miske thought she would have a professional career in dancing. Her early training in gymnastics — beginning at the age of 6 — soon segued into the art of dance years later. From there, she moved…
Born in Kidapawan, Cotabato on November 4, 1952. Wanda Corazon Tulfo-Teo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Saint Theresa’s College in Quezon City. Teo started her modest professional career in the travel and tourism industry as a flight stewardess for Filipinas Orient Airways and Niugini for years. After discovering how…
The Asian Journal Media Group made a courtesy call to the newly elected Zambales governor at his residence in Botolan, Zambales. The team is composed of (L-R) Business Development Officer, Greg Trinidad, Asian Journal Publisher, Roger Oriel, Office of the Governor Chief of staff, Ed Daos , Iba Barangay Captain, Nani Cortez and VP for Marketing…
Out of the millions of ladies, one who hails from Mindanao’s war-torn provinces—North Cotabato, gained the right to have represented the Philippines at the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant. Among the 88 candidates, the country’s beautiful bet—27-year old Mary Jean “MJ” Lastimosa, is an epitome of an independent modern-day Filipina. Through the support of three scholarships,…
Something magical happened when Filipino-American muralist Eliseo Silva placed the first brush strokes on the Filipino mural in Historic Filipinotown back in 1995. “I felt a spark inside me,” Silva said to Asian Journal. “It was like something supernatural was coming over me.” From coast to coast, the history of the Philippines and Filipino-Americans is alive…
Something magical happened when Filipino-American muralist Eliseo Silva placed the first brush strokes on the Filipino mural in Historic Filipinotown back in 1995. “I felt a spark inside me,” Silva said to Asian Journal. “It was like something supernatural was coming over me.” From coast to coast, the history of the Philippines and Filipino-Americans is…
HER Philippine based-company has worked on some of the world’s most famous video games – Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare, Heavy Rain, Mortal Kombat, and Injustice: Gods Among Us. The company has dabbled in films too, working on projects such as the 2009 film, A Christmas Carol, and “others that have yet…
Ultramarathoner Ben Gaetos Even the wind felt like a flamethrower was going through your face, he said. Despite the extreme circumstances, the 56-year-old, Manila born Gaetos finished “the world’s toughest foot race,” the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon last month, in 44 hours and 8 minutes. Gaetos, an Eagle Rock resident, said he’s the first Filipino to…
A FILIPINO advertising agency found an innovative solution to the perennial problem faced by elementary school kids in the Philippines: carrying heavy textbooks. Elementary school kids in the Philippines have become susceptible to scoliosis or other physical ailments related to carrying such heavy books to school on a day to day. The solution? Old analog…
MANILA, July 24 (PNA) –“Apolinario Mabini is an inspiration to persons with disabilities (PWDs).” Thus said Carmen Zubiaga in an interview with the Philippines News Agency (PNA) as she joined other people in witnessing the inauguration of the Apolinario Mabini Museum at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Sta. Mesa Mabini Campus on Tuesday….
SOMETIMES there’s no explanation why people choose the profession they are in. It just happens as though it’s a blessing from God: a baseball pitcher with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball, or a concert pianist with a pair of dexterous fingers and a deft ear. If it’s in your heart, you just know it’s meant to be….
