Featuring the most noteworthy people impacting, inspiring, and empowering the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Ron Rivera “Riverboat Ron,” football head coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League, learned the values of hard work and family from his ancestor. His grandfather on his mother’s side, Margarito Palma, was born in the Philippines before emigrating to the Salinas Valley in California, where he became an itinerant agricultural worker who…
Genette Mujar, a Vancouver-based fashion designer of Filipino descent, is a former caregiver turned fast-rising designer in Canada. Genette, who hails from Albay in the Philippines, is the owner and chief operating officer of Gnetz Design, a fast-rising fashion house based in Vancouver, Canadian. Genette, who completed her studies at Bicol University, has had a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed the way businesses work. With the virus limiting social interaction, corporations across the globe were forced to close their offices and send their workers home. In turn, the demand for office spaces gradually decreased as employees adapted to remote work. In the Philippines, a 13.9% office vacancy was recorded…
SCE celebrates community and business partners during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. By Shulie Tornel Patty Rhee’s parents stopped checking her grades when she started high school, which is unheard of in most Asian American households. Instead of focusing on academics, Rhee’s Korean immigrant parents wanted to nurture their children’s heart and spirit, so…
THE Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) held its Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event last week and Tony-nominated and Grammy-winning performer Eva Noblezada. The Filipino-Mexican Noblezada is no stranger to CACF. The nonprofit honored her in 2019 with their Catalyst for Change award. “I think that CACF is doing such a…
GLENDALE — Fatima Bustos-Choy, Ph.D., knows what it is like to deny her own inner voice. After all, it took her 20 years to write her new book on that very topic, “More Than Money: Five Paths to Abundance and Success for Inner-Centered Entrepreneurs,” until finally that inner voice grew too loud to ignore. Bustos-Choy believes,…
COMPARED to other Filipino American elected officials in California, Ariel Pe, Lakewood’s newly-installed vice mayor is relatively unheralded in the local media. Is it by design or by the circumstances beyond his control when he was first elected to the Lakewood City Council in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was raging on planet earth?…
UNITED States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Thursday, May 19 that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), honoring the bravery and heroism of Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of…
Performances are welcoming back live audiences and the national tour of “Hadestown” is not to be missed. Stopping at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Los Angeles engagement of the Tony Award-winning musical made its West Coast debut at the end of April and will play through May 29. Following two intertwining love stories — that of…
July 3, 1964 – May 5, 2022 Atty. Regina Ongsiako Reyes-Mandanas joined her Creator on May 5, 2022 after a brief illness. She was 57. Her wake will be held from May 6 to May 11 at the Heritage Park (C-5). Inurnment will follow after the 9:00 am Mass on Wednesday, May 11. Atty. Reyes-Mandanas…
Born October 13, 1938 Died April 23, 2022 Beloved Husband and Father “Man for All Seasons”. Attorney, Psychologist, Business Baron, Leader, Teacher, Philanthropist, Magician, Entertainer, Golf Champion, Chess Champion… Legend. CEO – Sotiangco Group of Companies California Businessman of the year, National Republican Congressional Committee 2002—2006 First Asian American Awardee, Top of the Table, 1980—1992…
ALIGNING with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the Asian Pacific Islander (API) advocacy group Gold House released its yearly “A100” list, which honors the most impactful APIs in the culture over the past year. Gold House, which describes itself as a “changemaker” in the API community that promotes all representatives of the vast API…
FILIPINA American public service veteran Susana Reyes has a new title: commissioner of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works. Reyes, previously the vice president of the city’s Board of Water and Power Commissioners, was unanimously confirmed by the City Council to her new board position on Wednesday, April 27. “It’s gratifying to know that…
FIL-AM community leader Steven Raga announced his historic candidacy for Assembly District 30 from Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights on Saturday, April 23. “I am so excited and pumped up to announce my candidacy. I grew up here and have seen our diverse immigrant communities land here and take root, building vibrant neighborhoods,” said Raga….
ONCE again, the fashion industry took center stage during LA Fashion Week. The season opened with a spectacular explosion of vibrant colors of Fall and Winter collection by runway visionary Alexis Bong Monsanto in Los Angeles’ historical landmark Japanese Garden of Yamashiro. It was no surprise that Monsanto displayed the style lines and drapery of…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the appointment of Ditas Katague as associate director of communications, responsible for leading internal and external communications activities of the nation’s largest statistical agency. This includes oversight of marketing, public affairs, congressional and intergovernmental affairs, partner engagement and media relations, according to a release from the bureau. “Ditas Katague brings…
LOS Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Susana Reyes, a long-time public servant and community leader, to the city’s Board of Public Works. Reyes, who is Filipina American, is the current vice president of the Board of Water and Power Commission. “Susana is a selfless public servant who has spent her career building a more…
“REAL hard work, perseverance, and focus.” Those are three of the main ingredients that helped Mango King Justin Uy in life. In an interview with the Asian Journal, Uy recalled his humble beginnings and the string of failures that helped him grow into what he is right now. “I remember when I started this mango…
THE diversity of designs in the Filipino community is unparalleled, and what makes them even more unique is each artist’s subtle homage to their culture. Get to know three must-see Filipino designers who are doing their country proud. Their works are to be showcased at Asia Pacific Fashion Week (APFW) – a global platform…
AFTER a momentous win in the U.S. NCAA men’s basketball championship, University of Kansas guard Remy Martin proudly put his Filipino heritage on display in a new Instagram post. The 23-year-old #Burbank native helped the Jayhawks come back from a 16-point deficit to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels and claim their fourth national title…
Between Rodrigo, Mars, H.E.R. and Saweetie, the 64th Grammys were quite possibly the most Filipino Grammy awards NO matter what part of the world they’re from, Filipinos everywhere know the value that music, performance, and skilled singing hold in the culture — there is a 99% chance that the Filipino reading this has, at one…
Celestino Gonzales Almeda, a prominent leader of the Filipino World War II veterans’ fight for U.S. government recognition, died at 104 on March 27 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Almeda, born on June 8, 1917 in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines, fought against the Japanese during their occupation of the Philippines in 1941. He retired as a 2nd Lieutenant…
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,…
Nani Coloretti is now the highest ranking Filipino American in the Biden Administration as the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday, March 29 to confirm her nomination as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. “Nani will bring strong leadership experience and the ability to inspire the next generation of Filipino American leaders in Hawaii and across…
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA MEETS WITH FIL-AM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Fil Am Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles held its Horizon 2022 Gala Cruise aboard FantaSea One Yacht in Marina Del Rey with guest of honor Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by Consul General Ed Badajos, Public Works Commissioner Jessica Caloza, Sierra Madre…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco celebrated National Women’s Month in the Philippines and Women’s History Month in the United States with an online roundtable discussion that featured some of the trailblazing Filipino American women health leaders in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Entitled “Women in Health: Leading Our Communities Out of…
MEET Martha Millan, a Filipino actress who recently made a splash in the barrier-breaking and history-setting Fox series “The Cleaning Lady” as Fiona de la Rosa, an undocumented immigrant in America. The Cleaning Lady’s diverse cast is led by French-Cambodian Elodie Yung who fans might recognize as Elektra on the Netflix series Daredevil. The show…
Susan Espiritu Dilkes died on March 2, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was 72 years old. She was a mother, a wife, a grandmother, and a community leader; she had struggled with metastatic colon cancer for seven years. Susan was born in 1949, in Cebu City, in the Philippines. Later, the…
WITH nearly 30 years of stunt design experience, Filipino American Robert Alonzo is adding this week’s box-office hit The Batman into his extensive international resume. He has accumulated over 200 credits in television, commercials, music videos, and film and his broad work in front of and behind the camera includes training the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Tom…
IT was a night for the Pinays at Billboard’s Women in Music event on Wednesday, March 2 when pop music’s It Girl, Olivia Rodrigo, along with rapper Saweetie and multi-talented musician H.E.R. were honored with accolades. All three are among the biggest names in music right now — and all happen to be Filipina Americans…
