Can kids safely return to school amid ongoing covid pandemic?
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services As kids return to school this fall, parents have some homework to do: helping to keep their kids safe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With…
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Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the United States of America.
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Biden administration to forgive up to $20 million total student loan debt
Fil-Ams react to the landmark effort that will affect 43 million borrowers IN 2015, when she graduated from USC with a degree in criminology, Filipina American Stephanie Rivera was tasked with…
Fil-Am former congressman TJ Cox arrested, charged with 28 counts of fraud
FORMER United States Representative Terence John “T.J.” Cox was charged with a swath of financial crimes tied to his congressional campaign, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday,…
Fil-Am man sentenced to 45 days in jail for role in Jan. 6 riot
THE Filipino American man who was famously photographed carrying a walis tambo (broom) during the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol has been sentenced to 45 days in…
Biden administration says landmark Inflation Reduction Act will benefit AAPI families
AHEAD of the contentious midterm elections, United States President Joe Biden secured a major victory for his administration by signing the Inflation Reduction Act, the long-awaited bill that, among other…
NaFFAA leaders receive international recognition in Geneva for piloting ‘FilAmAlerts’ program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To address the growing impact of natural and manmade disasters exacerbated by the effects of climate change, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has piloted…
Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear COVID-related brain fog
By Judith Graham/Kaiser Health News Eight months after falling ill with COVID-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget…
US government declares ‘state of emergency’ amid monkeypox outbreak
AFTER Los Angeles County and the state of California announced their own declarations of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak, the Biden administration on Thursday, Aug. 4 declared the outbreak a…
Now is not the time to drop our guard on COVID, experts say
By Jenny Manrique/Ethnic Media Services Health experts say that even as more people are vaccinated and boosted, the corona virus is here to stay. And they warn that future variants…
‘I was not allowed to have my own thoughts’: CA Courts start penalizing domestic abuse
A JUDGE in Southern California embraced a new state law allowing victims to claim coercive control, that was designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody…
Majority of AAPI voters have never been contacted by political parties, survey finds
FOR the last decade, it’s been known that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters comprise the fastest growing electorate in the United States. However, a recent study shows that…
What millions of new citizens could mean for the next election cycle
(Ed. Note: A report from the National Partnership for New Americans shows there were 5.19 million newly minted U.S. citizens between 2016 and 2020. That figure represents a significant and,…
Former PH team decathlete faces up to 40 years in prison for $28.4-M cannabis-related scam
A former UCLA decathlete who once represented the Philippine national team this week pleaded guilty to fraud charges of falsely raising at least $28.4 million in a fake weed pen…
Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen/Kaiser Health News Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted…
Suspect pleads not guilty after alleged hate attack against Fil-Am family
THE suspect accused of physically assaulting and throwing racist slurs toward a Filipino American family has pleaded not guilty on Monday, July 11 to two battery charges. Nicholas Weber, a…
Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early COVID-19 response
By Michelle Andrews/Kaiser Health News Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would…
Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law
By Victoria Knight/Kaiser Health News The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years…
Older adults still at high risk for COVID-19
By Mark Hedin/Ethnic Media Services “You might be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with you.” So said Denny Chan, directing attorney with Justice in Aging, at a press briefing co-hosted…
Asian Americans call for multi-racial solidarity at first-ever unity march
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services WASHINGTON DC — Approximately 15,000 people gathered June 25 at the National Mall here for the first-ever Unity March, organized to draw attention to the…
Fil-Am-led nonprofit seeks to reduce gun violence, turn firearms into art
WITH hundreds of deaths by guns in America every single day, California-based nonprofit the Robby Poblete Foundation (RPF) is seeing the need to continuously expand its reach to other states,…
Doctors discuss coronavirus vaccine authorization for kids 5 years old and younger
AFTER more than a year of clinical trials, children in the United States between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old are now permitted to receive the COVID…
5 things to know now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade ruling
By Victoria Knight, Rachana Pradhan, Julie Rovner The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization dramatically and rapidly alters the landscape of abortion access in the U.S. The…
Conservatives on US Supreme Court end nationwide right to abortion
By Julie Rovner/Kaiser Health News The Supreme Court on Friday, June 24 formally overturned its 49-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and with it ended a half-century of constitutionally guaranteed…
Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes
By Judith Graham/ KHN ALMOST half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….
Filipino government lawyer John Albert Laylo killed in random Philadelphia shooting
Consul General Cato meets Philly mayor to demand action Filipino lawyer John Albert Laylo and his mother Leah were on their way to the Philadelphia International Airport aboard an Uber…
Biden signs off on first steps toward national AAPI museum
UNITED States President Joe Biden on Monday, June 13 signed a bill that will kickstart the creation of a national museum dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and…
SoCal Fil-Am goes to White House to advocate for mental health
LOS ANGELES — For Filipina American Justine Bautista, it’s her life’s work to advocate for the de-stigmatization of mental health, especially among Asian communities. And she knows it won’t be…
Nationwide survey seeks to gauge Fil-Am attitudes on COVID-19 vaccines
A new nationwide survey is seeking to gauge how the Filipino American community feels about COVID-19 vaccinations. The project is being launched by the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), through…
NAFFAA celebrates Fil-Am leaders in the LGBTQI+ community for June’s Pride Month celebration
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) will celebrate and recognize the thoughts, stories and accomplishments of its LGBTQI+ leaders in honor of Pride Month. Through the…
Mga Bagong Animated na Video na Nagpapakita ng mga Pamamaraan ng Interbensyon ng Bystander
Ang mga Maaaring Gawin ng mga Pangkaraniwang Tao para Labanan ang Pagtaas ng mga Insidenteng Bunsod ng Pagkamuhi Ayon sa pananaliksik, 75% ng mga tao ang nag-ulat na sila’y gumagawa…