Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the United States of America.
Immigrant advocacy groups applaud Biden’s new policies for DACA recipients and families ON the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Tuesday, June 18, President…
Although the number of Californians living with Alzheimer’s will nearly double to 1.1 million within twenty years, those in rural and remote areas face major challenges to accessing care. Compared…
by Judith Graham California Healthline Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage…
Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are at least a dozen ways to say someone has the…
California lawmakers on Thursday, June 14 passed a 2024-25 budget that rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to cut in-home supportive services for low-income older, blind, and disabled immigrants lacking legal…
by Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen California Healthline Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately. Such…
by Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As climate change worsens, so does the home affordability crisis as insurers raise rates, withdraw coverage and underpay damages. Even non-homeowners are affected, both…
NEW YORK — If elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump could re-invoke the public charge rule, creating a climate of fear among immigrants who have availed of…
by Samantha Young KFF Health News The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors, and other health care leaders to take bolder steps to prevent gun violence by gathering…
Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores under federal regulations proposed on Tuesday, June 11 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If…
Major campaigns focused on mental health, language access, and anti-bullying and harassment Youth Leaders from the Coalition for Asian American Children’s and Families (CACF) Asian American Student Advocacy Project…
Knee surgery in 2021 limited Elizabeth Duran’s physical activity and caused her to gain weight. Duran, 65, took pills for high blood pressure and dealt with her anxiety privately. In…
by Yugel Losorata Ethnic Media Services A Los Angeles luncheon held to close out AAPI Heritage Month paid homage to the efforts of AAPI community leaders in Los Angeles to…
As temperatures soar into the triple digits during this summer’s first heat wave in Los Angeles, Sandra Villalobos has been going door-to-door sharing information with neighbors on how to stay…
IN honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, community leaders and government officials of San Gabriel, California honored members and volunteers of an AAPI youth advocacy organization that…
A new poll released for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) finds that a healthy 62% majority of California voters would support a pilot program to upgrade their neighborhoods to run…
Cal State LA has received a $370,000 state grant to develop a new program focused on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student achievement efforts. The award is…
JUNE 12 will be recognized as Philippine Independence Day in Los Angeles County, according to a proclamation from the county Board of Supervisors. The motion, authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn…
To close racial and ethnic birthing outcome disparities, Medi-Cal is expanding access to maternal health services — most notably, doula care. Doulas — trained professionals who provide physical, emotional and…
In Nevada, where nearly half a million seniors reside, the demand for home caregivers is escalating rapidly, with a projected need for 32,000 more in the next decade to adequately…
by Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services The Healing Our People Through Engagement (HOPE) program uses a “Radical Healing Framework” to help the five largest Asian communities in Los Angeles County…
A new poll released for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) finds that a healthy 62% majority of California voters would support a pilot program to upgrade their neighborhoods to run…
by Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services The next major pandemic of Covid-like proportions will likely be avian flu, a respiratory disease already killing millions of poultry and waterfowl, and infecting…
The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to evade immunity, and will likely spur on a summer surge of COVID-19 infections. “This is one of the more aggressive versions…
The $10 million grant program will fund 46 local organizations fighting food inequity COMPTON, Calif. — To tackle the widespread food crisis in the Southland, Los Angeles County has unveiled…
$68M in financial support to be distributed to qualified landlords LOS ANGELES – As the June 4 deadline approaches, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) urges…
by Andy Miller KFF Health News When Cassie Cox ended up in the emergency room in January, the Bainbridge, Georgia, resident was grateful for the Obamacare insurance policy she had…
The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to evade immunity, and will likely spur on a summer surge of COVID-19 infections. “This is one of the more aggressive versions…
Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or repetitive behaviors,…
by Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases was…
