US to keep confronting Beijing in South China Sea
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, May 29, said that the United States will continue to confront China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, arguing that…
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Filipina Iraq War veteran earns Democratic ticket in Texas runoff
If elected, Gina Ortiz Jones could be the first openly lesbian and first Filipina to represent the state of Texas in the U.S. Congress On Tuesday, May 22, Filipina American…
Pentagon disinvites China from major US military exercise
The Pentagon withdrew its invitation for China to participate in a major U.S.-hosted naval drill after a strong evidence showed that Beijing has deployed weapons in the Spratly Islands, violating…
Palace: PH renews ties with US in Hawaii meeting
The Philippines is not abandoning its traditional alliance with the United States, Malacañang said on Monday, May 21. Leading the Filipino delegation was Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, who met U.S….
Supreme Court says employers can now force arbitration
A 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision reached Monday, May 21 made it so that businesses can now forbid their workers from banding together in class action lawsuits, and instead require…
Bill to protect identities of immigrants and crime victims in court proceedings passes Assembly
Measure would create a standard process for applying for “Doe status” SACRAMENTO — Legislation authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) to protect the identities of immigrants and crime victims…
Asian American advocates want stronger voter turnouts in their communities
With a population of over 21 million, Asian Americans are growing faster than any other ethnic racial group in the United States. In California alone, the Asian American Pacific Islander…
US raises concern over China’s militarization of South China Sea
The United States has raised “great concern” over China’s militarization of the South China Sea. U.S. news network CNBC reported on May 2, that China deployed antiship cruise missiles and…
The growing Asian American population is also growing in buying power, report finds
Its millennial generation is also growing in influence As the Asian American population continues to boom in the United States, so is their buying power, says a new report. Its…
Filipino World War II veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal awards in LA
The first batch of Congressional Gold Medals awarded to Filipino WWII veterans and next of kin in a ceremony in Historic Filipinotown Filipino World War II veterans in LA on…
Speaker Paul Ryan rejects GOP effort to force vote on DACA
Republican Congress members attempt to expedite vote on several bills designed to protect DACA recipients On Thursday, May 9, House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected an attempted bypass of his leadership…
New border enforcement policy will separate children from parents
Parents who are criminally charged will be referred to federal court while their children will be placed in government custody In order to tighten up immigration enforcement, the Trump administration…
Philippines, US begin largest military drills under Duterte
Philippine and U.S. military forces began on Monday, May 7, their annual military exercises — the first and largest since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte entered office. The annual Balikatan exercises…
Two Fil-Am educators among 2018 Social Justice Activist of the Year Award finalists
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…
Honoring the inspiration of Fil-Am nurses this National Nurses Week
Every year, the United States celebrates National Nurses Week from May 6 to May 12 (the birthday of modern nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale), to honor the over four million nurses…
Third version of Trump’s travel ban reaches Supreme Court with intense arguments
After months of lower court battles, the third and current version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban reached the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 25 where heated arguments revolved around…
Federal judge ruling: US must continue DACA
Judge John D. Bates joins other federal judges in support of the Obama-era program that provides benefits to undocumented youth The Trump administration has been dealt with yet another blow…
US Army touts education benefits and tuition assistance
Student loan debt in the United States is at an all-time high in 2018, amounting to $1.48 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. The average student loan debt for Class…
Cayetano pressed to file diplomatic protest against US for detainment and alleged torture of PH activist
Activist from Mindanao detained for 28 hours in US airport A human rights group has called on Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, April 23 to file a…
Three US hitmen face life in prison over murder-for-hire killing of Filipina real estate agent
Case likened to actions ‘usually seen in action movies’ Three American men were convicted Wednesday, April 18 for a murder conspiracy plot in which they assassinated a real-estate agent in…
Wells Fargo fined $1 billion for auto insurance, mortgage abuse
The scandal-laden megabank has begun taking steps to undo the damage caused to more than half a million consumers Two federal financial regulators are fining megabank Wells Fargo $1 billion…
US Supreme Court deems deportation law ‘vague’ in decision involving Filipino
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday, April 17, that the part of a federal law that allows easier deportation of immigrants was too vague, impeding the Trump administration’s efforts in…
Trump quietly orders major crackdown on public assistance programs
Trump administration establishes stricter requirements for Medicaid, TANF, and food stamps Amid the shocking news of airstrikes on Syria and President Donald Trump’s ongoing personal scandals, the president last week…
US carrier sails in South China Sea
Amid escalating tensions, a United States aircraft carrier en route to Manila sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, April 10. The USS Theodore Roosevelt was reportedly carrying…
Fil-Am group asks Ombudsman to revoke Jinggoy’s trip to US
A Filipino-American group has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to file a motion seeking the revocation of the approval of former senator Jinggoy Estrada’s trip to United States. In…
Gender & wage inequality burdens women of color
A new study released on Equal Pay Day demonstrates the wage gap along intersectional gender lines Filipina-American Tessy Rivera is a single mother of two daughters. She is currently a case…
Concerns for 2020 census grow as citizenship question is added
The U.S. Commerce Department recently announced that it will “restore a question about citizenship” to the upcoming 2020 census questionnaire. The move adds to already existing concerns of risking a…
‘DACA is dead,’ says Trump ahead of policy change announcement
The program that protects the roughly 700,000 young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children was declared “dead” by President Donald Trump on Monday, April 2. His comment…
EPA threatens California’s right to set its own fuel economy standards
Trump admin to revoke Obama-era vehicle pollution standards, sparks outrage from CA leaders The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed plans on Monday, April 2 to loosen the nation’s current standards…
Facebook makes privacy changes amidst Cambridge Analytica criticism
Amidst criticism sparked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal that was revealed roughly two weeks ago, Facebook announced a number of privacy changes it was making to ease concerns over how…
