‘BuyBust’ makes its sold out world premiere in New York
“BUYBUST,” director Erik Matti’s latest film had its successful sold out world premiere in New York on Sunday, July 15 as the closing film of the 17th New York Asian…
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From crib to court: Trump administration summons immigrant infants
The Trump administration has summoned at least 70 children under 1 year old to immigration court for their own deportation proceedings since Oct. 1, according to new Justice Department data…
US Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion performs change of command ceremony
The United States Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion performed a change of command on Friday, July 13 at Veterans Park in Redondo Beach, California. The command went from Lt. Col…
Fiesta In America: unique booster of US and RP brands
Numbers don’t lie. Data, in fact, tell startling truths about a population niche in the United States whose profile may be low, but whose income leads most populations: Filipinos. A…
Proposal to split California into three separate states pulled from November ballot
California will remain one state for the time being after its Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 18 shot down an initiative on the November ballot that would have split the…
LA wants a greener and smarter future through water management
LA County’s Safe Clean Water Program to be voted on in November Los Angeles is missing out on large opportunities to capture much-needed water as a result of its current…
C. Joe Sayas, Jr. honored with Filipino Migrant Center’s Justice Award
LOS ANGELES—Filipino-American trial attorney, C. Joe Sayas, Jr., is the recipient of the Filipino Migrant Center of Long Beach’s Justice Award in the organization’s 8th Anniversary Dinner held on Saturday,…
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo informs AAPI community of increased police hiring results
Having just recently been re-elected after earning over 50 percent of the primary vote last month, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo briefed people of his police hiring efforts at the…
Philippines shines at the 2018 World Championships of Performing Arts, bagging 219 medals
Cebu-based guitar duo wins grand prize in instrumentals as Filipinos turn out at finals The 22nd Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) 2018 commenced on Sunday, July 8 in…
The cost and culture of being a caregiver
Filipinos share their experiences in caring for others THE Philippines has for years provided the international community with caregivers who have watched over people of all ages in both hospitals…
Idyllwild Arts Foundation presents summer concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on August 5
LOS ANGELES – On Sunday, August 5, Idyllwild Arts Foundation presents the culmination performance of the High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir & Ensemble of Idyllwild Arts….
Trump ‘sides’ with Putin on the US investigation over Russian collusion in the 2016 election
Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki prompts universal outrage for appearing to undermine U.S. Intelligence Of the many controversies and political disputes of the Trump era, no issue…
The wage gap between rich and poor increases among Asian Americans
Asian Americans now have the highest income inequality among all racial and ethnic groups, new Pew report shows Income inequality has been steadily rising for the last 50 years for…
Two years after Hague ruling, AAPI activist groups rally in LA against China in Philippine Sea conflict
Raucous protest calls for Fil-Ams, US lawmakers to stand with the Philippines on the second anniversary of the tribunal’s ruling by Klarize Medenilla AJPress TWO years after the Philippines scored…
Report: Hate crimes increase by 17 percent in California
Experts attribute the increase to the uprising of white supremacy amid the Trump era According to a new report from the California attorney general, reported hate crimes across the state…
US government misses first family reunification deadline
Nearly half of kids in youngest age group deemed ‘ineligible’ due to safety concerns Nearly half of the immigrant children under five years old who were separated from their parents…
TakeTheStage crosses borders, invades overseas showgrounds
Every generation has an iconic boy band being emulated and idolized that indubitably facilitated to define the essence of the said era. Although some bands changed the way the public…
Disrupting the laundry industry: Fil-Am entrepreneur turns her passion for clean clothes into a business
In New York City, it is a luxury to have your own washer and dryer in your unit, or even in your building. Some would stuff their dirty laundry into…
Protest calls for an end to Trump admin’s policy of family separation and detention
Protest part of the national ‘Families Belong Together’ day of action with more than 710 events nationwide LAS VEGAS, NV — On Saturday, June 30, hundreds of Las Vegas residents…
Joel de la Fuente onstage as Gordon Hirabayashi in ‘Hold These Truths’
With the current trend and issues about immigration in the United States today, it is essential that the message of holding on to one’s Constitutional rights as an American citizen…
Mayor Garcetti kicks off HIRE LA’s Youth jobs program
Young people ages 14-24 have until July 31 to apply for summer jobs LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti encouraged young Angelenos to apply for summer jobs at the recent…
Horrific crash kills father, four daughters; mother survives
A Filipino-American family from Teaneck, NJ was on their way back from their July 4th vacation in Ocean City, MD when a tragic accident happened along Route 1 in Delaware….
Trump announces nominee for Supreme Court justice
The president nominates DC Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh after Justice Anthony Kennedy announces retirement WITH the retirement of Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump has nominated a conservative…
Trump rolls back Obama-era diversity-based school admission guidelines
The president plans to revoke policy aimed at diversity in education President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, July 3 that he will be rescinding Obama-era guidelines that encouraged schools and…
LA not yet decided over federal ‘anti-terrorism’ grant
The City of Los Angeles has not yet decided on whether or not it will take in a $425,000 grant from the federal Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program which was…
Legal aid fund for migrant children in LA expanded
With the ongoing immigration debate, the Los Angeles City Council and county Board of Supervisors voted this week to expand a fund to provide legal aid for migrant children who…
Court rules in favor of California’s sanctuary state policy
State survives first round of Trump administration’s suit against the sanctuary law A federal judge in California this week ruled in favor of the state’s sanctuary state policies, denying the…
US working on Duterte-Trump meeting at White House
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month, could a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte be next? United States Ambassador to the…
New Consul General Claro Cristobal meets the Fil-Am community media
Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal, a career diplomat with the rank of Chief of Mission I, took his post as Consul General of the Philippines in New York on June 30,…