[UPDATED] 3 Fil-Ams seek local posts in Orange County
[Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the candidacy of Donna Varona Sipl in Buena Park] THREE Filipino Americans are vying for local posts in Orange County in…
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Silverado, Blue Ridge fires continue to rage in Southern California
TWO wildfires broke out across Southern California on Monday, October 26, prompting tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. The Silverado Fire, which started near Irvine after 6:45…
LA city, county officials join USC Schaeffer to launch COVID-19 rapid testing pilot
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, and…
New survey: AAPI registered voters in 10 battleground states highly motivated to vote
WITH less than a week to go until Election Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) registered voters in 10 battleground states are favoring former Vice President Joe Biden and…
Voting has already begun: How to vote early in LA county
It has often been said that the election ends on November 3rd, 2020, but the truth is that due to the Pandemic, stay at home orders and increase of Vote…
New study unpacks anti-Asian rhetoric, ‘yellow peril’ among elected officials
OVER the course of the coronavirus pandemic that unleashed a wave of anti-Asian hate across the United States, Republican politicians and candidates were more likely to use “racist or stigmatizing”…
Trump, Biden make final pitch to voters ahead of Election Day
PRESIDENT Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off for the final time on Thursday, October 22, less than two weeks before Election Day. The two candidates met…
John Swing, fallen Fil-Am community leader, receives Joseph Ileto Courage Award
JOHN Eric Swing, the late executive director of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), was awarded with the first-ever Joseph Ileto Courage Award during Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles’ virtual…
Community Health Fair by LADMC Foundation in collaboration with LA Downtown Medical Center
Complimentary health screening, flu shots, COVID testing and much more! Mark your calendars from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28 at LA Downtown Medical Center located at…
AARP survey: Health care motivating Asian American voters in 50-plus segment, 41% identify as Democrats
WHAT issues are top of mind for Asian American registered voters over the age of 50 going into Election Day? Health care (93%), jobs and the economy (89%), education (87%)…
AAPI community is focus of early voting events leading up to presidential election
With just over 2 weeks left until the 2020 general election, the Asian American Pacific Island community is at the center of a community campaign to get them out to…
In-person early voting kicks off in Clark County
OVER 140,000 voters headed to the polls in the first five days of early voting in Clark County. From Saturday, October 17 to Wednesday, October 21, 140,501 ballots were cast…
San Diego race for Mayor heats up as Fil-Am Todd Gloria seeks community support to make history
Fil-Am Todd Gloria seeks community support to make history Filipino American Todd Gloria, a 42-year-old Democratic Assemblyman who currently serves as the majority whip in the California State Legislature, is…
USAID gives additional P170-million assistance to Metro Manila communities
THE United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, October 20, said that the American government has provided the Philippines an additional P170 million ($3.5 million) assistance for disaster relief and…
Yamane cites business, leadership expertise as strengths in candidacy to NC city council
DITAS Delossantos Yamane, one of several candidates vying for two open slots in the city council of National City, will bank on her experience, business knowledge and leadership skills to…
Fil-Am USD Alum runs for San Diego City Council, District 7
WHILE the candidacy of Assembymember Todd Gloria for San Diego Mayor has dominated the news, another Filipino American has also been on the campaign trail in the San Diego area…
San Diego honors comedian Jo Koy during Filipino American History Month
FILIPINO American stand-up comedian Jo Koy was honored by the City of San Diego during a ceremony recognizing Filipino American History Month. District 6 City Councilman Chris Cate on Friday,…
Inaugural conference of young Filipino American physicians brings community together amidst pandemic
By Antonio Moya, Dianne Lumaquin, and Allen Siapno The Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) hosted its inaugural conference on October 10-11, with the theme “Isang Bagsak: United…
AAPI labor and community leaders say No to 22, Yes on 15
Calls for California’s corporations to do their share in protecting workers and communities SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, October 19, Asian American and Pacific Islander labor and community leaders spoke…
Paano Pinoprotektahan ng New California Law ang mga Anak Mo
Ang mga respiratory risks sa mga panahong ito ay nagmu-multiply before our eyes. Ang Coronavirus ay patuloy na kumakalat at nagpapasakit ng libo-libo – oo, kahit na mga teenagers.1 2…
Ambassador Petronila Garcia is new Philippine Consul General in New York
NEW YORK – Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia officially assumed on Tuesday, October 20, her post as Philippine Consul General in New York. Ambassador Garcia is a career diplomat with the…
DNC rolls out new digital ad campaign in the Asian Journal to reach Fil-Am voters in Nevada, nationwide
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Democratic National Committee is seeking to secure the Filipino American vote in Nevada and across the country through a new digital…
A quick rundown of the 2020 California ballot measures
Though the presidential race is always the primary focus of every general election, it is only one of at least two dozen items that appear on the big ballot every…
AAPI nonprofits, OC Health Care Agency expand free coronavirus testing
Orange County is home to the nation’s third-largest Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities (AAPI) who are facing barriers to getting COVID-19 information and accessing testing. The AAPI…
California issues new reopening guidelines for theme parks, stadiums
INDIVIDUALS itching to visit a theme park in California will still have to wait as the coronavirus pandemic continues. State health officials on Tuesday, October 20 issued new reopening criteria…
From cakesicles to empanadas: Fil-Am couple in Southern California starts catering company amid pandemic
WHEN the pandemic began earlier this spring, national lockdowns were imposed around the globe in an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Several safety measures like washing…
San Francisco to host Filipino American History Month Virtual celebration on Oct. 21
Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE), San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed, and the City and County of San Francisco announced the 2020 Filipino American History Month virtual celebration: “Lived History…
Beyond an election: Civil rights experts break down the prevailing presence of hate, racism in the AAPI community
On Aug. 10, 1999, a 39-year-old Filipino postal worker was murdered, purely because he was an ethnic minority. Joseph Ileto, the victim, was gunned down by a white assailant who…
President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs celebrates Filipino American History Month
The President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), during its third open meeting virtually on Thursday, October 15, and in cooperation with the White House Office of…
Oct. 19 is last day to register to vote in California
The deadline to register to vote in California is Monday, October 19, 2020. To be eligible to vote, a person must be a citizen of the United States, be at…