Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
CRANFORD – “What we came for America, our democracy, rule of law, having a government that actually cares about people, that’s responsible and not corrupt. We don’t want another Ferdinand Marcos…
Although Filipinos have been in this country since before the United States’ conception, the first election of a Filipino American didn’t happen until the 1950s. In 1954, the late Peter…
As protests over police brutality and the killings of Black Americans by police officers grew in cities across the United States, President Donald Trump drew criticism for having U.S. Park…
[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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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 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…
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…
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%)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
