LA County beaches to close for July 4th weekend
THE weather in Southern California is heating up but Los Angeles County residents won’t be able to head to the beach for the Fourth of July Weekend. Beaches in the…
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Mga Update hinggil sa mga Operasyon para sa 2020 Senso
Patuloy ang Kawanihan ng Senso ng U.S. sa pagsubaybay sa mga epekto ng COVID-19 sa mga operasyon para sa 2020 Senso at pagsunod sa gabay ng pederal, pang-estado (state) at lokal na mga awtoridad sa kalusugan…
Majority of young people in the US are non-white for the first time ever
Asian population sees biggest population rate growth THE United States has grown more racially and ethnically diverse over the last decade and is expected to grow even more so as…
US hits record high in daily cases five months since its first confirmed case
IT’S been five months since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States — a Washington State man in…
LA County leads US in most countywide COVID-19 cases
As state pandemic rules relax, California sees a 69% rise of COVID-19 in two days forcing officials to consider tightening the rules again Amid the re-opening of businesses across Los…
Los Angeles hospital spearheads research to understand cancer trends in Fil-Am community
CEDARS-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is spearheading a research program into the Filipino American community’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward cancer and prevention. The survey, entitled “Survey of Cancer…
Maria Ressa to be honored with press freedom award by National Press Club
RAPPLER co-founder and veteran journalist Maria Ressa will be honored with an international Press Freedom Award by the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The journalism organization announced its selection…
Affirmative action measure to appear on CA’s November ballot
THIS upcoming November election, California voters will get to decide whether or not the state should restore affirmative action after a measure was approved by the state Senate on Wednesday,…
Face coverings now mandatory in Nevada
ALL Nevada residents and visitors are now required to wear face coverings while in public in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Governor Steve Sisolak announced this…
Fil-Am leaders in California denounce racist COVID-19 moniker used by Trump
In response to President Donald Trump’s usage of a racist term related to the coronavirus, Filipino American Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and California Medical Association President Dr. Peter N. Bretan…
Applications open for Bayanihan COVID-19 Relief Fund
IN partnership with community groups, organizations and foundations, as well as more than sixty individual donors, Filipino Advocates for Justice has raised awareness and funds for the Bayanihan COVID-19 Relief Fund….
Fil-Am Tarzana native serves aboard USS Porter
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Whitley NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – A 2014 Reseda High School graduate and Tarzana, California native is currently serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class…
New York man charged with sex crimes committed in the Philippines
A GARDEN City, New York man on Friday, June 19, was indicted by a federal court in the United States for traveling to the Philippines with intent to engage in…
Trump, Biden campaigns to address AAPI community during virtual presidential town hall
WITH the United States presidential election less than five months away, the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will court Asian American and Pacific Islander…
Trump signs order temporarily freezing worker visas, prefers ‘merit-based system’
CERTAIN foreign workers will be barred from seeking employment in the United States as President Donald Trump on Monday, June 22 signed an executive order that places a temporary freeze…
LAX introduces thermal screening to check passengers for coronavirus symptoms
TRAVELERS at Los Angeles International Airport will be asked to undergo another screening before getting to the security checkpoint to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Starting on Tuesday, June…
CA Senate votes in favor of ethnic studies requirement for Cal State Univ. students
Critics of the new addition to the curriculum argue the state should not impose academic decisions UNDER new state legislation passed last week, students attending California State University (CSU) schools…
LA County surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths as more businesses reopen
Despite early statements alluding to the possible extended lockdown, California lawmakers re-open dine-in restaurants and grooming services Four months after cities and states across the United States first began shutting…
Woman who went on racist tirade against Pinay exercising at Torrance park is found but not arrested
A Long Beach, California woman who was caught on video twice last week hurling anti-Asian sentiments toward two individuals, including a Filipina American in one instance, was located by Torrance…
Fil-Am DACA recipients breathe a sigh of relief as US Supreme Court halts ending of program
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, June 18 stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from rescinding a program that protected more than 800,000 young undocumented immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came…
Paano tumutulong ang 2020 Senso sa mga komunidad
Bakit mahalaga ang pagsagot sa 2020 Senso? Ang mga istatistika ng senso ang magsasabi kung paano ilalaan ang bilyun-bilyong dolyar na pederal na pondo sa mga komunidad sa buong bansa…
US Supreme Court ruling halts Trump administration’s bid to end DACA program
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, June 18 stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from rescinding a program that protected more than 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came…
All California residents required to wear face coverings in public
The California Department of Public Health on Thursday, June 18 released updated guidance that requires Californians to wear a face-covering in high-risk settings. A growing body of scientific research has…
‘Mabuhay’ mural paying tribute to front line workers unveiled in Queens’ Little Manila
FILIPINO organizations, businesses, artists, local elected officials, and community leaders unveiled a new mural on the southeast corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue known as “Little Manila” on Friday,…
Fil-Am man in SF confronted by white couple for stenciling ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of own home
A Filipino American man was stenciling “Black Lives Matter” in chalk outside his San Francisco home last week when a white couple confronted him and accused him of defacing private…
US voices concern over Ressa’s guilty verdict
THE United States on Tuesday, June 16, expressed concern over Rappler executive editor and chief executive officer Maria Ressa and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. being convicted of cyber libel by…
FilAm Arts town hall illuminates patterns of racism, colorism within Filipino community
“WE need to start a conversation.” For the past few weeks, this has been the party line among Filipino Americans who recognize the deeply rooted racism embedded into the community….
Nanay Fedelina, human trafficking survivor kept by Filipino family for 4 generations in Southern California, dies at 83
Fedelina Lugasan, a former domestic worker who spent 65 years enslaved by a Filipino family, died on Thursday, June 11 in Long Beach, California. She was 83. Fondly known as…
Experts: If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services SAN FRANCISCO — The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the plight of U.S. seniors, who have been disproportionately infected and killed by the disease. Eight…
Supreme Court rules federal anti-discrimination law protects LGBT workers
IN the middle of Pride Month, the United States Supreme Court on Monday, June 15 ruled that a landmark federal civil rights law that protects workers from discrimination applies to…