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…
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Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in Southern California.
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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…
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…
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…
LA County surpasses 75,000 COVID-19 cases as economy continues to reopen
AS California proceeds with its stages of reopening, Los Angeles County remains the hardest-hit area in the state as it surpassed the 75,000 mark of confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday,…
Philippine Consulate in LA resumes consular services
THE Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles resumed consular services this week with new health and safety guidelines. The consulate is only enforcing appointment or mail-based services for the time…
Filipina American in SoCal targeted in racist tirade while exercising, told to return to ‘whatever Asian country’
A Filipina American in Southern California was verbally harassed and subjected to a racist tirade this week by a woman while working out at a public park. In a viral…
Gyms, hotels, museums, campgrounds now allowed to reopen in LA County
NEARLY three months since the coronavirus upended daily life and forced strict measures to be enacted, Los Angeles County moved forward with the third phase of easing restrictions on Friday,…
UCLA to offer Pilipino Studies as a minor starting fall 2020
Starting in the fall of 2020, UCLA will now offer Pilipino Studies as a minor under the Asian American Studies Department (AASD), a major move for the historically diverse university….
Pinay DJs Bella Fiasco and Kronika to play LA’s Grand Park Sunday Sessions, a virtual dance party
LOS Angeles’ Grand Park is kicking off its summer programming virtually with Sunday Sessions: Home Edition for the next three months. Beginning June 14, the annual dance and music party…
Gateway landmark to be erected in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown later this year
Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown will soon have a gateway structure to welcome visitors into the neighborhood and to honor the contributions of Filipino Americans in the city. The Historic Filipinotown…
Community members celebrate Filipino resilience during COVID-19 pandemic
2020 has proven to be a year when the primordial demand for human connection and empathy is at an all-time high. Even though recent divisive events and brutalities upset efforts…
LA County urges protesters to get tested for COVID-19
As protests continue to draw large crowds of individuals across Los Angeles County, officials are urging participants to get tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. “We’re…
Garcetti announces cuts to LAPD budget as calls to ‘defund police’ grow
LOS Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that he was not going forward with his plan to increase the Los Angeles Police Department budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. “We need…
Pechanga Resort Casino opens with limited operations
ON Monday, June 1 at 12 p.m., Pechanga Resort Casino, located just outside of Temecula, CA, reopened to the public. The West Coast’s largest casino/resort closed March 16 after a…
Despite minor damages, Fil-Am restaurants stand in solidarity with protesters in LA County
EARLY morning on Tuesday, June 2, Mary Jane Rempola received a call from an employee that the front glass door of Bagnet in Panorama City had been shattered amidst the…
Los Angeles County imposes curfew for fourth night starting at 9 p.m.
Los Angeles County will be under a countywide curfew that runs from 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 through 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 4. This is the fourth night of…
Garcetti honors fallen Pinay nurse who came out of retirement to help LA’s coronavirus fight
LOS Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently honored a Filipina American registered nurse who died of COVID-19 after coming out of retirement to rejoin the front lines once the outbreak hit…
LA County prepares to reopen salons, restaurants as case numbers continue to rise
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, May 29 announced that Los Angeles County — one of the most concentrated hubs for COVID-19 in the country — can now reopen restaurants,…
LA City Council proposes $100 million in rent relief for residents
A NEW Los Angeles City Council motion is seeking to use $100 million in federal funding for the city’s Emergency Renters Assistance Program. The proposal, filed by Los Angeles City…
LA County opens largest virus testing site at Dodger Stadium
MORE Los Angeles County residents can get checked for the coronavirus as the area’s largest testing site opened on Tuesday, May 26 at Dodger Stadium. Up to 6,000 people are…
Los Angeles County reaches over 2,000 coronavirus cases as more restrictions ease
LOS ANGELES County is easing more restrictions ahead of the long weekend, despite reaching over 2,000 coronavirus deaths earlier this week. The county Department of Public Health confirmed 35 new…
Officials, orgs concerned about decrease in domestic violence calls in LA
Resources and services still available during pandemic With safer-at-home orders in place for the past two months in Los Angeles County, officials are expressing concern over the decrease in domestic…
LA County’s new WiFi locator tool helps residents get internet access
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing individuals to be more plugged in digitally, it has also opened up a broader discussion about the inequity of internet access. Los Angeles County has…
White supremacists hack Fil-Am community virtual town hall meeting, use Nazi salute
On Monday, May 11, the Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) in Los Angeles was conducting its fourth virtual town hall meeting on the video-conferencing software Zoom — something they’ve been doing…
LA County urges AAPI community to stay united and report hate crimes during reopening process
LOS ANGELES County officials on Thursday, May 14 urged the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and greater county residents to stay united and report hate crimes as the…
LA makes face coverings mandatory in public
LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti this week issued an order requiring Angelenos to wear face coverings outside their homes. The order will help the fight against COVID-19, as restrictions are gradually…
West Ranch High School juniors create, donate face shields to community’s essential workers
With the extensions of shelter-in-place orders and the collective apprehension for the dangerously unforeseeable future, the coronavirus pandemic continues to ominously rage on like a slow burn of normal life….
LA County’s stay-at-home order likely to be extended for another 3 months
AS Los Angeles County’s “safer at home” order is slated to expire this week, officials are now recommending that it be extended for another three months in a continued effort to…