[COLUMN] Does filing bankruptcy make sense for your situation?
NO one ever likes to talk about bankruptcy. However, it’s simply a fact of life. Things happen. Whether it’s losing your job, going through a divorce, having huge medical bills…
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[COLUMN] Part III: Mindfulness as a survival skill
Part 2 of 2 (Continued from last week…) I plead the case for mindfulness for everyone at all times and in all places. Do you feel incomplete, naked, inept and…
Asia Pacific Fashion Week presents fast-rising children’s clothing designer Chewy Jang
CHEWY JANG (Joo Yung Jang) is the CEO of Kid’s Dream, a special occasion children’s clothing brand that inspires young girls to feel beautiful and confident on their special day….
[COLUMN] Permanent residence for crewmen
A COMMON issue for which persons have consulted with me is whether any avenues towards permanent residence exist for a person who entered as a “crewman.” Under INA Section 245(c)(1),…
COVID cases increase at LA County skilled nursing facilities anew
With high rates of transmission across Los Angeles County, positive cases and outbreaks are increasing at skilled nursing facilities, the public health department reported on Friday, June 10. For the…
California officials call for more funding for Asian-language teachers
DESPITE the growing Asian community in California and nationwide, the Golden State does not have enough accredited Asian-language teachers and instructors, statewide officials say. For the 2020-2021 school year, almost…
[OPINION] Poll: A majority of Americans believe gun control is more important than protecting right to own guns
THE philosophical question is again being made the center of the ongoing debate involving our rights and liberties in America. This comes amid the escalating number of mass shootings and…
[OPINION] With rising inflation, just say no to California’s costly Plastics Tax Initiative
LIVING in California, in good economic times, is an expensive endeavor. But, with rapid inflation and runaway home prices, the state is quickly becoming unaffordable for all but those at…
[COLUMN] What is retaliation against a ‘protected activity’?
Q: I HAVE been employed by a mid-size company in Los Angeles for over 2 years. Recently, some co-workers privately talked to me that several workers in their department often…
[COLUMN] What’s stirring inside of us
HAPPY Trinity Sunday! It’s the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit What do this feast and the dogma mean to us? How do…
[COLUMN] How important is it to have a living trust?
THINKING about one’s demise is not something people want to spend time thinking about. However reality is that we all have to face this one day. It is just a…
[COLUMN] Senior client with business faces crossroads with $70K credit cards
THE client is 72, married, and owns a small business. He’s been operating the business for the last 30 years. At its height, when times were good, the business had…
Fil-Am candidate for LA city controller Kenneth Mejia advances to November election
If elected, Mejia would become the first Filipino elected official in the city of LA FOLLOWING the 2022 primary election, Kenneth Mejia, the ambitious grassroots candidate for Los Angeles city…
Art, musical event takes place at iconic Yamashiro Hollywood
IN 1911, when the Bernheimer brothers built Yamashiro with a hundred Japanese craftsmen to replicate a palace located at the Yamashiro province mountains near Kyoto Japan, they had the vision…
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta advances to Nov. general election
CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta is advancing to the general election in November after being the top vote-getter in the state’s primary on Tuesday, June 7. Bonta, who was appointed…
Fire Island: A raunchy rom-com all about chosen family
THIS story began when comedian Joel Kim Booster went to Fire Island in the summer of 2016 and brought along with him a copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice….
Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening
Jessica Oberoi, 13, can’t exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school. It wasn’t until…
‘Cultures of Las Vegas: The Filipinos’ debuts on Clark County Television
The local Filipino community is the focus of the next iteration of the popular “Cultures of Las Vegas” television and podcast series. “Cultures of Las Vegas: The Filipinos” debuted on…
Aloha Game Nights at Plaza West Covina
Last Saturday, Plaza West Covina hosted an island-themed trivia night in honor of AAPI month. Included in the event was a performance by the Polynesian Entertainment Group. Guests enjoyed hula…
Daly City raises Philippine flag for PH Independence Day
DALY CITY – Consul General Neil Ferrer led the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco in the annual Philippine flag-raising ceremony in Daly City, California, hosted by the local government…
[COLUMN] Pinay-French beauty is new Miss World Philippines 2022
GWENDOLYNE Bolivar Fourniol is the new Miss World Philippines 2022! The Filipina-French beauty bested 35 other contestants to clinch the crown in the beauty pageant competition that took place on…
[COLUMN] Atty. Gurfinkel answers more immigration questions from Kapamilya in Chicago, on part 2 of a series of Q&A on Citizen Pinoy
LEADING U.S. Immigration Atty. Michael J. Gurfinkel answers more immigration questions from Kapamilya in Chicago and neighboring areas when Citizen Pinoy brings you the second installment of “Your Tanong, My…
[OBITUARY] Federico Munoz Sr., 95
FEDERICO Z. Munoz Sr. joined his creator on Ascension Day, May 29, 2022 at sundown surrounded by his immediate family. He was 95. Federico was born on March 21, 1927…
Alameda County becomes first Bay Area county to mandate indoor masks anew
TO limit the impact of increasing COVID-19 cases on hospitalizations, Alameda County health officials announced an indoor mask mandate in most public settings, which took into effect last June 3….