This week, Disney Animation Studios will celebrate the release of its movie “Raya and the Last Dragon” by working with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to spread joy through a series of virtual events for St. Jude patient families and its generous supporters. “Raya and the Last Dragon” is an epic journey to the fantasy…
GROWING up in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley, Michelle Sterling would see jasmine bloom in her neighborhood at the beginning of summer. In “When Lola Visits,” a new picture book by Sterling about a young Filipina girl being visited by her grandmother from the Philippines, the flower is one of the indicators the main character…
ASIAN American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members and local officials gathered at a park in Cerritos, California on Saturday, June 19 for a solidarity walk, two weeks after a Filipino American man was attacked there. At the front of the congregation held at Don Knabe Community Regional Park, doughnuts and water bottles were passed…
FILIPINO American California Attorney General Rob Bonta has launched new regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams (HT/SPAT) to address the epidemic of human trafficking in California, which was exacerbated by the state’s lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams — one covering Northern California and another covering Southern California — are…
THE husband of a Filipina American who went missing two years ago in Colorado Springs has been arrested for her murder. Dane Kallungi, 38, was arrested on Wednesday, June 16, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Jepsy Amaga Kallungi. According to KKTV 11 News, Kallungi was…
BABY BOOMERS are retiring early in America because of the pandemic, but there seems to be two parallel America for those who were born between 1946-1964 as they look forward to their twilight years. At least 1.7 million older workers retired early because of the pandemic crisis, a new report by the New School for…
FACING an impending recall election, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed to the State Legislature on Monday, June 22 a plan to forgive unpaid rent that accumulated during the economically tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic that put financial strains on the most populous state’s most vulnerable communities. The plan is to use the $5.2 billion in federal pandemic…
THE Philippines will get more COVID-19 vaccines from the United States following the announcement of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden pledging 80 million of its surplus vaccine doses to various countries. According to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the Philippines will be “among priority countries” receiving U.S.-donated vaccines. “The Biden-Harris administration has announced…
ISLAND Pacific Supermarket, through its partnership with BJRx Pharmacy, is playing a central role in getting the Filipino American community vaccinated. The Fil-Am community has been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. According to National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the country, 4% of the nursing population in the United States are Filipino but…
SACRAMENTO – With a rise in violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic, AT&T California is taking a stand with donations to 19 community-based organizations throughout the Golden State. The donations, totaling over $750,000, are part of an AT&T and WarnerMedia nationwide $7 million effort to combat and…
AT 99 Ranch Market we are always looking for more ways to bring convenience to our customers. Our company already offers online shopping, but 99 Fresh takes online grocery shopping experience to a whole new level. 99 Fresh is not just an extension of our company’s Ship-To-Home services; it offers a broader range of products,…
Friends of the Philippines Society USA will celebrate Pride with a Benefit Cocktail Party on Saturday, June 26, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Friedman’s at the Edison in New York City. The celebration will feature drag queen Andy Starling, and will include open bar, hors d’oeuvres and music. The fundraiser is to support Friends of the Philippines Society USA’s programs. Friedman’s is located…
TWO geckos named, Juan and Pedro, were sunning themselves perched atop a rock. Juan sighed and whined. “Our lot is cursed. We exist but are good for nothing. We’re not important in the scheme of creation. The world ignores us and takes us for granted. He then said wistfully, “I wish I was born a…
AROUND the world, Father’s Day is celebrated annually to honor the contributions of dads in the family. Being a father is no easy task — it comes with a great amount of responsibility and dedication. To mark the holiday this year, Filipino Americans readily shared personal stories about their famous Filipino fathers: Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, daughter…
Contributed by Zen Vuong On June 11, Melissa Joyce Valerio became the first in her family to receive a master’s degree, putting her a little closer to her goal of helping to develop innovative cancer treatments. Valerio, 25, had wanted to be a dentist but when her father’s diffuse large B-cell lymphoma relapsed in 2018,…
By Dr. Erica Pan CALIFORNIA’S future is brighter now that protection from COVID-19 is within reach for even more of our loved ones. Adolescents aged 12 to 15 can join older teens in getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – the same vaccine that has been safely administered to millions of California adults, including more than…
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Q: MY work requires personal interaction with several people on a daily basis. We are getting back to the worksite after working from home for over a year. My employer sent a company-wide memo saying that employees must be vaccinated to return to work. I am not sure I want to get the vaccine. Can…
A postnuptial agreement is a contract between you and your spouse entered into after you get married resolving issues in your marriage. It is similar to a prenuptial agreement except it occurs after your marriage. For couples that get married without a prenuptial agreement, it is not too late to have an agreement dealing with…
IS there a constitutional right to file for bankruptcy? Yes, there is. The United States Constitution adopted 250 years ago provides for the creation of bankruptcy courts and the power to administer them. Our founding fathers believed that people should be given a chance to have a fresh start in life to become productive again…
THE Supreme Court on Thursday, June 17 turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had rendered the entire law unconstitutional. By a vote of 7-2, however, the justices did not…
A conversation with LA City controller candidate Kenneth Mejia and CA Assembly candidate Mia Livas-Porter AS political campaigns begin to ramp up for the 2022 midterm elections, Filipino American candidates are harnessing the momentum of the tumultuous last year and a half of COVID-19, the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, and the (still-occurring) reckoning of…
FACING difficult financial times can be a frightening thing for a lot of people. When bill collectors are hounding you, at some point, you realize that something must be done but you just don’t know where to begin or where to go for help. Often, options can also be confusing unless you get the right…
FINALLY, we’re back to having indoor Masses without restrictions: 100% seating capacity, no required wearing of a mask, and social distancing! Of course, some of us are still frightful and cautious, and we understand their situations. At Incarnation Church, we’re committed to providing parishioners with a safe environment as we worship together. We’re together in…
OUR generation has been facing the biggest threat to our life and safety because of the coronavirus pandemic, which to date has already infected more than 178 million people around the world, killing at least 3.84 million. The United States of America, supposedly the most powerful and richest country in the world, has not been…
NEVADA Governor Steve Sisolak, along with First Lady Kathy Ong Sisolak, attended a special multicultural event highlighting the impact of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on the 2021 legislative session. The event, held on Wednesday, June 16, at the Desert Breeze Community Center, was hosted by the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC)…
IN support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s We Can Do This public education campaign to increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage vaccination, TDW+Co, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, hosted a virtual press briefing for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) media on Thursday, June 10. During…
VARIOUS U.S. leaders from religious groups, labor organizations, state legislatures, and the Filipino American community are calling on the government to stop providing military aid to the Philippines due to the “relentless abuse of human rights” under the Duterte administration. In a statement containing a total of 57 signatories as of Wednesday, June 16, they…
