Prop 47 and new deportation relief
ON Tuesday November 4, 2014, California Voters approved Proposition 47, which brings sweeping changes to California criminal law and procedure that will affect thousands of immigrants facing deportation due to…
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Emirates lounge officially opens at LAX
The third Emirates lounge in the United States was officially unveiled on Wednesday, March 18, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). After more than two years in the making and…
From corporate to cancer: How one woman beat the disease and changed her lifestyle
In corporate America, life can get hectic. But for 20 years, Allison Kim, thrived in that work environment as a civil engineer in transportation. She would arrive at her office…
AAPI community leaders get ‘Ready For Hillary’
LOS ANGELES – Community leaders, activists and political leaders in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and Los Angeles County on Thursday, March 19, gathered in Downtown LA’s Chinatown…
Gov. Brown proposes $1-B in drought spending
State water board approves new conservation regulations AS California enters its fourth year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Thursday, March 19 proposed legislation to accelerate more…
SIPA celebrates 43rd anniversary
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) held its 43rd anniversary awards and benefit dinner on Thursday, March 12 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. A Filipino-owned restaurant called the Park’s Finest…
Honda recalls additional 105,000 vehicles due to faulty air bags
Automaker Honda announced Thursday, March 19, the addition of nearly 105,000 vehicles to its increasing number of recalls due to defective driver’s side air bags. Vehicles added to the list…
Target to raise hourly minimum wage to $9
Retail giant Target will raise the minimum wage next month for all its employees to $9 per hour. Target’s announcement signifies the growing competition for lower paid workers, as unemployment has declined…
Grace Wong, a mother on the totem pole
In every connubial set-up, regardless of creed, religion, color or orientation, the state of muliebrity has always considerably been on the paramount level of recognition and in high esteem simply…
Battered spouse green card available for those subjected to extreme ‘mental cruelty’
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows an alien spouse of a US citizen or green card holder to self-petition if they have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty….
Taxes are important for immigration
For many families, tax season is the time of the year when people will have a large sum of money available to spend on things that normally would be out…
Sexual abuse of a minor as an aggravated felony
Under INA 101(a)(43)(A), sexual abuse of a minor is an aggravated felony. A conviction for an offense classified as an aggravated felony would disqualify an alien from most immigration benefits…
From corporate to cancer: How one woman beat the disease and changed her lifestyle
In corporate America, life can get hectic. But for 20 years, Allison Kim, thrived in that work environment as a civil engineer in transportation. She would arrive at her office…
Residents sue City of Fullerton over lack of voting opportunities for Asian Americans
The City of Fullerton was sued Wednesday, March 18, over an at-large election system that Asian-American advocates say harms a certain community’s voting rights. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation…
Brain pill: A hoax?
Alzheimer’s Disease is an ailment more dreaded and feared than most illnesses, including cancer. The mere thought of losing ones mind, of having a brain with less capacity than of…
Actress Liezl Sumilang-Martinez passes away at 47; Bb. Pilipinas crowns new Filipina queens
Actress Liezl Sumilang Martinez died in her sleep last March 14 at the Medical City in Pasig City, after a long batter with cancer. She was only 47 years old….
Residents sue City of Fullerton over lack of voting opportunities for Asian Americans
The City of Fullerton was sued Wednesday, March 18, over an at-large election system that Asian-American advocates say harms a certain community’s voting rights. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation…
If I could Interview Jesus Christ
LENT is a season of Christ’s teachings which are presented self-righteously, mournfully, nasally, coldly, feebly, flamboyantly, blandly in a thousand pulpits across the nation. If I were asked the rationale…
Study links Disneyland measles outbreak to low vaccination rates, no clear source
Though epidemiologists have not yet identified the original source of the Disneyland measles outbreak in December, which has since spread internationally, researchers now say that parents who refuse to vaccinate…
Scandalous
JUDICIAL reform remains to be an important policy issue in the Philippines. The institution is still haunted with problems relating to corruption, incompetence, delay in the administration of justice and…
Should PNoy be impeached over the Mamasapano investigation findings?
Is the President and Commander-in-Chief Benigno Aquino III “ultimately responsible” for the botched Mamasapano anti-terror operation that claimed the lives of at least 60 people, including 44 elite Special Action…
How about a sub-state for the poor?
THE current focus of Malacañ ang and Congress is the crafting of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which has been denounced by detractors as a means of carving out a…
Tax consequences of divorce on non custodian parents
CONSIDER the common divorce scenario where the divorce judgment provides primary custody of the children to one spouse while the other spouse only gets visitation. The parties begin to file…
Fil-Am student brutally beaten in San Jose mall
A 17-year-old Fil-Am, Christian Rasner, is in critical condition after a brutal beating from two unidentified men in a shopping center parking lot on Wednesday, March 11. The beating took…
GOP offers new budget plan cutting into Medicare
House Republicans on Tuesday, March 17 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget plan for next year which effectively breaks tight budget limits on military spending, but promises bigger cuts to social…
Las Vegas Filipino couple sentenced in mortgage assistance scam
A FILIPINO couple from Las Vegas was sentenced last week on one felony count of a pattern of mortgage lending fraud, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced Monday, March…
Labor group seeks to hold McDonald’s chain responsible for employee safety
A UNION-backed group is seeking to hold McDonald’s Corporation accountable under federal rules for worker-safety violations at its franchised restaurants, expanding a continuing labor effort to reduce historical protections for…
Mayweather and Pacquiao: The epic, cracking fight
LOS ANGELES—Who said downtown LA only gets crowded when the Lakers are playing? Last Wednesday, the only game in town was when boxing superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao…
On making a good confession
IT’S Lent, a season of repentance, a longing to go to Confession to prepare for Easter. So, during this penitential season, a Facebook friend sent me a message to ask…
Pacquiao, Mayweather agree to drug testing
Ready For Fight Of The Century LEADING up to the May 2 bout, both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have agreed to undergo rigorous drug testing. US Anti-Doping Agency…