SECTION 523(a)(8)(A)(ii) of the current bankruptcy code states that “an obligation to repay funds received as an educational benefit, scholarship or stipend;” is not dischargeable in bankruptcy unless excepting such…
THE Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently discussed the immigration implications of certain gang-related offenses. In Matter of Hernandez, 26 I&N Dec. 397 (BIA 2014), the respondent was charged with…
TAX scams via email have become widespread over the last year. Thieves have become bolder. Their bogus IRS website has improved graphics and looks so real that even a veteran…
When employees are entitled to higher pay ANDREW Prizler worked as an hourly retail sales consultant at AT&T Mobility Services. Being in sales, he was also paid commissions. In June…
ARE you having problems paying your debts? Are creditors calling you day and night threatening you with a wage garnishment, repossession or foreclosure? Are you starting to feel hopeless and…
ALTHOUGH the volume of newly-filed applications for benefits is down at the USCIS, the processing times for some applications pending at the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) are longer…
BEING a writer on the frontlines of culture and music, I am faced with the task of writing a piece that will not only tell about a performance, but the…
LOS ANGELES — The LA City Council voted on Wednesday to impose a higher minimum wage, at least $15.37 an hour, to workers at big hotels in the city. The…
LOS ANGELES – Filipino Ralph Deleon from Ontario, Calif., and his colleague Sohiel Omar Kabir were found guilty Thursday, Sept. 25 for their involvement with radical jihadist militant groups and…
Police and protestors clashed briefly on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., hours after Chief of Police Tom Jackson issued a video apology to the family of Michael Brown, the black…
Standing tall beyond his actual stature following the recent successful stage production of his latest play, prolific Filipino-American writer-actor-stage director Florentino Aquino Capili couldn’t contain his ecstatic sensitivity by merely…
LOS ANGELES – Filipino Ralph Deleon from Ontario, Calif., and his colleague Sohiel Omar Kabir were found guilty Thursday, Sept. 25 for their involvement with radical jihadist militant groups and…
LOS ANGELES — The LA City Council voted on Wednesday to impose a higher minimum wage, at least $15.37 an hour, to workers at big hotels in the city. The…
CERRITOS – Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that serves the Filipino-American community in Southern California, held a small business seminar in Cerritos on Wednesday,…
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino marketing professional and social media expert recently launched a blog that celebrates all things Los Angeles, and promotes local brands and companies that show the…
In previous editions of this article, the process of obtaining permanent residence through marriage was explored. Discussion of that procedure began with the supposition that the couple was married, and…
NEW YORK— Manila has called on the US government to approve its request for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing undocumented Filipinos living in the US to help the Philippines rebuild…
In 1973, Rizal Governor Adelina Rodriquez sponsored the first Green Revolution Trade and Exposition Industrial Fair in Pasig that was highlighted by the nationwide search for Miss Green Revolution. I…
Despite having only limited knowledge or understanding of immigration laws, some people attempt to strategize and handle their immigration case on their own. They follow the advice of friends or…
A Filipino-American’s success is generally measured by the steady flow of balikbayan boxes that show up on our relatives’ doorsteps in the Philippines, as well as our ability to readily…
LOS ANGELES — The LA City Council voted on Wednesday to impose a higher minimum wage, at least $15.37 an hour, to workers at big hotels in the city. The…
What is Body Art? Body Art is a popular fad among adolescents and young adults, which includes tattooing or body part piercing. The tattoos are usually on the chest, arms,…
LOS ANGELES—International passengers arriving at the Tom Bradley International Terminal can now expect to see a shorter waiting period at the customs checkpoints at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)….
OAKLAND—The Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ), a Bay Area organization dedicated to making social change and realizing democratic and human rights for all, is launching a new campaign to get…
In a new study by the Brookings Institution, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is ranked 17th highest in the nation for the number of working-age adults with limited English-speaking skills….
Have you ever found yourself asking this question? I asked myself the same 20 years ago, but found the answer. I’ve had many opportunities to work with Asian-owned small and…
Barely a year into his presidency, Barack Obama was awarded the most prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace. In its citation, the Nobel Committee noted that: Obama has as President created…
Each season, the fashion collections released by certain brand apparels greatly help people decide on what goes comfortably with the weather. Not in a tropical country like the Philippines, though….
City officials in Ferguson, Mo., the site of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in August, faced more tension after a memorial for the slain teen…
LOS ANGELES — According to a new report, some Los Angeles schools have astoundingly low vaccination rates not far off from those in developing countries, such as parts of Africa….
