My Story of Hope
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Once a journalist, always a journalist; because at the heart of it is truth.
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In the Rubble of Marawi
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A journalist has a sniper’s-eye view of the battle ravaged city of Marawi where ISIS militants had holed up in the central mosque.
Read MoreA Haven for the Elderly – the Philippines
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You’ll be surprised how many breaks senior citizens get in the Philippines.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Vegan Dinuguan
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There’s no doubt about it, Dinuguan is one scary-looking dish. It’s all black with mysterious looking ingredients (because they’re covered in thick, black sauce). Also, learning that the sauce is pig’s blood grosses people out. But the reason Filipinos don’t mind its appearance is because the taste makes up for it. It has the perfect balance of savory, sweet, with a touch of tang. It’s rich, creamy, and perfect with starch like steamed rice or steamed rice cake aka puto.
Read MoreWashington SyCip, a Remembrance
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Washington SyCip, one of the Philippines' most respected philanthropists, passed away at the age of 96 on October 7, 2017.
Read MoreThe Untold Story of Nina Thomas: The American Woman who could have been First Lady of the Philippines
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The woman Manuel L. Quezon would’ve married had Philippine independence not been in the way.
Read MorePlaying the Assimilation Game
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It’s no surprise that transportation secretary Elaine Chao is standing by Donald Trump.
Read MoreBook Review: Laurel Fantauzzo’s The First Impulse
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The murders of two cinephile expatriate lovers inspired Laurel Fantauzzo’s book, which combines elements of mystery, reportage, memoir, biography and elegy.
Read More[PARTNER] FACINE 24 Celebrates a Century of Filipino Films
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FACINE 24 runs from October 20 to 22, 2017 at Roxie Theater in San Francisco. The longest-running festival of films from the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, FACINE bestows the Gintong Ani Award (Lifetime Achievement) on Filipino filmmaker, historian Nick Deocampo; Pre- and post-festival events include Lecture on Secret History of Philippine Cinema by Andrew Leavold (October 18), Short Films Competition (October 19); Trainors Training Workshop by Prof. Deocampo (October 23).
Read More[PARTNER] Hirabayashi, Yasui, Korematsu Families File Brief in Supreme Court in Opposition to Travel Ban
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The children of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court opposing Executive Order No. 13780, the Trump administration’s travel ban on nationals from six Muslim-majority nations, pointing to the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII as an urgent warning against presidential powers run amok.
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