Climate of Denial
/While climate change deniers have been getting some exposure in the public consciousness lately because of the new US president, we support what 95% of the world's scientists agree on: climate change is the single most serious challenge confronting our planet in the next decades. To better understand this issue, Los Angeles-based journalist Dorian Merina writes the second of a series of articles on the issue. "What's Driving Climate Change?" tells it like it is.
In Toronto, Maripi Leynes hangs out in a Filipino-Canadian restaurant and tells us about it. "In This Corner, Kanto by Tita Flips" gives visitors to Canada's eastern shores a place to enjoy a touch of home. Tita Flips also shares with us two recipes for our Happy Home Cook: one for kwek kwek (a dish made of quail eggs) and another for taho (sweetened tofu drink).
To get you up to speed on news in other publications, here's a buffet of In the Know links:
TNTs Fear Trump’s Enforcement Surge by Rodel Rodis
https://www.facebook.com/notes/rodel-rodis/tnts-fear-trumps-enforcement-surge/1180812835364804
'Hook' prequel film 'Bangarang' reaches Kickstarter goal
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2017/02/20/Hook-prequel-film-Bangarang-reaches-Kickstarter-goal/5281487613448/
Danish man charged with ordering rape of 346 children in ‘historic’ livestream sex abuse case
https://www.rt.com/news/377652-denmark-pedophile-abuse-livestreams/#.WKbWx5gRU74.facebook
Tel Aviv's Little Manila
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2017/tel-avivs-little-manila/?utm_source=Mash-Up+Americans+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2a7bc5c731-Weekly_Newsletter_012717&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b7389b4eea-2a7bc5c731-279253069
FM's Propagandist's Grandson Fights Lies
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/02/20/1674033/fm-propagandists-grandson-fights-lies
For our Video of the Week, here's the world famous band Journey's rendition of "Bayan Ko," from a recent concert in Manila. Journey, of course, has strong Filipino connections. It's lead singer, Arnel Pineda, is one of ours.