Fil-Am Student-Athlete Wins Seattle Seahawks Award

Joshua Villarino

Joshua Villarino, a Filipino American high school student in Seattle, Washington has been named the final recipient of the 2018 Seahawks Athlete of the Week award which is given to student-athletes that display leadership, passion, and dedication both on and off the field or court, reports AsianJournal.

South Korea Told to Take Garbage Out of PH By Next Week

A Bureau of Customs (BOC) official said on Wednesday that he had told South Korean authorities to send 6,500 tons of garbage that were illegally shipped to the Philippines back to their country by next week, reports Inquirer.net.

Poll: More Young Filipinos Will Work Abroad

A New Gallup survey revealed that the young Filipino population will possibly decrease by about 9 percent due to migration as more job opportunities open abroad for the talented Filipino residents, reports Asian Journal.

Bulosan's 'America Is in the Heart' Joins Prestigious Penguin Classics Roster

Carlos Bulosan’s “America is in the Heart”

“America is in the Heart” is set to be released in May 2019 along with three other Asian American titles, reports CNN Philippines. 

Readers Tap PH as No. 2 Food Destination in CNN Poll

CNN Travel asked readers to vote for their favorite culinary destination in an open Facebook poll. The Philippines came in at No. 2, next only to Taiwan.

Illinois Fil-Am Ex-Judge Gets One Year in Prison for Mortgage Fraud

Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien

Jessica Arong O’Brien, the first Filipina judge in Illinois’ Cook County pleaded for 30 minutes for leniency in a federal courtroom Dec. 20, but she was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for her role in a $1.4-million mortgage fraud scheme that occurred years before she got elected judge, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala is Europe's Overseas Player of 2018

Alex Eala

Filipina junior tennis star Alex Eala capped off a stellar run in 2018 with the Overseas Player of the Year honor in the girls’ division, reports Rappler.

CA Gov. Jerry Brown Appoints 2 Fil-Ams to Superior Court

Rohanee Zapanta

Audra Ibarra

Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. appointed 13 California superior court judges, including two Filipino Americans Rohanee Zapanta and Audra Ibarra, reports Inquirer.net.