Marilou, 1955-2012

Marilou, 1955-2012

A friend remembers Marilou Diaz-Abaya, an outstanding Filipina film director who looked death in the face without flinching.

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Watch Out World: Cinelle Barnes, Essayist Empowered by Endurance

Watch Out World: Cinelle Barnes, Essayist Empowered by Endurance

Cinelle Barnes’ sheer desire to survive leads to opportunities to go to college and graduate school, to become a journalist and eventually a best-selling author.

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Ryan Cayabyab’s Celebration of Life

Ryan Cayabyab’s Celebration of Life

Find out why Maestro Ryan Cayabyab tries to teach young musicians everything he knows.

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How Maryknoll-Miriam College Empowered Alums

How Maryknoll-Miriam College Empowered Alums

Empowerment was yet to become the vision and the battle cry of the nascent women’s movement. We were there to learn, and indeed we were educated, in and out of the classroom.

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Gina Ortiz Jones: ‘The Promise of America is Worth Fighting For’

Gina Ortiz Jones: ‘The Promise of America is Worth Fighting For’

Texas Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones, who lost by a hairline in her last race for the U.S. Congress is running once more.

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Gina Lopez: Rich Girl, Kind Heart, Woman Warrior

Gina Lopez: Rich Girl, Kind Heart, Woman Warrior

“I want to do something great, to do something for the country because I’m in a position to do it.” - Gina Lopez

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Chefs with Hearts of Gold Make Good in Hong Kong

Chefs with Hearts of Gold Make Good in Hong Kong

Meet intrepid husband-and-wife caterers Dennis and Anouska Villanueva of Hong Kong.

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Watch Out World: Anne del Castillo, NYC Mayor’s Media and Entertainment Czar

Watch Out World: Anne del Castillo, NYC Mayor’s Media and Entertainment Czar

Meet the Filipina Commissioner of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office for Media and Entertainment (MOME).

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Prayer for Generosity

Prayer for Generosity

Find out what a jeepney driver’s daughter wrote as an Ateneo University valedictorian.

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Juanita Tamayo Lott: Woman Warrior of the Golden State

Juanita Tamayo Lott: Woman Warrior of the Golden State

Meet the Fil-Am chair of the federal interagency working group that developed the racial and ethnic categories for the federal statistical system back in the ‘70s.

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