When Russians Came to Tubabao

When Russians Came to Tubabao

Not to be confused with the Kahlua cocktail, White Russians were those who sided with the tsar against the Reds; some of them, as refugees, became temporary residents of a Philippine island.

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Quirino at 125: A Statesman and Survivor

Quirino at 125: A Statesman and Survivor

A kinsman remembers the late Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.

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The Filipino Who Ticked Off the Big, Bad Russian Bear

The Filipino Who Ticked Off the Big, Bad Russian Bear

When a Filipino diplomat made Nikita Khrushchev lose his cool for the world to see.

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Fil-Am Olympic Great, Vicki Manalo Draves

Fil-Am Olympic Great, Vicki Manalo Draves

Filipino American Vicki Manalo Draves hurdled racist obstacles to win Olympic glory.

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Forget Them Not

Forget Them Not

A tribute to First Wave Manongs whose stories have not been told.

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Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

In the Filipino community in Martinez, California, something went horribly wrong in 1933.

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Remembering Our Manongs and the Delano Grape Strike

Remembering Our Manongs and the Delano Grape Strike

Filipinos began the great farm worker strike that changed agricultural working conditions in California for the better.

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The Reviews Are In: “Heneral Luna” Rules

The Reviews Are In: “Heneral Luna” Rules

“Heneral Luna,” the movie, lights a fuse in the Filipino’s conscience.

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The Story Behind the Philippine Gold

The Story Behind the Philippine Gold

How the Philippine gold artifacts on exhibit in New York City were discovered and kept safe from the powers-that-be during the Marcoses’ reign.

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What If Magellan Had Survived Mactan?

What If Magellan Had Survived Mactan?

Filipinos would’ve been called Magallanes instead, and other likelihoods.

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