[PARTNER] FACINE 24 Celebrates a Century of Filipino Films

[PARTNER] FACINE 24 Celebrates a Century of Filipino Films

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).

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[PARTNER] Hirabayashi, Yasui, Korematsu Families File Brief in Supreme Court in Opposition to Travel Ban

[PARTNER] Hirabayashi, Yasui, Korematsu Families File Brief in Supreme Court in Opposition to Travel Ban

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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The Happy Home Cook: Calamares a la Trillanes

The Happy Home Cook: Calamares a la Trillanes

Another recipe from Pulutan: From the Soldiers' Kitchen by Elmer D. Cruz and Emerson R. Rosales. Ellen T. Tordesillas and Yvonne T. Chua, editors (Anvil Publishing, 2007).

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Delicious Sandy Daza

Delicious Sandy Daza

Man-about-town, TV star and fabulous chef Sandy Daza sometimes meets a dish he’d rather forget; but only sometimes

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The Happy Home Cook: Kare-Kare and Bagoong Alamang Guisado

The Happy Home Cook: Kare-Kare and Bagoong Alamang Guisado

Chef Sandy Daza shares his recipe for a classic Filipino comfort food.

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Inside Actress Christine Bunuan

Inside Actress Christine Bunuan

Deeply introspective actress Christine Bunuan feels it a duty to be of service to the audience.

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[PARTNER] 4th Filipino American International Book Festival

[PARTNER] 4th Filipino American International Book Festival

The Fourth Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest4), an event focusing on publications by Filipino writers and artists around the world, will take place on October 6-8, 2017, at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Main Public Library. FilBookFest4 will be presented by the Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA), along with the Filipino American Center (SFPL), the San Francisco Public Library, the Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco, and other community partners.

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Major General Basilio J. Valdes – Doctor, Officer and Gentleman

Major General Basilio J. Valdes – Doctor, Officer and Gentleman

As President Manuel L. Quezon’s personal physician, Major General Basilio Valdes stayed with him until he drew his last breath at Saranac Lake, New York.

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Mactan, 50 Years Ago and Now

Mactan, 50 Years Ago and Now

Mactan Island is a far cry from when it was overrun by American GIs during the Vietnam War.

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[PARTNER] October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

[PARTNER] October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

ALLICE's 13th Annual Free from Violence, a presentation-resource fair free and open to the public from 5:30-7:30 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Colma Community Center on 1580 Hillside Blvd., Colma, CA 94014.

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