This Filipino American Life

This Filipino American Life

Real-life Basco brothers tell the story of Filipino American families formed in the post-1965 immigration period.

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Conrad Ricamora, Niceville’s Nicest Actor

Conrad Ricamora, Niceville’s Nicest Actor

Meet Filipino American actor Conrad Ricamora whom playwright David Henry Wang called “a charisma machine.”

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Why ‘White Is Beautiful’ Among Filipinos

Why ‘White Is Beautiful’ Among Filipinos

Is there a need for a national campaign in the Philippines to celebrate brownness?

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Is the Return of the Marcoses a Sure Thing?

Is the Return of the Marcoses a Sure Thing?

Should the Marcos-Duterte tandem start uncorking the victory champagne given their commanding lead in pre-election surveys? Not so fast.

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La Donna È Mirabile

La Donna È Mirabile

An anxious student spends one pandemic year taking virtual voice lessons with opera great Evelyn Mandac.

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Lola Is a Marvel

Lola Is a Marvel

Behind a genuine Ilongga’s surprise film debut in the highest grossing movie of 2021 as Spider-man’s lola. (Disclosure: This piece has spoilers.)

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Inside a Middle-Class Neighborhood’s Pink Campaign for Leni Robredo

Inside a Middle-Class Neighborhood’s Pink Campaign for Leni Robredo

Get an intimate look at Philam Homes residents’ Pink Campaign to win over their house help to the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan tandem.

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Art and Soul and Fr. Rey

Art and Soul and Fr. Rey

Meet priest-artist-activist and the San Francisco Bay Area Filipino community’s BFF Fr. Rey Culaba, Redemptorist.

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Would a President Junior Be Able to Come to the U.S.?

Would a President Junior Be Able to Come to the U.S.?

To this day, a humungous monetary judgment by a Hawaii federal court hangs like a Damocles’ sword over the three older Marcoses.

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"When Will We Ever Learn?"

"When Will We Ever Learn?"

Filipinos abroad are often asked why they choose really bad leaders.

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