FilAms Among The 2024 James Beard Award Semifinalists

FilAms Among The 2024 James Beard Award Semifinalists

This year eleven Filipino American chefs and food establishments were included among the semifinals. Positively Filipino had already included three of them in previous Famous Fil-Ams lists, but they are again added here to complete the list.

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Lumpia Goes to the Movie Screen

Lumpia Goes to the Movie Screen

The ubiquitous lumpia is now a marker of Filipino roots on the big screen and the US entertainment world.

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Drifting Down the Nile

Drifting Down the Nile

Sail the languid Nile and tour Egypt’s ancient cult temples along the way.

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Strangers in Strange Lands

Strangers in Strange Lands

Beverly Parayno’s Wildflowers short story collection offers a prismatic view of what it means to be a woman in the world today.

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The Mumu Goes Mainstream

The Mumu Goes Mainstream

A book for kids tells them that mumu, a ghost of Filipino persuasion, is nothing to be scared of.

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All Booked Up in Frankfurt

All Booked Up in Frankfurt

Frankfurt has the world’s biggest book fair, where the Philippines will be the Guest of Honor in 2025. It has other attractions.

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The Breadfruit: A Super Fruit and So Much More

The Breadfruit: A Super Fruit and So Much More

Meet a strange fruit that is versatile, nutritious, and awakens nostalgia.

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Meet Unstoppable Community Advocate Rozita Lee

Meet Unstoppable Community Advocate Rozita Lee

Meet 89-year-old Manang Rozita Lee, whose work for the community would daunt women half her age.

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Chicago’s Hilarious Fil-Am Comedians You Should Watch

Chicago’s Hilarious Fil-Am Comedians You Should Watch

Meet three of the Windy City’s up-and-coming Filipino American yuksters.

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Sister of Invention

Sister of Invention

Meet science and tech wiz Andini Makosinski, who played with discarded electronic parts instead of dolls and such.

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