PH Gymnast Yulo Wins Gold and Silver at World Championship in Japan

Carlos Yulo (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP)

Gymnast Carlos Yulo won a gold medal and a silver medals in vault and parallel bars, respectively, at the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Sunday at Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Japan (See Inquirer.net for story)..

Fil-Canadian Named Nova Scotia Photographer of the Year

Antonio Solis

The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia named industrial engineer Antonio Solis the 2020-21 Photographer of the Year (See Inquirer.net for story).

Police Arrest Husband of California Fil-Am Missing Since January

Maya Millete

Police arrested the husband of a missing Filipina on suspicion of killing his wife, Maya Millete, nine months ago. Larry Millete, 40, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at his home in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Canadian Andrea Macasaet Debuts on Broadway in 'SIX'

Andrea Macasaet

Filipino Canadian actor Andrea Macasaet is playing the role of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, in the Broadway production of “SIX,” a musical about the wives of one of England’s most notorious monarchs (See Inquirer.net for story)..

Seattle Fil-Am Resto Lands on 2021 NY Times Restaurant List

Filipino-inspired Archipelago, along with two other restaurants in Seattle, has been included by The New York Times on its 2021 Restaurant List, which was released on Tuesday, Oct. 12 (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Mary Magdalene Harrison, '60s Civil Rights Freedom Rider

Mary Magdalene Harrison

Six decades ago, in 1961, systemic segregation darkly dominated the Deep South of America. Philippine-born Mary Magdalene Harrison, adopted by an Asian American family, was a college student in 1961 when she was jailed for being a Civil Rights Movement Freedom Rider (See AsAm News for story).

Fil-Am Labor Hero Larry Itliong Inducted Into California Hall of Fame

Larry Itliong

Filipino American labor hero Larry Itliong was inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Oct. 12, for his leadership in civil rights and labor movements in California and the nation (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipina Is Oregon's Teacher of the Year

Ethelyn Tumalad

Ethelyn Tumalad, a Philippine-born English and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) teacher who started at Clackamas High School only four years ago has been named the state’s Teacher of the Year 2022 (See Inquirer.net for story).