Every year, Forbes releases its “30 Under 30” list which honors innovators, tastemakers, and influencers under 30 years old to show that wisdom and tenacity can manifest even in younger generations. The class of 2022 is one of the most diverse lists since the magazine began its “30 Under 30” lists 10 years ago. Quite a few of the honorees are members of the Filipino and Filipino American communities (See Asian Journal for story).
A new historical marker honoring the contributions of Filipinos in the American Navy is set to be unveiled in the U.S. state of Virginia. According to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the marker will commemorate the more than 35,000 Filipinos who served in the Navy from 1898 until the end of World War 2 in 1946, when the Philippines gained its independence (See Esquiremag.ph for story).
Breakout pop star Olivia Rodrigo is TIME Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year. Rodrigo has been working toward her meteoric rise for more than a decade. A Filipino American, she grew up the only child of a therapist and a teacher in Temecula, California (See TIME for story).
Edsel Mutia and Ida Beltran-Lucila
Filipino Canadians Edsel Mutia and Ida Beltran-Lucila were named by Canadian Immigrant Magazine and COSTI Immigrant Services among this year’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants for their outstanding work and contributions to Canada (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).
Filipinos ranked third worst in the world in having an accurate understanding of key global issues such as teenage pregnancy, diabetes, immigrant prisoners, and suicide, in a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI, a UK-based market research group. (See Asia Times for story).
Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Camryn Bynum
Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Camryn Bynum, a Filipino American was on the visiting side when his team came into Levi’s Stadium on Nov. 28 against the San Francisco 49ers. Approximately 200 combined friends and family — some as far as Hawaii, New York, Detroit — came to Santa Clara and supported Bynum, according to his mother, Jennifer (See KRON4.com for story).
Eulalio “Dr. Ayong” Lorenzo
A former construction worker Eulalio “Dr. Ayong” Lorenzo is now a veterinarian and the owner of one of the biggest Pekin duck farms in the Philippines, with 10,000 ducks. His son manages a restaurant that is visited by many for its roasted Pekin duck and Pekin duck ham (See Businessnews.com for story).
Filipino student Ellaine Joy Calapao Sanidad received the highest honors distinction at the prestigious University of Oxford in the United Kingdom this December 2 under the Master of Studies in Diplomatic Studies program at the university (See Interaksyon.Philstar for story).
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