Fil-Am Former Miss Texas Running for Statehouse

Miss Texas Averie Bishop (Source: Youtube)

Staunch opponent of ultraconservative Texas policies Averie Bishop, the first Asian American and Filipina to earn the Miss Texas title, is running to unseat a longtime Republican in the Texas statehouse (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Fil-Am Rapper EZ Mil Makes It to Billboard After Signing with Eminem

Rapper EZ Mil (Source: Spotify)

Filipino American rapper signed a record deal with veteran rappers Eminem and Dr. Dre. Now, he makes his first-ever Billboard appearance on four charts—with the song he worked on with Eminem (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Fil-Am Girl, 10, Wins Chess Championship

Megan Althea Obrero Paragua (Right)

Filipino American Megan Althea Obrero Paragua, 10, won an outright Woman Fide Master title (WFM) at the recent XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival 2023 Standard competition (See PhilBoxing.com for story). 

These 3 Filipinos Made It to Canada's Top 23 Immigrants List 2023

Winston Sayson, Ann Pornel, and Edward Cruz (Photos from Twitter:International Nursing Interest Group/Ann Pornel/Henry Yao)

Three Filipino immigrants——Winston Sayson, Ann Pornel, and Edward Cruz— havee secured a spot on the Top 25 immigrants in Canada (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Rizal Monument to Be Installed Overlooking Niagara Falls

Jose Rizal

The Filipino community in Canada has secured approval, after many years, for the installation of a Rizal monument in a park overlooking Niagara Falls, one of North America’s Seven Natural Wonders (See Philstar for story).

Tennis Ace Alex Eala Nabs 4th Pro Singles Crown

Alex Eala

Alex Eala nabbed her second professional singles title of the year as she defeated all the top three seeds in the W25 Roehampton in Great Britain (See Rappler for story).

Fil-Canadian Hockey Star Signs $3.9M One-Year Deal with Arizona Coyotes

Matt Dumba (Source: AP/Matt Slocum)

Defenseman Matt Dumba has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Harvard to Offer Tagalog Classes

Harvard University will now be teaching Tagalog for the first time in its roughly 400-year history, the university's student publication announced (See Esquiremag.ph for story).