Lumpia Lady Makes Name for Herself in California Central Coast

A KSBW report on “The Lumpia Lady”

Zeny Windham owns one of the few Filipino businesses in Monterey County, despite there being a strong Filipino-American population (See KSBW Action News 8 for story/video).

United Airlines First Direct Flight from SF Lands in Manila

United Airlines (United) flight UA-191 landed in Manila early Monday morning, October 30, marking the first-ever nonstop flight by a United States carrier from continental US to the Philippines (See Rappler for story).

Pole Vault Star's Doping Accuser Apologizes for 'Harmful Words'

Anais Lavillenie, the wife of former Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie, apologized for accusing the Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena of doping. Also a former pole vaulter, Anais said she deeply regrets posting the accusationon the Facebook page of Vaulter Magazine two weeks ago (See Rappler for story).

Filipina's 'Blue Room' Wins LA Femme Int'l Film Festival

Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan (Source: GMA News)

First-time director Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan won the Best Foreign Film Award at the 19th LA Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles for her film, “Blue Room” (See GMA News for story).

Filipina Makes History as 1st Female Car Racer Signed by McLaren

Bianca Bustamante (Source: Nextshark)

Filipina Formula 1 Academy driver Bianca Bustamante has made history once again by becoming the first female driver to be signed to McLaren’s driver development program (See NextShark for story).

Filipino Singer Juan Karlos' 'ERE' Makes History on Spotify

Juan Karlos (Source: Nextshark)

Filipino singer and actor Juan Karlos Labajo has made history with his latest single “ERE,” which became the first Filipino track to debut on Spotify’s global chart (See NextShark for story).

Filipino caregiver paid off terrorist to save herself and her employer

Nitza Hefetz with Camille Jesalva (Photo by Shalu Shalom, Ynet)

A quick-thinking Filipino caregiver saved her life and that of her 95-year-old employer Nitza Hefetz on October 7  by giving a Hamas terrorist who had broken into their Gaza border home the savings she had prepared for a planned trip to the Philippines two days later. (Story from The Times of Israel)

Fil-Ams Are Popularizing the Barong Tagalog

The barong Tagalog — which translates loosely to “dress of the Philippines” and is often abbreviated to barong — has surged in popularity with Filipinos across the diaspora as a point of national pride and style (See CNN for story).