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Filipina Harvard scientist helps with breakthrough discovery in newborn vaccinations

by Balitang America - Mar 20, 2019 A Filipina Harvard scientist is among a team of international scientists that cracked the code in newborn immunity. Fil-Am vaccine scientist Joann Diray Arce is part of a team that successfully studied a much smaller sample of blood from a number of baby subjects. For the first time, the...
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Democrat candidate Tulsi Gabbard meets with Asian American community in Las Vegas

by Bev Llorente - Mar 20, 2019 LAS VEGAS —Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential primary race are already showing their interest in the battleground state of Nevada. According to the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Vegas has the third-largest population of Asian Americans in the west. The group says Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and...
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Hawaii now offers medical marijuana for eligible travelers with health conditions

by Balitang America - Mar 18, 2019 by Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU, HI — Hawaii is now allowing tourists to purchase medical marijuana legally. Adults planning to travel can apply online for the medical marijuana card, also known as the 329 V-Card, 60 days before they arrive in Hawaii. Once approved, the card will stay valid for...
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SCPASA’s annual summit focuses on student leadership, building “kapwa”

by Balitang America - Mar 14, 2019 IRVINE, CA — A full day of Pinoy pride for Filipino American college students to learn their roots and how to spread their wings as they enter the world of adulting. “You are given so much information and knowledge that you probably never known before, so taking that and seeing...
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Fil-Am students weigh in on immigration proposal to protect undocumented students

by Rommel Conclara - Mar 14, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Spring semester at San Francisco State University typically means, for many Filipino college students, dance practices and performances for their upcoming productions of Pilipino Cultural Nights (PCNs). These productions have become a part of the already expensive college experience — which is why these students say they...

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New court documents released in Cohen investigation

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Newly-released court documents on President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen show search warrants used in the April 2018 raid of his home, office and hotel room in New York City. The documents also showed...

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Entertainment

Meet the young stars of DC’s “Shazam!”

by Yong Chavez- Mar 18, 2019

The DC Comics universe expands once more with the big-screen debut of popular comic-book superhero Shazam. Yong Chavez speaks with the teen stars playing the central characters — about starring in a superhero movie, and finding their...
Manny the Movie Guy: “Five Feet Apart” vs. “Wonder Park”

by Manny The Movie Guy- Mar 16, 2019

This weekend at the box office, we have an imaginative children’s film vs. a dramatic tear-jerker....Read More
#Annekulit Tour: Anne Curtis performs for Canadian fans

by Cecile Docto- Mar 16, 2019

To mark her 21st anniversary in show business, kapamilya star Anne Curtis treated her Vancouver fans to a night they won’t forget, joined by singer-host Billy Crawford and Suklay diva Katrina Velarde. Annekulit concert tour wraps...
Inigo Pascual on showbiz expectations, and how he found his own voice

by Yong Chavez- Mar 15, 2019

If you have a famous parent and you wanted to be in showbiz, no one will stop you from riding in their coattails. But if you’re like Inigo Pascual, you will use it as a starting...

LIFESTYLE

This Filipino conductor is teaching classical and orchestral music to youth

NEW YORK — While every beat and airy gesture of a conductor’s baton can conjure beautiful music, much of the magic happens even before a live performance. Fil-Am principal conductor Michael Dadap says that’s exactly...
This Filipino Grammy-winning singer, Dreamer and paralegal is achieving big dreams, while handling 21 Savage deportation case

Raymond Partolan is not your typical paralegal. The 25-year-old works for Kuck Baxter Immigration, the firm handling the high profile deportation case of 21 Savage. He graduated summa cum laude Mercer University, as a...

Immigration

Pinoy Panawagan: Expanding DACA protections

We continue our discussion with Atty. Lou Tancinco on the House of Representatives’ new proposal to protect eligible undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. at a young age....Read More
House Democrats introduce expanded bill offering eligible immigrants a chance at legal status

Filipino-American California Congressman TJ Cox joined other Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to introduce a bill that offers 2.5 million immigrants a chance at permanent status. The bill, HR-6 — called...

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