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Pilipino Workers Center boosting community morale in their ongoing fight for immigrant rights

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LOS ANGELES — Award-winning tenor singer Ramon ‘Montet’ Acoymo treated audiences of undocumented at Pilipino Workers Center, hoping to inspire them as they battle the uncertainties of the Trump administration’s immigration stance. The music lifted...

Bubble T provides safe, upbeat place for New York’s party-going AAPI LGBTQ+ community

by Don Tagala- Aug 23, 2019

NEW YORK — This bubble tea party is not about the popular Taiwanese milk drink. But it’s distinctively Asian — and it’s changing the nightlife scene for queer Asians in New York City. Bubble T, the...
Hollywood newcomer Viveik Kalra on being the lead star of a timely immigrant story

by Yong Chavez- Aug 23, 2019

Actor Viveik Kalra still can’t believe that he’s now the lead star of a Warner Bros. movie “Blinded by the Light.” Thankfully, unlike his character Javed, whose parents disapprove of Javed’s dreams of becoming a writer,...
AC Bonifacio talks about sacrifices in her journey to become a kapamilya star

by Marieton Pacheco- Aug 22, 2019

VANCOUVER — Balitang America first interviewed AC Bonifacio in 20-15, when she was part of a dancing duo called Lucky Aces that wowed popular talkshow host Ellen Degeneres. Fast forward to 2019…Bonifacio is now a star...
With “Stuber,” Dave Bautista breaks ground as the first Fil-Am actor to lead a Hollywood action-comedy

by Yong Chavez- Aug 22, 2019

Dave Bautista’s latest movie “Stuber” came out earlier in the U.S., but fans can watch it now in the Philippines. The Filipino-American wrestler-turned-actor share lead roles with comedian, Kumail Nanjiani. Having two Asian actors in lead...

Toronto’s ‘Taste of Manila’ draws in 400,000 people craving for Filipino food and entertainment

TORONTO — “Summer is love” was strongly felt at this year’s Taste of Manila festival as the crowd danced along to ABS-CBN’s summer station ID. Now on its 6th year, the event drew more...
This 8-year-old Texas Filipina is a National Spanish Spelling Bee champ

Richmond, TX — If you ever get a chance to meet 8-year old Filipino American Kirsten Santos from Richmond, you can tell she’s full of personality. But don’t let her adorable charm fool you....
Pinay artist Cecilia Lim hopes to raise awareness on climate crisis in new photo exhibit

QUEENS — The earth is warming up faster than scientists predicted, and scientists warn glaciers are expected to disappear within the next 200 years. CO2 is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the...

This 8-year-old Texas Filipina is a National Spanish Spelling Bee champ