Fil-Am community

DALY CITY, CA — Over 2,000 meals were given out for the second annual Fil-Am community feed in honor of Father’s Day. People were given family-sized meals which included barbeque chicken, rice, Filipino spaghetti, and Biko....

SEATTLE, WA — After several days of tense, violent protests around the Seattle PD’s east precinct building, Mayor Jenny Durkan made the decision to pull out the barricades and officers defending the precinct. Shortly after, thousands...

LOS ANGELES — An embattled Filipino-American community leader has stepped down from his post as public workers commissioner for the city. Joel Jacinto‘s lawyers said he voluntarily stepped down from his post to take away distraction from...

LAS VEGAS — For decades, the Philippines was the breeding ground of trained nurses for the United States. Today, the nation has become the number one source for foreign-skilled teachers for Clark County. Grappling with the teacher shortage...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — This is a picture of the Gran Oriente Filipino Masonic Fraternity at the Whitcomb Hotel in 1924. It was found among possessions left behind by a tenant who moved out of their room...

SAN DIEGO, CA — It’s one of the largest and most thriving Filipinos American communities in the US, and now they’re aiming for big goals. This organization is 200,000 members strong, and while many are considered second generation,...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Art, food, business and activism all stand together here at “Love For The People — a movement that holds these multi-medium, multi-ethnic nights. Love for the People was started by members of KmB Pro-People...

  by Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News   LAS VEGAS, NV — With over 1,400 international students, 200 scholars and researchers from 80 countries UNLV is one of the most diverse universities in the country. People we talked...

by Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News CARSON, CA — Since the Jose P. Rizal monument was first installed and unveiled in 2012 — the wreath ceremony has become an annual early morning December tradition for the Carson community, to honor a Philippine national...

by Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, Los Angeles   Emergencies and disasters can strike at any time. In Los Angeles, Philippine officials are trying to prepare kabayabans for any worst possible scenarios – from earthquakes, wild fires, house fires,...