Filipino authors

OAKLAND, CA  — It was a packed house at Seventh’s West in Oakland — as all six authors of “The Filipino Instant Cookbook” were present for its official launch. Next to the authors was a small altar...

DELANO, CA —  This is the Filipino Community Center in Delano, California. For those involved with the children’s book: “Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong” — there could be no better place to launch the...

As the community tries to keep Filipino American history alive, this weekend marks a pair of death anniversaries. It’s been 5 months since a scholar and out outspoken advocate of Filipino American history has passed away,...

For Fil-Am literature fans, a novel widely held as a must-read book on the immigrant experience in America joins the roster of classics offered by a major international publishing company. An edition of “America is in...

A new book, “The New Filipino Kitchen,” recently had its launch in Vancouver....Read More

VANCOUVER — A voice from the Filipino community was included among the notable Asian Canadian authors, who graced the sixth annual LiterASIAN festival. Vincent Ternida debuted his novel, “The Seven Muses of Harry Salcedo,” during the festival....

It’s a big week for Pulitzer-prize winning Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, known widely as the most high profile undocumented immigrant in the United States. This week, Vargas released his new book titled “Dear America: Notes...

LOS ANGELES — The author of the award-winning novel “Hello, Universe” said hello to an excited group of readers at the Los Angeles Public Library. Recently-awarded Newberry medalist and children’s author Erin Entrada Kelly finished off the...

Elaine Castillo’s debut novel “America is Not the Heart” is an epic multi-generational saga about a young Filipina, born to a rich family in the Philippines, turned communist rebel, turned immigrant to the US. The novel...

SAN FRANCISCO — Since the early 2000’s, the Philippines has become the call center capital of the world. Filipino workers engage in customer service and troubleshooting with people in hundreds of countries 24 hours a day. Dr....