Filipino community

HAYWARD, CA — Cal State University East Bay in Hayward was the setting for a showcase of various youth performances. The event was called “Stop the Violence” and was hosted by non-profit organization Parti Program. “We’re about...

Alberta, Canada —  The provincial government has announced the development of a K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum for the Alberta school program. This was the good news Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced to Filipino community...

OAKLAND — After living in the city of Oakland for over 20 years, and building a career as an community organizer — Fil-Am Nikki Fortunato Bas felt it was time to represent her home and her community....

LOS ANGELES — A Filipina community leader is on the verge of making history in LA’s city hall. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated his current director of scheduling, and former Barack Obama appointee Jessica Caloza as...

Fil-Ams are demanding for equitable changes to the current transit system, saying their demands will result in better fares and better riding experiences for all. These pictures were on the February 4th rally for transit justice...

In commemoration of Philippine Solidarity Week and Black History month — Fil-Am activists in the San Francisco Bay Area recently discussed how the African-American buffalo soldiers fought along-side Filipino revolutionaries during the Philippine-American War. It’s the...

Whether you’re on the dance floor feeling yourself — or poppin’ bottles at your VIP table — event promoter entrepreneur Anthony Schlander is making sure you’re having the time of your life. A veteran of the...

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...

Fifty years ago, the Third World Liberation Front — a coalition of various ethnic student groups at San Francisco State College, now San Francisco State University — led a strike that created and established ethnic studies...

by Paul Garilao, ABS-CBN News PENSACOLA, FL — The $15 minimum wage initiative is set to appear on the ballot in Florida, as a constitutional amendment during the national elections on November 2020. According to the...