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First Filipino physician elected as president of California Medical Association
Oct 23, 2018For the very first time in its history, a California medical organization will have a Filipino-American physician to serve as its president. Dr. Peter Bretan, a urologist and kidney transplant surgeon, has been elected as president... -
Filipino martial arts center opens in SoHo
Oct 22, 2018NEW YORK CITY — A Filipino-American is attempting to make a name for himself in New York’s world of mixed martial arts by teaching new yorkers the art of Filipino self-defense through Kali and Filipino martial arts.... -
BA Special Report: Utah’s Filipino History (Part 2)
Oct 20, 2018OGDEN, Utah — Silvestre Macavinta migrated to Utah in 1941, leaving one of the nation’s largest Filipino communities in Stockton, California’s Little Manila for one of the smallest. At that time, according to census data, just... -
Exploring mental health, healing in the Filipino community
Oct 19, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — People gathered at the Bayanihan Community Center to take part in a workshop that connects them with their ancestors, as a way to explore new ways of mental health. Jana Lynne Umipig is a... -
BA Special Report: Utah’s Filipino History (Part 1)
Oct 18, 2018SALT LAKE CITY — Modern-day Utah is home to thousands of Filipinos, but not much is known about the state’s early Pinoy history. “We’re talking about events that occurred a hundred years ago or more,” said Brian... -
Filipino couple restores historic Texas theater
Oct 17, 2018MISSION, TX — This historic theater in Downtown Mission, Texas almost had its final curtain call ten years ago. Around the same time, this Fil-Am couple, after living in California for more than 20 years, was looking... -
Filipinos help with Florida panhandle recovery efforts after Hurricane Michael
Oct 16, 2018MEXICO BEACH, FL — Almost a week after hurricane Michael hit Florida and neighboring states, residents of the hardest-hit areas in the sunshine state are still struggling to recover. Some can’t go back to their homes yet... -
Hawaii Marriott employees push for better pay, working conditions
Oct 15, 2018HONOLULU, HI — When the strike first began, about 7,000 Marriott employees filled the streets in cities including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Boston and Detroit. In Hawaii alone, 2,700 workers have been protesting and will continue... -
Dozens still unaccounted for in Mexico Beach in the wake of Hurricane Michael
Oct 15, 2018In Mexico Beach, Florida — hardest hit by the powerful Hurricane Michael — where search crews are still hard at work looking for missing residents. Up to 35 people are still nowhere to be found, according... -
Daly City council candidates are building relationships with the community’s youth
Oct 12, 2018DALY CITY, CA — Four candidates running for city council of Daly City sat onstage listening and speaking with its citizens — the majority of the audience consisting of students of Westmoor High School, who are too...
