Utah
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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... -
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... -
UVU’s new Pinay president aims to increase student success
Oct 2, 2018OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University’s new President Astrid Tuminez knows she has a difficult job ahead of her. “Alam ko na mahirap ang trabaho na ito” she said. “Hindi ito simple.” The Iloilo native inherited... -
Pinay begins presidency at Utah Valley University
Oct 1, 2018OREM, Utah — Before joining Utah Valley University as its new president this fall, Astrid Tuminez traveled to the Philippines, visiting key places from her life’s journey. “The place where you come from kind of reminds... -
Filipina immigrant starts home decor business in Utah
Jun 29, 2018SALT LAKE CITY — Years ago, Eleanor Ramirez worked as a biology professor in the Philippines. “I taught at Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao for 17 years,” she said. These days, she has a new “classroom:”... -
After 40-year wait, Filipina finally allowed to immigrate to US
Mar 5, 2018By Jared Bray, ABS-CBN North America Bureau SALT LAKE CITY — Forty years. That’s how long Filipina Cora Espinosa had to wait before getting approval to legally immigrate to the United States and join the... -
Cops pull over Salt Lake City residents for a holiday surprise
Dec 26, 2017In Utah, a holiday surprise for Salt Lake City area residents recently pulled over by police. In collaboration with the office of the state’s Fil-Am Attorney General Sean Reyes, rather than receiving ticket violations, motorists were... -
Filipina immigrant helps Pinoy community thrive in Utah
Oct 19, 2017by Jared Bray, ABS-CBN North America Bureau COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — Thirty years ago, Eunice Lane made one of the most difficult decisions of her life: leaving her family in the Philippines for a job opportunity... -
AG Sean Reyes on lawsuit to release records: “no comment on open cases”
Jul 19, 2017The latest development in a lawsuit filed in Utah Monday by a watchdog group against the office of Utah’s Attorney General, Fil-Am Sean Reyes. Reyes’s office has since responded to what the Center for Media and Democracy or... -
Watchdog group files lawsuit against Fil-Am Attorney General
Jul 18, 2017In Utah, a watchdog group filed a lawsuit yesterday against the office of the State’s Attorney General, Fil-Am Sean Reyes — arguing that he unlawfully withheld documents between his office and Republican interest groups. According to...
