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• Filipino Canadian youths less likely to be college-degree holders than their parents or peers in other ethnic groups • Percentage of Filipinos in management occupations is far lower than comparison groups TORONTO, Canada – While there is considerable upward mobility among children of immigrants in Canada some groups, including Filipino youth, are less likely to be among them, a study reported. The study, “Understanding Intergenerational Social Mobility: Filipino Youth in Canada,” was published in February this year by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), an independent, bilingual Canadian non-profit organization. York University Geography Professor and Center for Asian Research Director Philip Kelly wrote: “Canadian research on intergenerational social mobility has shown that there is considerable upward mobility among children of immigrants. However, there are some groups that are exceptions to this overall pattern. Filipino youth present a double anomaly: they are less likely to hold a degree than either their parents or their peers in other racialized groups.” Gathering data from 1980 to 2009, Kelly compared the literacy rate among the three major countries that are the sources of immigrants to Canada, namely, China, India and the Philippines. “The percentage of Filipinos educated to the bachelor’s degree level or above is much higher than that of any of the comparison groups. If rates of participation and unemployment are taken as indicators of labor market success, then Filipinos are doing very well, but there is evidence that their high levels of human capital are not being recognized in the (Canadian) Read More …
I was there when when UP last won the UAAP championship in 1986 and I even joined the pandemonium on the court at the ULTRA to celebrate my alma mater’s first basketball championship in more than 25 years. How I wish I could have also joined last week’s bonfire on the Diliman campus to celebrate the Maroons’ first win in two years. In a way, that would have been more fun I think. It was more UP. That is, more symbolic of the grit that many associate with my alma mater. The bonfire was the UP.community’s way of declaring: “Sure, we’ve been losing game after game after game. But watch how we fight back. In fact, watch how we enjoy and celebrate the process of fighting back.” Most UP alums have long lived with the fact that the country’s most respected university also has a lousy record when it comes to basketball. But that’s never really bothered us too much. For we’ve long been used to focusing more attention, and at times even celebrating, events or people others would probably associate with losers, defeat or even tragedy. We’re big on martyrs, or young people who showed brilliant promise but, in the eyes of many, “lost” because they were cut down before reaching their prime or opted not to cash in on that potential. Take the story one alumnus. Wenceslao Vinzons was a promising student leader who was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention. The path was clear for him to build a prominent and prosperous Read More …
Pope Francis waves as he boards a plane on his way to South Korea, at Rome’s Fiumicino international airport, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. AP SEOUL–Pope Francis arrives in Seoul on Thursday looking to fuel a new era of Catholic growth in Asia–a mission fraught with complex political challenges but huge potential rewards. His five-day visit to South Korea is recognition for one of Asia’s fastest-growing, most devoted and most influential Roman Catholic communities, and will feature a special “reconciliation” Mass with a message for isolated North Korea. But the real goal is longer-term and much wider-ranging. The pope will bring a message about the “future of Asia” and will use his trip to “speak to all the countries on the continent,” the Vatican’s No. 2, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said in a television interview. Early in his pontificate, Francis made it clear that Asia, which his predecessor Benedict never visited, would be a priority. The last papal visit to Asia was by John Paul II to India in 1999, a glaring 15-year gap for a region where the Church is making some spectacular gains but where Catholics still only account for 3.2 percent of the population. The pope’s flight to South Korea takes him over China–potentially the greatest prize of all but also the hardest to claim. Beijing maintains a state-controlled Catholic Church, which rejects the Vatican’s authority. China ‘very great’ challenge China “is a great cultural challenge, very great,” Francis said in a recent interview with the Italian Read More …
Participants of the 9th ACGTDT touring the television studio. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA – Despite the threat of tropical depression Inday brewing northeast of the Philippines, the homecoming of close to 300 Filipino-Americans from all over the US on July 28 to 31, was declared a success by the Philippine Department of Tourism. Generally blessed with good weather and marked with “fun” activities, the 9th Ambassadors, Consuls General and Tourism Directors Tour to the Philippines (ACGTDT) brought home balikbayans from Agana, Honolulu, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC – cities in the jurisdiction of Foreign Service Posts. The visitors arrived to a VIP reception on July 28 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, before they were swept in a whirlwind of activities in the next three nights. Cultural presentations highlighted the welcome reception especially arranged for the tour participants held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose L. Cuisia Jr., who headed the delegation from Washington, DC, warmly welcomed the participants and further encouraged them to visit the Philippines often for a deeper appreciation of all things Filipino. The visitors were serenaded, wined, dined and given some of the best receptions organized by Tourism Promotions Board, DOT’s marketing arm and Rajah Tours Philippines, the ground handler of the annual ACGTDT. Meanwhile, the fellowship night hosted by Western Union at Dusit Thani Hotel on July 29 had lots of music, entertainment by a live band and dancing. The all-white-dress themed party was made more exciting by the surprise raffle prizes with a lucky participant winning a Read More …
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Chino Roque (center) poses with relatives, including Carson Mayor Pro Tempore Elito Santarina and community leader Edith Fuentes. Nimfa U. Rueda LOS ANGELES – The first Filipino astronaut, Chino Roque, has said he would bring with him two items on a space flight scheduled next year: a rosary and the Philippine flag. A third item, if allowed, would be a family photo, said Roque, who was honored at a family reunion held at a church hall in Torrance Saturday, July 5 (Sunday in Manila). “I am proud of my pamangkin [nephew],” said Carson Mayor Pro Tempore Elito Santarina, one of the more than 200 maternal relatives of Roque who attended the Maniquis (also spelled Maniquiz) clan reunion. Santarina handed Roque two plaques of recognition – one from the City of Carson and another from the clan, whose members trace their roots in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. Chino Roque. Nimfa U. Rueda The 23-year-old crossfit trainer is one of 22 people from around the world who will fly in space – and the first Filipino to do so – aboard a suborbital Lynx space plane built by the US company XCOR Aerospace. The psychology graduate of De La Salle University won the lone slot for the Philippines after a series of grueling physical and mental challenges at the AXE Apollo Space Academy (AASA), a global contest that promised to send 22 winners to the edge of space and back aboard the private spaceship. More than 100 candidates from 60 countries took part in the Florida camp, competing for the 22 slots on the flight. Roque Read More …
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Calle Crisologo at night is the face of Vigan City, Ilocos Sur province, in its quest to land on the list of the world’s New 7 Wonder Cities. Vigan has made it to the short list of 21 cities. LEONCIO BALBIN JR./INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON VIGAN, Philippines—Residents and netizens in this Ilocos Sur capital woke up to the news that the country’s only heritage city made it to the list of 21 finalists in the new Seven Wonder Cities of the World race. But they knew that the campaign to push Vigan to the finish line had just started as the fresh round of voting starts on Monday and ends on Oct. 7. “This is not the end of the road. We’ve only just Vigan (a play on the song, ‘We’ve only just begun’),” read a Facebook post on Vigan’s web page. Vigan made it to the penultimate round in the search and needs a further boost over the next three months to advance to the final round of voting. Organizers of the New7Wonders Cities campaign earlier observed that Vigan, a trading port long before the conquering Spaniards arrived in the late 16th century, had been losing steam but got a second wind in the run-up to the July 7 cut-off. Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie Medina, who was out of the country when the list was released, sent a text message to city employees thanking Bigueños and Filipinos around the world for helping Vigan’s bid. Vigan, known for its Spanish-era mansions, cobblestone streets and culture, is the lone Philippine candidate in the global Read More …
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