Launch of Kababayan Today at the Philippine Consulate

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Sep 262013
 
Launch of Kababayan Today at the Philippine Consulate

Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu wishes to invite the Filipino-American community in Hawaii to a reception celebrating the launch of KABABAYAN TODAY on KIKU-TV on 3 October 2013 (Thursday) at 6:00 pm at the Philippine Consulate. KABABAYAN TODAY is America’s first and only locally-produced talk show for and about the Filipinos. Kababayan Today (formerly Kababayan L.A.) celebrated its 7th anniversary in April 2013, making it the longest-running Filipino talk show outside the Philippines. It broadcasts over the air in Southern California, reaching 6.3 million households on LA 18, KSCI-TV. In May of this year, Kababayan Today began broadcasting daily on KIKU-TV in Hawaii. KIKU-TV broadcasts on Channel 20 and on Oceanic Cable Channel 9. Worldwide, it is available at www.youtube.com/kababayanla18. Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today, will be visiting Honolulu from 3 to 7 October 2013 to reach out to our kababayans in Hawaii, meet and establish relationships with the Filipino-American community, business organizations and media; film special interest stories and features around Hawaii; and ask for story submissions and pitches on what our kababayans want to see on the program. For inquiries and confirmation of attendance, please get in touch with Vice Consul Joyleen Santos at email address joyespinosa@gmail.com and/or Mr. Jeffrey de Mesa jeffovp@gmail.com at telephone numbers 808-595-6316 to 19.

Call for Student Essays & Videos for the 22nd Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture

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Aug 132013
 

In conjunction with their new program, The Saysay Project, and the Philippine Consul General, FilAm ARTS is inviting students in grades K-12 to submit an essay or video in response to the following question: Describe an experience that happened in your family that has made a positive impact upon your identity as a Filipino American. […]

Rex Navarrete Returns to Los Angeles’ FPAC

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Aug 132013
 

22nd Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture America’s favorite Filipino comedian headlines the iconic Filipino American festival The Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) is pleased to announce that comedian Rex Navarrete will return to headline the iconic and popular event, celebrating its 22nd anniversary on September 7 & 8, 2013 at Point Fermin Park, […]

California Senate honors June 12 and Filipino contributions

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Jun 172013
 
California Senate honors June 12 and Filipino contributions

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 5:13 am | Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 Philippine Consul General Marciano Paynor with California Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett. The Senate officially declared June 12 as Philippine Independence Day. SACRAMENTO– California’s State Senate unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-East Bay) Senator Corbett honoring June 12 as Philippine Independence Day. The state Senate also made a  “special recognition of California’s Filipino American citizens” and thanked them for their “countless contributions to our nation’s cultural, economic and political heritage.” “I thank my Senate colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, for supporting SCR 47 today to honor Philippine independence, as well as the thriving Filipino-American community in California,” Senator Corbett said. “The 10th State Senate District is home to tens of thousands of Filipino-Americans that contribute to the diversity of our state, in fields such as government, medicine, business and education.  Visiting Naga City in the Philippines as Mayor of San Leandro during a Sister City trip helped me appreciate even more the strong connection between our East Bay communities and the beautiful island nation of the Philippines.  I greatly appreciate their rich history and traditions that live on in California today.” Many Filipino-Americans continue to make an indelible mark on life in California, including several individuals that live and work in the 10th State Senate District.  Some of those community leaders include: ·    Assemblymember Rob Bonta (First Filipino-American elected to the California Legislature) ·    Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye ·    Philippine Read More …

Salamin: A Filipino in America holds up a mirror

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Jun 062013
 
Salamin: A Filipino in America holds up a mirror

Kuwento By Benjamin Pimentel 7:08 pm | Thursday, June 6th, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO – In his wonderful essay collection, “Pinoy in America,’ Lorenzo Paran III pondered the typical dilemma of the expatriate Filipino. “No one can live in two places,” Third, as Paran is known to friends, writes. “It wouldn’t be living. To truly live, you must be rooted in the land. A virtual life doesn’t count. It’s not a life if you can log out.” It’s been three years since Third wrote that and the explosive growth of social media has certainly made it possible for many more Filipino expats to try to hang on to life in the Philippines through cyberspace. Salamin editor Third Paran with Ruben Nepales who is featured in the magazine’s first issue. PHOTO/RICK GAVINO Still, Third makes a strong case for rootedness which he reaffirms this month with the launch of a new magazine. It’s called Salamin, or mirror, and it seeks to reflect the Filipino story in America. Salamin is a print publication. You don’t need to be logged in to check it out. Does it make sense to put out a print magazine at a time when print media is dying? Third works for a print news publication in southern California, so he knows the challenge he has taken on. But Salamin, he says, is not going to be yet another outlet for breaking, real-time news. You can get that from many other places on the Web. Instead, the mirror Third is Read More …

AARP hosts first Asian media luncheon

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Jun 032013
 

AARP hosted their first Asian Media Luncheon at the Hilton in San Gabriel, California on May 14, 2013.  The event invited representatives from a wide variety of media constituencies to attend, specifically targeting the Filipino-American, Chinese-American and general Asian-American media outlets.  On the national scale, AARP also introduced their Asian advertising campaign created by DAE […]

PH Embassy seeks probe of Fil-Am woman’s death

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May 312013
 
PH Embassy seeks probe of Fil-Am woman’s death

By Nimfa U. RuedaInquirer Correspondent 6:12 pm | Friday, May 31st, 2013 Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Cuisia Jr. FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES—The Philippine Embassy has joined the Filipino-American community in questioning the use of “disproportionate force” in subduing a Filipino-American woman who was fatally shot by police after reportedly creating a disturbance inside a wholesale store in Virginia. Mylene de Leon Scott, 38, was shot dead on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) by one of two police officers who responded to a reported disturbance at Costco Wholesale Store in Sterling, Virginia. In a statement released yesterday (Friday in Manila), Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. said “we share the concerns” expressed by the family of the victim and the Filipino-American community that police officers “may have responded with disproportionate force.” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman told NBC News that at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, the store employees noticed Scott acting strangely after running out of the pizza samples she was handing out.  Witnesses said she became upset and started waving a knife and scissors, threatening employees. Chapman said that when the police officers arrived to handle the disturbance, Scott approached the officers with the sharp items. One deputy tried to use a stun gun on Scott, but the stun gun “did not work,” and another deputy fatally shot her, he added. ‘Expeditious investigation’ In its statement, the Philippine Embassy offered its condolences to the family of the victim and requested authorities to conduct “a thorough, impartial and expeditious investigation of Read More …

Anti-Filipino graffiti slams Fil-Ams; police probing it as hate crime

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Apr 302013
 
Anti-Filipino graffiti slams Fil-Ams; police probing it as hate crime

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 4:19 am | Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 UNION CITY, California–A vandal or vandals defaced Filipino-American establishments over the weekend by spraying graffiti anti-Filipino messages, and police are investigating the case as a hate crime. UnionCityPatch.com http://unioncity.patch.com/, a hyperlocal news site reported that those targeted were the Toppings Too restaurant, the Filipino Advocates for Justice office and the Filipino Community of Alvarado and Vicinity building, which houses various offices including the Union City Chamber of Commerce. The pieces of graffiti appear to be written in the same handwriting. Though the identity of the perpetrator is unknown, the graffiti appears to name two ethnic groups. On the Filipino Community building, located at 3939 Smith St., the vandal crossed out “Filipino” and wrote “Mex” above the word “community,” with “f— Filipinos” underneath. Similarly, the graffiti scrawled on Toppings read “Mex” and “f—- Filipinos” on one side of the restaurant’s entrance door with “AMS” on the other, suggesting possible tensions after the renaming of Alvarado Middle School after Filipino-American labor leaders Larry Itliong and Philip Veracruz. Members of the Filipino-American community were saddened to see such divisive messages in the community. Tracie Noriega, a member of the New Haven Pilipino American Society for Education, said in a statement that the acts of vandalism are “extremely disheartening.” “It is also disheartening that the vandalism is claimed by and against two ethnic groups that have roots in very similar experiences,” Noriega added. “The formation of the United Farm Workers Union was grounded in Read More …

Fil-Am papers fighting for life in a digital world

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Apr 252013
 
Fil-Am papers fighting for life in a digital world

By Rose PaquetteINQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 4:20 am | Friday, April 26th, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO–Publishers and operators of Filipino American newspapers in the Bay Area are struggling to cope with the technological revolution. Like their mainstream counterparts, they are barely surviving cutthroat competition from digital news media for advertising revenue. A representative of a Fil-Am paper who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “Unlike before, with digital advertising today, advertisers can choose from various options.“ Filipino-owned or controlled papers currently circulating in Northern California include the Asian Journal (LA-based), Philippine News, Philippines Today, The Filam Star, Manila Mail, Balita, Pinas, The San Francisco Post, Tribune. Most are weeklies. A previous player, the Manila Bulletin USA has discontinued its circulation in the region. One paper is rumored to be bowing out of the competition soon as it continues to  “bleed” as it tries to remain afloat despite minimal advertisements. “We are not re-loading our racks anymore, “ an editor recently told Inquirer.net. Reduced circulation   An independent newspaper contractor in charge of the delivery of various papers said another publication has apparently reduced its circulation and is dropping off papers only in selected markets in the South Bay. Some publishers are ready to give up and are said to be on the lookout for buyers. Some publishers put up a brave front.  One who declined to be identified said, “We are not affected by ‘competition’–we’ve been operating for years, and as far as we’re concerned, we have loyal advertisers and our circulation Read More …

Skyline College Students to stage “Pilipino Cultural Night”

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Apr 182013
 
Skyline College Students to stage “Pilipino Cultural Night”

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 5:04 am | Friday, April 19th, 2013 SAN BRUNO, California–Filipino-American students will celebrate Filipino heritage and the Fil-Am experience by staging Skyline College Kababayan Program’s 8th annual Pilipino Cultural Night. This year’s production, “Layunin,” will be performed on Thursday, May 2 and Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Skyline College’s Main Theatre on 3300 College Drive, San Bruno. Doors will be open one hour before show time. Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN), a student­run event open to the community, celebrates the Filipino­American experience, showcasing traditional dances and music from the Philippines as well as elements of the Filipino American culture. Students of English 104: “Applied English Skills for Cultural Production” wrote, directed, produced and advertised the show. Acted. They sing, dance and serve as stage/technical crew. They were also responsible for prop/set design and the overall stage construction. This year’s action­packed story of love, war and family, “Layunin,” takes place in ancient times, when Palau’an is the land of life. It’s the home of many grand tribes who live in unity and harmony. But peace is then disrupted by a possessed datu from the Palawano tribe and his desire to rule all of Palau’an. When all hope seems lost after many bloody battles and merciless conquest, Agbayani, a young Palawano warrior, testifies and does all he can to bring back the long lost peace to Palau’an, even if he has to clash with his father, the datu. Students in the Kababayan Program and the Filipino Student Union, Read More …

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