The U.S. Census Bureau released on August 12 additional 2020 Census results showing an increase in the population of U.S. metro areas compared to a decade ago. In addition, these once-a-decade results showed the nation’s diversity in how people identify their race and ethnicity. “We are excited to reach this milestone of delivering the first detailed statistics […]
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug Japan, where she met her future husband, will always occupy an endearing spot in Cielo Franklin’s heart. But it was in Australia where she discovered she could be anything she wanted to be. A computer programmer, she founded the Tagalog School of Perth in 2013, the first cultural school of its kind […]
Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) is excited to announce its second cohort of nine talented young leaders to the FYLPRO Tayo Fellowship Program. The FYLPRO Tayo Fellowship Program aims to equip young Filipino American leaders with the skills and strategies to support the Filipino and Filipino American community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fellows will provide […]
“Oras Na,” an art installation and workshop led by artist Karl Orozco, was held on June 12 at the Little Manila neighborhood of Woodside, Queens, to celebrate Philippine Independence Day. The event was hosted by Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts. Orozco led three Tsinelas-making workshops, where participants customized the Tsinelas, which means “slippers” in Tagalog. […]
Frenz4hope, a group of friends in Lingayen, Pangasinan, will be providing a special food relief pantry for 300 families through barangays (districts) Dorongan and Talogtog. The pantry will include food, crossword books, and inspirational magnets—all of which are meant to provide the beneficiaries with food for their bodies, minds, and souls. This special food relief […]
In honor of women’s history month, new book, Fearless Filipinas: 12 Women Who Dared to Be Different, shares the stories of modern Pinay heroes in the Philippines and around the world. Filipino history has a pantheon of great Filipina leaders, such as Gabriela Silang and Melchora Aquino. In addition to these historical heroes, there are […]
By Gil Quito, Curator As the torch (sulo) illuminates, once-obscured visions (panawin) arise from the dark. Part of the Sulo: the Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, “Visions/Panawin” aims to showcase a film tradition that is now increasingly being recognized across international film circles. Philippine cinema, which celebrated its […]
The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), a nonprofit organization based in the U.S., is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. The announcement comes as the organization’s elected Board of Directors and Ex-Officio Director, Joanna Duarte of Ayala Foundation, Inc. strategically appointed five new directors to fulfill its commitment to build capacity and introduce […]
By Cristina DC Pastor New York University is offering a Philippine Studies Program beginning in April, to study the impact of the Philippine diaspora in the areas of health care, the sciences and the arts, and other disciplines. It also coincides with the quincentennial of 1521, the year of Ferdinand Magellan’s landfall in the Visayas. […]