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UP alumni association to hold 20th Grand Reunion on Aug. 30, 2019 in California
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) is set to hold its 20th Biennial Grand Reunion and Convention at the Crowne Plaza located in the San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California on August 30 – September 2, 2019. This will be co-hosted by the UPAA San Francisco Chapter, led by its president […]
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Inspiring kindness from football star in wake of Santa Fe shooting
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. On May 18th, eight students and two teachers from Santa Fe High School in Texas lost their lives to gun violence. The shooter was identified as 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis. This article is not so much about the shooting. Instead, it tells the story of J.J. Watt, Houston Texans’ football […]
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KIDS Philippines opens N.Y. chapter; Vince Gesmundo is president
By Cristina DC Pastor Inspired by the aphorism that “poverty is not a hindrance to success,” entrepreneur Vicente ‘Vince’ Gesmundo on May 18 became the first president of KIDS Philippines, Inc. New York, a local chapter of KPI charity founded two years ago in Connecticut. Vince is joined in the New York board by Annalyn […]
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Chancellor Richard Carranza: ‘Students don’t want schools to look like prisons.’
By Rene Pastor Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza believes all NYC students should have access to the public school system, especially those who do not enjoy the benefit of wealth and private tutoring. “Integration is the law of the land,” said Carranza, the son of a Mexican sheet metal worker and a hairdresser. “As Chancellor of […]
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Columbia journalism student Mariel Padilla wins a Pulitzer at 23
By Cristina DC Pastor “It feels unreal. I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet. I’m still processing it.” That’s Columbia journalism student Mariel Padilla describing how she felt on learning this week she won a Pulitzer Award. She is 23 years old. She was attending class on April 20 when a friend texted, asking […]
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Poet Bino Realuyo throws back UST award in protest of Mocha Uson’s alumni recognition
January 21, 2018 Very Rev. Fr. Bruno F. Cadore, O.P. MD, Chancellor University of Santo Tomas, and Officers and Members of UST Alumni Association To Whom It May Concern: My name is Bino A. Realuyo, a proud alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas and author of the novel, “The Umbrella Country” and the poetry […]
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UP president to keynote Oct 26-28 alumni homecoming in N.J.
By Aurora Cudal-Rivera UP President Danilo Concepcion will keynote the 19th Grand Reunion and Convention of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America, according to Nelsie Parrado, president of the UPAAA. The event will be held October 26-28, at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel in Iselin, New Jersey. Concepcion is attending the event with […]
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ARK’s Game Night to celebrate 12 scholars who are now in college
A poker tournament highlights a thrilling night of games and cocktails celebrating a momentous year for the Advancement for Rural Kids, a NYC-based nonprofit that provides feeding programs to Filipino children and sends them to school. ARK’s Game Night will be held on October 19th at the Ukrainian Institute of America building on 2E 79th […]
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Increasing the visibility of FilAms in the tech industry through mentorship
Amid reports of low diversity numbers at Silicon Valley’s elite technology companies, organizers in the Filipino American community are seeking to increase the visibility of Filipino Americans in the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Filipino Americans in Silicon Valley (FASTER), founded in 2015 by alumni from the University of California, Berkeley, is […]