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Weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz sets sight on Paris 2024
By Marilyn Abalos Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, was in the U.S. recently to raise funds and participate in a training program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Passing through New York, Hidilyn was on her way to Atlanta, Georgia to train before competing in Bogota, Colombia for […]
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Filipinos are well represented in NYC Marathon
By Lindy Rosales The 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach led an assortment of Filipino and FilAm runners who presented a united front at the TCS New York City Marathon on November 6. People cheered on Wurtzbach as she sprinted at the start of the 26.2 mile-route. She ran her debut marathon after several months of […]
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2 FilAms bring home Taekwondo golds
While Taekwondo is a sport rooted in Korea, it is branching out to different parts of the world and producing great athletes. Two Filipino Americans from New York City won gold medals at the July 3-9 AAU Taekwondo competition in Las Vegas. Charleston John Silla and James Santos earned the title of AAU 2022 National […]
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Bergenfield residents report health improvements after wellness campaign
The Mayor’s Wellness Campaign 2022, a New Jersey state-wide, initiative that encourages active lifestyles and healthy living through education, fun activities, and community engagement, recently concluded with participating residents reporting healthy lifestyle improvements in their sleeping, eating, and physical activity habits. In a survey conducted of residents participating in the activities, 100 percent saw improvements […]
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Learning PHL history in a martial arts school
More of a cultural center than just your typical martial arts studio, Legacy Filipino Martial Arts has opened its doors to both children and adults of all backgrounds. This Daly City, Calif. school not only strives to help people with self-defense but also aims to promote Philippine history, culture, and traditions with the help of culture […]
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Tom Brady: Paying homage to sporting excellence
The FilAm Editorial It is a little mind-boggling when one writes about the all-time great athletes who dominate their sport like no other. For one, they define an era. That is the case with Bill Russell, who led the Boston Celtics dynasty of the late 1950s and 1960s, winning 11 of 13 NBA titles in […]
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Asis triplets: Three’s a champ
Filipino American triplets, Gabriella, Kayla, and Abigail Asis, won the 3v3 Soccer tournament on November 28, making them national champions in the girls division for 10 year olds. The Asis girls, all aged 10 and U.S.-born, are the daughters of David Asis, IT Manager for the Federal Reserve System, and Marilyn, who worked until 2020 […]
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On Global Filipinos: Lee Kiefer: The 1st American to win Olympic Gold in fencing
By Loida Nicolas Lewis When TOFA 2021 (The Outstanding Filipinos in America) introduced Lee Kiefer as the Tokyo Olympic Gold Winner in the esoteric event Individual Foil Fencing — defeating reigning Olympic Champion Russian Inna Deriglazova — the audience of mostly Filipino ancestry at Weill Carnegie Hall gave her the loudest applause. So the question I asked Lee in […]
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Leylah Fernandez: A fresh prodigy in women’s tennis
By D. De La Rosa The cheers for Leylah Annie Fernandez swept the Arthur Ashe Stadium of the U.S. Open tennis tournament near the end of the summer in New York City. It paid tribute to a left-handed, 5-foot 6-inch, 19-year-old phenom who had defeated three top-5 women’s tennis players on her way to the […]