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New York State budget for AAPI communities goes up to $30M
By Marivir Montebon A hallmark in the celebration of the Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage in the month of May is the significant increase in the New York State Fiscal Year budget for 2023-2024 of $30 million to AAPI communities. The office of Assemblymember Steven Raga, the first Filipino American elected official in New York […]
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On Global Filipinos: Hairstylist Gloria Cabrera hanging up her scissors after 50 years
By Loida Nicolas Lewis In May 2023, Gloria Cabrera Salon & Spa celebrates 50 years, an amazing story of the owner’s hard work, resilience and passion for making people look their best. This American Dream started in Lubao, Pampanga where Gloria was born to Blas Santos, a farmer, and Lauriana Lugtu who sold vegetables in […]
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Chicken Inasal will be available in Asian food stores soon
Chicken Inasal, a marinated chicken that is either grilled or baked, will be available in different Asian grocery stores by the end of the year. Ramar Foods, headquartered in Pittsburg, Calif., is launching its frozen Chicken Inasal under the Magnolia brand. “It will be ready to grill or bake for families in the community to […]
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Dorothea Gloria plays a voiceless student in NYC theater debut
In “The Sandalwood Box,” college student Marsha Gates loses her voice. On her way to speech therapy, she encounters Professor Claudia Mitchell, who captures the most captivating catastrophes of the world and preserves them in a sandalwood box. Dorothea Gloria, an actress from the Philippines, plays Marsha Gates. She has performed professionally in various theater […]
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GMA Pinoy TV inducted into first-ever EMMA Wall of Distinction
GMA Network makes history anew as the U.S.-based National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) inducted GMA Pinoy TV, the Network’s flagship international channel, into the first-ever Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA) Top 5 Wall of Distinction. GMA Pinoy TV, the lone Philippine network inductee, was recognized for proving its “commitment to excellence in […]
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Travel exec Joebert Opulencia ‘sad’ about Turkey bombing, warns tourism to ‘suffer’
By Cristina DC Pastor Travel agency executive Joebert Opulencia had just concluded a group tour of Turkey and on his way back to New York when three suicide bombers blew themselves up at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. News agencies are reporting at least 31 people dead and 60 wounded. “This is really sad,” Joebert, the president […]
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Jesuit survivor of 1945 Los Banos Rescue, 92
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez Fr. John Ruane, S.J., one of the internees at Los Banos rescued by the U.S. Airborne from the Japanese, passed away on May 5 at the age of 92. He was Professor Emeritus at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City for 38 years. The Filipino American National Historical Society-New Jersey and […]