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The Mestizo opens L.A. showroom, opportunities for modern Filipino wear brand
The Mestizo, the fashion brand that first got noticed online in 2021 with its intricately designed boleros celebrating the beauty of Filipino culture, recently opened a showroom in Los Angeles. Gabe Gonzales, CEO and co-founder and the visionary designer of the brand, and his partner, Robert Kolosso, COO and co-founder, staged a three-day soft opening […]
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Ice skater Athena Roberts wants to represent the PHL in the Olympics, but first she needs a passport
By Cristina DC Pastor This is the entangled story of a teen Filipina American ice skater who dreams of representing the Philippines in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Athena Calivoso Roberts, 18, was born in Greensboro, North Carolina to a Filipina mother from Manila and an American father from Pennsylvania. From the age of 5, […]
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Biden names Loida Lewis to the Millennium Challenge Corp. board
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) proudly celebrates its co-founder and former National Chair, Loida Lewis, on her nomination by President Joe Biden to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors. This prestigious nomination highlights her lifelong dedication to transformative leadership, advocacy, and global impact. The nomination was announced November 14. In […]
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Nora returns minus the glamour of the glory years
By Joel David Kontrabida Directed by Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr. Written by Jerry B. Gracio After completing work on Kontrabida, Nora Aunor was finally declared National Artist, minus the execrable intrusion of any political leader or showbiz rival (essential disclosure: in June 2014, The FilAm was the first publication to criticize the ill-advised decision by […]
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Apicha CEO Therese Rodriguez publishes book of poetry, finds writing ‘empowering’
By Marivir Montebon The launch of the poetry book “Parañaque to New York City: Fifty Poems” flowed splendidly on the evening of October 24 in downtown Manhattan, a full circle moment for author Therese Rodriguez, a civil rights champion and CEO of Apicha Community Health Center. Steadfast in her activism for public health and human […]
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On Global Filipinos: Angelo Maristela: Portrait artist makes West Point history
By Loida Nicolas Lewis West Point’s Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms was given to an alumnus, Maj. Floren Herrera of class 2013 who returned to the Philippines to serve in the Philippine armed forces. It is the first time a Filipino has received such an honor from the U.S. Military Academy for […]
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Author Bong Serrano hosts NYC book signing to aid typhoon relief efforts
Join Filipino-Canadian Author Bong Serrano for an evening of nostalgic storytelling and support for Philippine Typhoon Relief at the Philippine Consulate in New York Filipino-Canadian author Bong Serrano, in partnership with the Philippine Consulate General in New York, invites the public to a book signing benefit for his memoir, “Batangas: My Sky and Earth—An Intimate […]
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Marieta Lamar: Finding fulfillment on her own terms
By Cristina DC Pastor Marieta Lamar, the exiting president of the Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League (PACCAL), is ending her term on a high note. While modest about her accomplishments, she said her presidency followed through on the PACCAL mandate of assisting seniors, veterans and indigent Filipinos with services as envisioned by its founders […]
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Major Floren Herrera is West Point’s Nininger Award honoree for courage
By Cheryl Quinio-Blodgett In a landmark moment in military history, Philippine Army officer Maj. Floren Herrera became the first non-American to receive the prestigious Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. A 2013 West Point graduate, Herrera was honored for his courageous leadership during the […]