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How to Remember Larry
By Wilfredo Pascual Imagine yourself, a seventy-year old quiet man. You have no possessions, no family, no education. You have moved around all your life toiling for powerful people. You had something to eat, a place to keep you warm, but now your body is broken and the end is imminent. One morning you’re asked, […]
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FASGI opens its doors with a community day during Historic Filipinotown founding anniversary August 8
The Filipino American Service Group, Inc., in cooperation with other Filipino organizations, presents FASGCI Community Day on August 8, 2015 at the FASGI Park View House, 135 North Park View Street Los Angeles from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The events aims to gather the expertise and services of all participating organizations, in the spirit […]
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Yey Coronel named executive director of the Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
The Board of Directors of the Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (FASGI) confirmed the selection of Elena ‘Yey’ Coronel as the new FASGI Executive Director. Coronel will be working with the board members of FASGI to advance the goals and aspirations of the organization. “I am honored and thrilled to join FASGI as it embarks […]
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Lions District 4-L3 marks 48th Annual Community Recognition
Special to TheFilAmLA “Community Service” were the keywords made emphatic by Filipino American leader, Sonja Obusan Menor, 4 L3, District Governor, 2014-2015, at their district’s 48th annual celebration of Community Recognition held recently, as she echoed, “We Serve,” a lexicon of the International Association of Lions Clubs. The 4-L3 District, according to Menor, whose home […]
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Greeting the Year of the Sheep with whole fish, longevity vase…and amulets
By Cecile Caguingin Ochoa On the eve of the Lunar New Year, based on Filipinos’ Chinese heritage and tradition, we pay homage to the culture that brought us chowmein, siopao (chao shu bao), tofu, hopia, lomi, bihon, miswa, etc. Hungry yet? Our Filipino forefathers, mostly traders borrowed words from China merchants like “a chi or […]
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Filipinos, Latinos collaborate on re-dedicating Silva mural in Historic Filipinotown
By Gerald Gubatan Filipinos and Latinos came together October 18 at Unidad Park and Garden in Historic Filipinotown Los Angeles to witness the unveiling of an interpretive panel for “Gintong Kasaysayan, Gintong Pamana: A Glorious History, A Golden Legacy,” the largest mural depicting Filipino American history and culture. It was painted by Eliseo Art Silva […]
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Consulate officials attend Peñafrancia Festival at Lincoln Park
The 2014 Peňafrancia Festival is held to celebrate the feast day honoring Our Lady of Peňafrancia in the month of September by the United Bicolandia of Los Angeles (UCBLA), the umbrella organization of Bicolanos from Southern California. Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim and Madame Fides Herrera-Lim graced the event together with officers and staff from the […]
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Jeepney campaign seeks to connect FilAms to community services, resources: ‘Sakay na!’
“Jeep ng Bayan,” owned and operated by the Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC) kicks off its tour of various churches and cities in Southern California on September 14 at St. Philomena Parish in Carson City, bringing information about programs and services available to the community, according to organizers. The Super Tour begins its journey in Carson […]
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Tony Taguba, Connie Mariano headline FANHS’s 15th biennial conference
By Gerald G. Gubatan More than 350 Filipino Americans convened in San Diego’s Kona Kai Resort from July 31 to August 2 for the Filipino American National Historical Society’s (FANHS) 15th Biennial Conference. There were more than 60 workshops and discussion panels on a variety of historical, cultural and research topics were available to participants. […]