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Don’t ‘Clipper’ this up
By Leandre C. Ochoa April 27, 2016 Tonight, the Los Angeles Clippers will continue their series against the Portland Trailblazers in Game 5 of their first-round playoff matchup. This pivotal game 5 will take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles in the wake of what most people may argue was the worst day in […]
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Centennial celebration of the life of novelist artist NVM Gonzalez
Los Angeles – Colleagues and friends will assemble May 21, 2016 Saturday at the Echo Park Branch Library from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. to remember Filipino writer Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez (NVM for short) on the centenary of his birth. NVM was born in Romblon, Philippines on September 8, 1916 and he passed away […]
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Of May day, elections and patriotism: a Fil Am perspective
By Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier of The FILAMLA May Day, 1971, near DuPont Circle, Washington, DC. (I hadn’t gone to Woodstock in 1969. I was not a Hippie, though I did go to the Washington Mall to celebrate the first official Earth Day. A week or two later I returned to the Mall, joining thousands of […]
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Lakers’ fans prepare to bid farewell to Kobe
By Leandre Ochoa (Editor’s note: Filipinos’ passion for basketball as a national past time has been embraced by their immigrant communities all over the world. Los Angeles-born with Filipino roots Leandre Ochoa, 29 and an avid Lakers’ fan since 5, traces the rise and fall of his team and his idol during the last few […]
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Filipinos among Asian Americans rallying around Hillary Clinton
By Dante Ochoa Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton launched the Asian American Pacific islanders for Hillary at the Hilton San Gabriel in San Gabriel, California on January 7 in a major effort by her presidential campaign to tap the fastest-growing voting group in the country. A veritable who’s who of Fil-Am leadership and community organizing in […]
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The Filharmonic captivates a generational mix at the Valley Performing Arts Center
By Lawrence C. Ochoa/ The FILAMLA and Inquirer.net The Filharmonic, an acapella group of Filipino American ancestry wowed an audience of mostly college-age youth at the Valley Performing Arts Center based in California State Northridge November 21. They have recently reached fame being part of the Hollywood movie “Pitch Perfect 2” by taking center stage […]
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‘FASO Goes Pop’ breathes life to Fil-Am musicians
By Cecile Ochoa Glendale, CA– It never fails to excite concert audiences to see a maestro conductor, all in the elegance of a black tuxedo or a formal, surveying his or her grand ensemble before the grand opening number. This time it was a thrill to see a Filipino American musician confidently command his compatriots, […]
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How I’m beating pulmonary hypertension
By Gabriela Ibanez Nguyenphuoc In beginning of 2012, I thought it was just a flu. I couldn’t walk far and my heart raced. My youngest Liam was only a few months old and I thought it was exhaustion for taking care of a newborn. After a few visits to the doctor they finally decided to […]
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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, […]