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‘After Yolanda:’ The Visayas still in recovery after deadly 2013 typhoon
A year and a half after the deadliest storm in recorded Filipino history, communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda continue to recover, slowly gaining their foothold back in one of the world’s most at-risk regions. “After Yolanda,” a report released recently by Give2Asia, details the recovery of some of the hardest hit areas of the Visayas ...
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Lynda A. N. Reyes participates in 2 juried shows in California
Two watercolor paintings of artist Lynda A. N. Reyes will be featured in two California exhibits in Brea, Orange County and San Francisco. “An Afternoon Stroll at Venice Beach,” a transparent watercolor painting done on a full size 300 lb. Arches paper was juried into the 30th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition of the ...
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Community celebrates Feb 15-21 Silicon Valley innovation week with forum on FilAm entrepreneurship
By Dulce Dizon Global technological innovation is fast becoming as diverse, fast-paced and decentralized as the technology industry itself. Science Technology and Advisory Council-Silicon Valley (STAC-SV) and Global Filipino Network (GFN) have joined efforts to host a Speaker Series event at this year’s Global Innovation Summit Week. The event is also in partnership with the ...
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Global Filipinos are going home, giving back: CFO
Are ‘balikbayans’ now returning to the Motherland for good? Whether it’s for professional growth, familial ties, or personal relations, more and more Filipinos are now buying a one-way ticket back to the Philippines, according to the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO). And they’re not just talking about Manila. Thirty-one-year-old social innovation consultant and artist Jo ...
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Artist Clarisse Pastor-Medina uses coffee to explore her Filipino identity
By Cristina DC Pastor Where some of us see nasty ring stains, she sees a sustainable art medium. For seven years now, Batangas-born Clarisse Pastor-Medina (no relation to this writer) has been painting with coffee and staging solo exhibits with nothing more than her large canvases and presumably her Batangas ‘barako.’ “I like the medium,” ...
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Joseph Lumarda joins health foundation board in January
The California Wellness Foundation (Cal Wellness) announced the appointments of Joe Lumarda, senior vice president and investment counselor of Capital Group Private Client Services in Los Angeles, and Debra Nakatomi, president of Nakatomi & Associates in Santa Monica, to Cal Wellness’ Board of Directors. Elected at the September 2014 Board meeting, they will commence their ...
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Obama’s nominee as HUD Deputy Secretary was one time Budget Director at San Francisco Mayor’s Office
President Obama’s nomination of Nani A. Coloretti since March 10, 2014 to Deputy Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awaiting Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Coloretti would be the fourth female deputy secretary and one of the highest-ranking Filipino Americans serving in the administration, according to the organization Kaya: Filipino Americans ...
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‘Breath-taking’ performance in the Bay Area by Ballet Philippines
Ballet Philippines (BP), the resident ballet company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a North American tour, starting with the Bay Area. The tour, dubbed “Master Pieces, Celebrating 45 Years of Dance,” coincided with the celebration of Filipino American History Month. This is the first time in 15 ...
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Archbishop Bernardito Auza to preside at Simbang Gabi at St. Mary’s Cathedral
The Filipino Ministry Consultative Board (FMCB) announced that Filipino Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, will be the Presider at the 7th Annual Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass at the St. Mary’s Cathedral on December 3, at 7:30 pm. The Mass includes a rite that “sends forth” the Filipinos ...