Most of Asia has written characters in their language except for the Philippines, leaving many Asians questioning if Filipinos are really Asian. As a country influenced by the western world (Spain and America), the Filipino script of Baybayin was slowly becoming lost from our culture. According to Paul Morrow baybayin continued to thrive in many [...]

With the large proportion of Filipinos exiting the Philippines, there is evidence of an increase in the number of South Koreans visiting and taking up residence in almost all of the Philippines major urban areas. According to an article from Asia Sentinel, more than 570,000 Koreans visited the country in 2006 overtaking arrivals from the [...]

For those of you who visit this blog, Fil-Am Ako is a big supporter of Filipino American Psychology and its author Dr. Kevin Nadal. In an effort to bring more awareness about the topics of Filipinos in America, I am posting an article that focuses on Dr. Nadal’s quest to show the world Filipino identity [...]

Thanks to a notification on Dr. Kevin Nadal’s facebook, I was able to come across this research conducted by Nancy Cha, M.Ed., who is examining the extent to which Asian Americans living in the United States perceive, and are impacted by racial-cultural factors in the U.S. as well as their reactions to these perceptions and [...]

I thought it would be a great opportunity to show non Tagalog speaking Pinoys and non Filipinos a few lessons in the national language of the Philippines, Tagalog (derived from tagailog, from tagá- meaning “native of” and ílog meaning “river.” Thus, it means “river dweller.”) I plan to make this topic a regular entry on [...]

With the increase in Filipinos taking the opportunity to exit the Philippines, those left behind have become insensitive to Filipino Diaspora. I am not one to criticize these people because my family is among the many that left Philippines in pursuit of a better life outside the country. I just wanted to bring this news [...]

This news caught my attention because Pinays here in the states are usually known for singing hip hop and R&B songs but for Fil-Am Apryle Dalmacio, she’s rockin’ the music scene with her guitar. Apryle was awarded the Best Country and Female Artist Awards at the 5th Annual Inland Empire Music Awards which has held [...]

Our Philippine Historical Figure of the month, Corazon Aquino is in the news because she is suffering from colon cancer. Recent updates report that Pope Benedict XVI expressed his “spiritual closeness” to the former president through a communiqué issued by the Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippines. “The Holy Father has asked that you be informed [...]

The Western World has spoon, forks, and knives while most of Asia uses chopsticks. For Pinoys, we traditionally eat with our hands or “Filipino Style.” In an article from Abs-Cbn Pinoy Migration, a group of young Filipinos in New Jersey get ready to eat Filipino food, Pinoy style at Sinugba restaurant. The group Anakbayan organized [...]