This update comes to us from Beth Dominise-Butron regarding the 16th Annual Charity Event, the Sampaguita Ball 2009 at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa, Florida on Saturday September 26, 2009. Proceeds of the Ball will benefit the Foundation’s cultural projects and the upkeep of the Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex. This year’s theme [...]

by Kristine Tungol Cabagnot, Esq. Almost one year after President Barack Obama is elected into the highest office of the land, and lawmakers have yet to scratch the surface of the inevitable immigration reforms. The longer they delay this process, the longer immigration problems will affect all facets of this nation’s greatest woes. The now-infamous [...]

A heads up that Filipina-American cartoonist/author, Lynda Barry, will be at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in November 5th along with Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons). Tickets are available for free (but expected to go fast) to UIC staff, faculty and students but must be ordered online or phone with a $5 [...]

Check out this interesting post by Jeff at 8asians.com entitled Phillippe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover runs into some bad luck in the UFC. Jeff goes into detail about how hours before his match, Nover had a seizure which caused his fight to be cancelled. The cause of his seizure was said to be “a syncopal [...]

This update is from Fil-Am artist Lorely G. Trinidad who will be performing Wednesday night September 23 at a Poetry Reading hosted by Martin’s Bar in my hometown of Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. The event will be held on September 23 & 25 from 8pm to midnight showcasing poetry readings, acoustic jam sessions, and fire-dancing. [...]

Check out this exclusive interview of Christian Cabuay of Baybayin.com that was posted by cyphaflip who had the opportunity to interview the Master of Baybayin at the 2009 Festival for Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) in San Pedro, CA. It’s a really interesting interview and provides more details on how Christian was introduced to Baybayin, [...]

Here is another event this weekend that all of you in California can attend in addition to Fil-Am Friendship Celebration. This update is from facebook and a huge shout-out to Christine who posted it. Please see details below for more info. Come and enjoy a fun-filled weekend at Six Flag’s Discovery Kingdom’s Filipino Festival. In [...]

For those of you in California who could not get enough of the Filipino festivities at the 18th annual FPAC this past weekend, then mark your calendars this weekend for the 15th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration in Daly City, California. FROM DALYCITYFILAMFESTIVAL.COM: Daly City, home of the largest Filipino-American Community in the United States, will [...]

Warning: Following video contains explicit lyrics and scenarios. FROM DATE AN ASIAN:About the Song“Date an Asian” is a comedic R&B song written by musician/comedian Jen Kwok. In the style of “a mid-tempo Mariah Carey club joint”, the song has a rare message: extolling the awesomeness of “dating” an Asian guy! Jen wrote “Date an Asian” [...]

I wanted to share this article I read entitled Out-Sourcing the Wife, which left a bad impression on me and a feeling of embarrassment at how our Kababayans are pretty much exploiting Filipinas. In a past post South Koreans leaving a bad impression in the Philippines, I discussed how disgusted I was after reading about [...]

This news coming out from the Philippines adds to another gruesome acts of murder along with Filipino-Canadian film critic Alexis Tioseco killed in QC home early this month. Mark Reyes aka Bam Reyes who was known as a club promoter and facebook celebrity was shot seven times and killed around 5:00am on September 15th, 2009. [...]

In my pasts posts, I’ve tried to include mini Tagalog lessons, but if you are living in the Chicagoland area you can take classes from Filipino American Network which start September 22nd. Space is limited to 15 students per class so hurry now and visit fan-chicago.org for more information. From Filipino American Network: Filipino American [...]

With just barely a few weeks until Dr. Kevin Nadal makes his appearance here in Chicago, I wanted to give an update on his national tour schedule. So don’t miss the chance to meet Dr. Nadal in person on his national tour. From KevinNadal.com: September 17, 2009-    Burlington, VT             “Racial Microaggressions”University of VermontBurlington, VT 054055-6:30pm [...]

Christian Cabuay’s 1st Baybayin book is now available. Below is more details regarding the release of An Introduction to Baybayin. Don’t forget to visit Baybayin.com for more information and congrats to the Master of Baybayin’s release of this book. Also, don’t forget that Christian will be present at FPAC this weekend so if you are [...]