I want to take this opportunity to inform everyone about this campaign that has been all over Asian blogs, which is the B HERE Campaign. This campaign informs us that an estimated 2 million people have chronic Hepatitis B in the United States and over half of those are of Asian decent. For that very [...]

Being a huge fan of animated features, it was great to see the return of animated films in the Philippines after browsing through the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival selections. So forget about Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or UP, take your kids to see Dayo!About the Fil-Animated Feature Film Dayo: Sa Mundo ng [...]

For all of you who are going to be in Chicago next month, this is a reminder that the 6th annual Chicago Filipino American Film Festival presented by FAN Chicago is going to take place at the historic Portage Theater, located on the northwest side of Chicago. So please come out and show your support!From [...]

Since it’s Filipino-American History Month, I decided to provide a book recommendation for a topic that I will further discuss in my Philippine Historical Figures segment, The Manila Men. Filipinos have a long history in the US that is further explored in this book by Floro L. Mercene. Mercene’s goal was to show the world [...]

Just a reminder to all you fight fans that the big fight is just a few weeks away. I’m already pumped and ready just watching the intense TV spot for the November 14th fight. According to an interview from GMA TV Pacquiao states that, “Ready to fight na kami. I-maintain na lang namin ito sa [...]

This is a reminder for all of you who are going to be in California, don’t forget to come out and support Operation Save Manila. The concert will be held on October 22, 2009 at The Intramuros 101 Brentwood Dr. South San Francisco, CA from 7-10pm. All proceeds will go to help rebuilding what was [...]

First Cheryl Burke withdraw because of partner Tom DeLay now Filipina-American Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin eliminated from the competition. All I can say is that at least Fil-Am martial artist Mark Dacascos is still a part of the competition and showing much improvement with a score of 26 out of 30 last night. From [...]

Articles on an interracial couple being denied their marriage license in New Orleans is something I’ve been seeing on every website, blog, or search. So I wanted to post my thoughts on this topic that is still a hot issue in the US. From AP: “I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing [...]

For those of you who are big movie-buffs, the 6th Annual Austin Asian American Film Festival will run from November 12th through the 15th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. From the more than 300 films submitted from over 20 different countries, the best 50 have been chosen. Aside from the film screenings, this year [...]

This update is for many of you in the business world or those who plan on entering corporate America. At a time when the job market is not doing so well, Asians are united in the 4th Annual Asian Business and Career Fair. There will also be several expert-led workshops that will be conducted to [...]