by Daniel Escurel Occeño I am trying to encourage Filipino farmers or young Filipino entrepreneurs looking for an investment instead of another hamburger restaurant franchise to consider Indoor Warehouse Farms of soybean and mass produce soy diesel in the same building or complex located in the Philippines. It would be ideal for barangay locations or even [...]
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Filipina Teachers in U.S. Inner Cities
September 16th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I’ve met a number of Filipino teachers in the D.C. area due to helping out with my family’s immigration law practice. I saw this update on a documentary featuring Filipinas who struggle with being educators in the U.S., especially in one of Maryland’s tough neighborhoods. This also gives people more insight into the struggles that [...]
Save The Date: Laughs for Literacy II, a Special Night of Fi-Am Comedy
September 16th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Back by popular demand, BKP-NY presents LAUGHS FOR LITERACY II. It’s going to be a special night of FIL-AM comedy benefiting children libraries in the Philippines. Bagong Kulturang Pinoy NY (BKP-NY) is a not for profit organization with a mission to develop a reading culture among all Filipino children in the Philippines. The goal for this event is to [...]
Help Create The Firefighter Dan Show
September 8th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
BARRIORS creator and certified firefighter Tim Saguinsin has been developing The Firefighter Dan Show for several years. The plan is to create the show in different parts using Kickstarter. Safety Tips is the first step at piecing it all together. The Firefighter Dan Show follows firefighter Dan and his crew in ‘newly opened’ Fire Station 1 as they respond to emergency calls in [...]
Asian Healthwatch: New Vaccine Campaign aims to Improve Immunization Rates in LA
July 9th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Our friends at SAESHE have informed us that Los Angeles County is currently experiencing the worst epidemic of whooping cough in 60 years, with more than 870 cases last year alone. Effective of July 1, 2011, a new California school immunization law will require all 7th-12th graders in public and private schools to receive a pertussis booster (Tdap) shot, protecting them [...]
We Are One Filipino Summit
April 26th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I got word on this great event coming up from our new friends over at Filipino-Americans Redefined Magazine. The event is going to be held in Las Vegas this Saturday and I strongly encourage everyone to attend in order to have a better understanding what it means to be Filipino. For more information on this [...]
Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology Book Launch on March 18
March 9th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Last month, I interviewed Dr. E.J. R. David on his research on colonial mentality and the release of his book, Filipino-/American Postcolonial Psychology. Dr. David announced today that there is going to be a book launch of Filipino-/ American Postcolonial Psychology on March 18 at the University of Alaska Anchorage/APU Consortium Library, Room 307, 6 [...]
Coming Together in Skokie Celebrates Philippines and Its People
March 7th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
From Skokie Public Library: Immerse yourself in the culture of the Philippines this winter as Coming Together in Skokie enters its second year. Each year, Coming Together in Skokie will highlight a different culture in our richly diverse community to build knowledge, awareness, and appreciation of our different backgrounds and to weave us all more closely into [...]
Dan Inosanto’s Anti-Bullying Message
February 18th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently received a link to this commerical from StarHub, featuring Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee. I wanted to share this here because it sends out a great message on anti-bullying. I often meet people, especially young people who decide to take up martial arts with the intent to do damage and intimidate others. That’s [...]
Banatao Family Filipino American College Scholarship Application 2011
February 5th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
The Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund will award five scholarships of $5,000 to qualified incoming freshman enrolled at four-year colleges or universities. Each scholarship is renewable for a total of four years on the basis of satisfactory academic performance in a full-time undergraduate program. Awards are for undergraduate study only. Background: – Number of [...]
Now Available: Filipino-/ American Postcolonial Psychology by Dr. E. J. R. David
January 31st, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Skin-whitening products, including bleach, are used often by Filipinos in the Philippines to make their skins lighter. Skin whitening clinics and businesses are popular in the Philippines as well. The “beautiful” people such as actors and other celebrities endorse these skin-whitening procedures. Children are told by their parents to say away from the sun in order for them not to [...]
More Young Americans Identify as Mixed Race
January 31st, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Susan Saunly of the New York Times writes that the crop of students moving through college right now includes the largest group of mixed-race people ever to come of age in the United States, and they are only the vanguard: the country is in the midst of a demographic shift driven by immigration and intermarriage. One [...]
Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban, An Inspirational Filipino-American Leader in Education
January 20th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
This month, I saw nothing but sad and unfortunate news that led me to believe that 2011 was off to a bad start. That is why it was great to see news that Seton Hall University last Tuesday appointed its interim president to be its new leader. In naming the new president, A. Gabriel Esteban, the [...]
Community Honoring Slain Filipino Teacher
January 20th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Steve Angeles from ABS-CBN North America Bureau writes that Henry Acejo taught English as a Second Language and computer classes to adults at the school for five years. Acejo was found stabbed to death in his Tijuana apartment last month. The school is considering starting a memorial scholarship in his honor. As the community continues to mourn, [...]
October is Fil-Am History Month
October 1st, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
On November 2, 2009 the US Congress passed House Resolution 780 which recognizes the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October. This was really a momentous occasion because President Clinton proclaimed a Filipino American History month in the early 90s but was never passed by Congress. For all you avid readers, many of you know [...]