The CombinAsian Comedy Show is a monthly stand-up comedy show combining Asian-American comedians and other comedians for a night of non-stop laughter. Each month producers Air Tabigue and Brian Jian bring a variety of hilarious comedians on stage….with some you may have seen from NBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, BET and more! Special Combinasian Comedy Fundraiser for JAPAN [...]
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Petition to Help DREAMer Manolo and His Family
April 2nd, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Immigration is a big part of my life. Not many people know this, but I come from a family of immigration lawyers. This is why I have a soft spot for issues on immigration. I was really torn up after reading the story on the DREAMer Manolo, who maybe deported and separated from his family. [...]
Support The SAVE Our Industries Act
February 23rd, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
The Philippine textile and apparel industries has created opportunities for Filipinos who work hard to support their loved ones. In recent years, many Filipino workers have lost their jobs due to the closure of garment factories. But with the SAVE Our Industries Act (S. 3170/H.R. 3039), promote an important partnership between U.S. and Filipino textile [...]
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011
January 26th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I fist read the news on the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011 on BakitWhy.com this week. I know this news is kind of old, but I had to post it since I took a short break from blogging. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA, San Mateo/San Francisco District) had introduced a bill early this month in [...]
Badass Trailer for Ron Santiano’s Young EVE: Demon Hunter
January 20th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I saw a preview of Ron Santiano’s Young EVE: Demon Hunter earlier this week and I just had to post it here. This trailer got my attention because I’m a sucker for supernatural story plots and it features an Asian girl killing demons! Now that’s badass. Young EVE looks like she can give Knives Chau [...]
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, [...]
ACTION ALERT: DREAM Act will be Voted on Tomorrow (Sat. 12/18)
December 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
This important update is from our friends at Filipino Advocate for Justice: Senator Reid has scheduled for The DREAM Act to come to the floor tomorrow, Saturday, December 18th, and we need your help today to pass this historic bill that would provide the opportunity for more than 65,000 undocumented high school grads a pathway to [...]
Help Orange Drink Unleash The Minotaur
December 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Help Orange Drink UNLEASH THE MINOTAUR! from Hemlock Records. This update comes from my good friend Drew and the rest of the members of Orange Drink. Orange Drink are a vegetarian/straight-edge/queer friendly band from Chicago that is known for playing a wild mix of genres and having crazy shows. They’ve just completed their 3rd album, [...]
Cori Dioquino in She’s in the Details
November 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Cori Dioquino is an up-and-coming actress who recently finished shooting her first feature film called She’s in the Details. The film is set to reset the status quo for films that ‘empower’ women as it boasts four complex female leads that are not defined or narratively motivated by their romantic entanglements. The film’s story successfully gives [...]
channelAPA, Spreading the Word on Asian-American Talent & Breast Cancer Awareness
November 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
I just got word from Steve Nguyen and the rest of our friends over at channelAPA on their recent project with the Komen foundation, one of the largest breast cancer organizations in the nation. channelAPA is an Asian-American network devoted to promoting Asian-American artists and entertainers by giving them support and exposure. The site is [...]
The Carlos Bulosan Story: A Memorial Tribute 55 Years Later
October 15th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
For many Filipino-Americans like myself, we could only dream of learning about a Filipino as great as Carlos Bulosan in our U.S. classrooms. Carlos Bulosan accomplished so much for Filipino and a minority during his time. He was a novelist and poet best-known for the semi-autobiographical America Is in the Heart. One of his short stories [...]
Be a Backer for Christine Balza’s First Art Show
October 8th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
In the past year, I was able to network and build friendships with Baybayin artists. Now one of these Baybayin artists needs all our help. Suku, New Sun Artistry’s Christine Balza will be launching her very first art show in January 2011. Balza’s work has been published online and in print in the Tayo Literary [...]
Sign Petition To Defend Filipinos Against Discrimination In The Workplace
September 16th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
In August, The California Nurses Association (CNA) filed a class-action grievance against Sacramento-based Sutter Health and the company’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, alleging that hospital managers refused to hire Filipino nurses. At the press conference, CNA provided testimony by former nursing supervisors at CPMC and nurses who have faced the discriminatory practices – [...]
Be a Volunteer at FIFFLA Film Festival 2010
September 8th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
The Filipino International Film Festival Los Angeles (FIFFLA) is a non-profit organization created to promote Filipino talent and Filipino culture through cinema. Their mission is to raise awareness of Filipino films and Filipino artistry in the United States and internationally. FIFFLA aims to bridge Philippine Cinema and independent filmmakers directly with Hollywood by mentoring and supporting [...]
DECKTECHS: A Science Fiction Dramatic Comedy
August 10th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
DECKTECHS is a show to look out for in the near future and find out how you can even help produce the pilot for this show. DECKTECHS is a Dramatic Comedy television pilot set in the not-too-distant future. It is the story of a young man named Don who wants to work in outer space, [...]