This is a REMINDER of the upcoming event called Tunes&Threads that will be on December 4th featuring some of the hottest YouTube stars. So if you are in the San Diego, California be sure to catch this event because all proceeds and donations will go to BASCA to further their efforts in providing important necessities [...]

This Saturday, Columbia College Chicago’s Asian Student Organization (ASO) will be hosting “Blend” along with the Boba Bar Cafe. “Blend” is a fundraising event that will showcase local artists in Chicago. So please come out and support a celebration of Chicago artists by attending “Blend” on December 5th! From ASO: Join ASO as they celebrate [...]

Join Kapwa in their annual Simbang Gabi. Simbang Gabi originated as a nighttime Christmas mass for Filipino farmers who could not leave their fields during the day. Kapwa has migrated this traditional Filipino mass to the campus of Loyola University! Mass will start promptly at 6pm in the Madonna della Strada Chapel. A dinner will [...]

Fil-Am AJ Rafael’s single “I Just Want You” featuring the AJ Rafael Band is now available at iTunes for 99 cents. AJ formed this band when he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston & they’ve played both coasts of the United States & recorded over summer. What caught my attention to AJ Rafael was [...]

This program is a highly intensive eight-week program offered to students with at least intermediate level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). The site of the program will be at De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. Participants will be staying with selected Filipino families (homestay) for 4 weeks at Dasmarinas, Cavite; 3 weeks in the [...]

Who is Kiran Ahuja and why is it so important to tell her what we think? Kiran Ahuja was recently appointed by President Obama to serve as Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. When Kiran starts her new job on December 14th she’ll need to hit the ground [...]

In celebration of Ninoy Aquino’s 77th birthday, Ako Si Ninoy Musicale will be in Cebu at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Pacific Grand Ballroom on November 27, 2009. For more information please refer to the following. From I AM NINOY: NOVEMBER 27AKO SI NINOY IN CEBU Watch “AKO SI NINOY”, 2009 Aliw Awardee as Best [...]

It’s that time of year where Americans stuff their faces with complex carbohydrates followed by a series of resolutions to loose weight for the New Year. This is what Thanksgiving may look like to those unfamiliar with this American tradition. For me, this time of year always brings back memories of my youth when my [...]

This story recently occurred in Chicago and reading about it is quite embarrassing with the number of Pinoys involved in the immigration scam. Ten people with Chicago connections have been indicted on federal charges of running a marriage fraud scheme that paid American citizens thousands of dollars to marry immigrants in an effort to skirt [...]

Loyola University Chicago’s Filipino organization, Kapwa will be inviting Dr. Kevin Nadal who is the author of Filipino American Psychology on Wednesday, December 2nd. Kevin Nadal is a professor, psychologist, performer, activist, and author, who received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University. As an assistant professor of psychology and mental health counseling at [...]