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	<title>FIL-AM AKO &#187; Updates</title>
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		<title>Good Times in The &#8216;Karaoke Cab&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/08/good-times-in-the-karaoke-cab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/08/good-times-in-the-karaoke-cab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First the D.C. area has awesome food trucks, now karaoke in taxi cabs! In a recent NPR article, you can now hail a cab and sing karaoke. Now most cab drivers might stay silent with customers in their cars, while others can talk your ear off. For Joel Laguidao, he just wants to sing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Typical Face on the Planet</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/03/the-most-typical-face-on-the-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/03/the-most-typical-face-on-the-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liz Goodwin from The Lookout, writes that National Geographic Magazine released a video clip, above, showing the most &#8220;typical&#8221; human face on the planet as part of its series on the human race called &#8220;Population 7 billion.&#8221; The researchers conclude that a male, 28-year-old Han Chinese man is the most typical person on the planet. There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Inosanto&#8217;s Anti-Bullying Message</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/02/dan-inosantos-anti-bullying-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/02/dan-inosantos-anti-bullying-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>57% of Pinays Prefer Money Over Looks</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/02/57-of-pinays-prefer-money-over-looks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/02/57-of-pinays-prefer-money-over-looks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this study kind of interesting. Just a few days before Valentine&#8217;s Day, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that 57 percent of Filipinas would prefer a “person who is rich but ugly” as their lifetime partner. Meanwhile, 4 percent preferred someone good-looking though poor, while 2 percent preferred not to answer the question. However, 52 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rush, You&#8217;re a B</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/01/rush-youre-a-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been very aware of the news on Rush Limbaugh&#8217;s mock imitation of the Chinese language that has stirred a backlash among Asian-American lawmakers at the state and federal level. California state Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, is leading a fight in demanding an apology from Limbaugh. California state Sen. Leland Yee, is leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Boat with 5 Americans Lands in Philippines</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/01/missing-boat-with-5-americans-lands-in-philippines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/01/missing-boat-with-5-americans-lands-in-philippines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Gomez, Associated Press writes that five Americans stepped ashore in good health Monday in the central Philippines. This rescue follows an international search for their sailboat when it failed to arrive on time in its voyage from the Pacific island of Guam, officials said. The vessel, called the Pineapple, ran into bad weather after departing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Honoring Slain Filipino Teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2011/01/community-honoring-slain-filipino-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2011/01/community-honoring-slain-filipino-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Manny Tee at AiReal Apparel</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/12/angry-manny-tee-aireal-apparel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/12/angry-manny-tee-aireal-apparel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 17 is Manny Pacquiao&#8217;s birthday, so our friends at AiReal Apparel released their &#8216;Angry Manny&#8217; design in honor of the People&#8217;s Champ! Get your AiReal &#8216;Angry Manny&#8217; tee now at airealapparel.com. Also, Shop AiReal Apparel until Midnight tonight for FREE shipping!]]></description>
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		<title>Kuliglig Protests Turn Violent</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/12/kuliglig-protests-turn-violent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/12/kuliglig-protests-turn-violent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least 16 drivers of &#8220;kuliglig&#8221; (motorized pedicabs) face charges for Wednesday&#8217;s violent protest that injured 12 people. What were these people protesting about that it turned into a violent scene? Hundreds of kuligligs or 3-wheel motorized pedicabs wheeled their way from Lawton to the Supreme Court on Taft Ave. to protest a Manila City [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Grandmother Charged in Girl&#8217;s Fatal Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/11/virginia-grandmother-charged-in-girls-fatal-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/11/virginia-grandmother-charged-in-girls-fatal-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s sad to see news like this after having a great Thanksgiving week with my family in Virginia. I was originally going to post an article on human trafficking in Chicago, but the story of a Virginia woman being charged with the murder of her granddaughter just got to me. According to police reports, Carmela [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino Music Knows No Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/09/filipino-music-knows-no-boundaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/09/filipino-music-knows-no-boundaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video has been making its rounds on YouTube and Facebook. This YouTube video shows the Northwest Missouri State University Madraliers singing Paru-Parong Bukid at the Liberty United Methodist Church in Kansas City, MO. What is Paru-Parong Bukid? Some say this Filipino folk song tells the story of a beautiful butterfly flying down the road. Others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Cantil-Sakauye Selected as Chief Justice of Calif. Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/judge-cantil-sakauye-selected-as-chief-justice-of-calif-supreme-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/judge-cantil-sakauye-selected-as-chief-justice-of-calif-supreme-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Filipinos in Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on July 21st that the Honorable Tani Cantil-Sakauye was his choice for chief justice of the California Supreme Court. This makes her making her the first Asian American to lead the state&#8217;s judiciary and giving the California Supreme Court a female majority for the first time in its history. “Justice Tani [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notice: Please Mind the Light Postings</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/notice-please-mind-the-light-postings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/notice-please-mind-the-light-postings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a notice that there is going to be light postings on Fil-Am Ako now until the beginning of September. Why the light postings? Well because this blog is run by one person, me and right now I have a lot of things to take care of that will make or break my future. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J.J. Racaza Dominates on Top Shot</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/j-j-racaza-dominates-on-top-shot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/07/j-j-racaza-dominates-on-top-shot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have any of you been watching Top Shot on the History Channel? History Channel has been getting a lot more popular lately with its revamped programs that also include the popular Pawn Stars. I guess people could only take so much of the war reenactments on that network. Top Shot was recommended to me recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Month</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/06/this-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/06/this-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a lot going on in June that I wasn&#8217;t able to cover due to personal issues. This post is a look back at this month as a lot happened in the Filipino-American community. President Benigno &#8220;Noynoy&#8221; Aquino&#8217;s Inauguration Love him or hate him, Noynoy Aquino is officially the commander in chief of the Philippines. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tatay&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/06/tatays-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/06/tatays-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a belated Father&#8217;s Day post due to the fact that I was busy spending time with my dad. In the U.S., Asian father&#8217;s are usually perceived as strict, uncaring, and cold hearted people. This usually applies to Americans who don&#8217;t understand our culture or what is accepted as a proper upbringing for Asians. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTF: President Arroyo Appoints Manicurist and Gardner to High Gov&#8217;t Positions!</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/04/wtf-president-arroyo-appoints-manicurist-and-gardner-to-high-govt-positions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/04/wtf-president-arroyo-appoints-manicurist-and-gardner-to-high-govt-positions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of all the ridiculous things that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has done during her presidency, appointing her manicurist and gardner to high government positions takes the cake. Arroyo was previously criticized for having a lavish $20,000 dinner at an upscale French New York restaurant in August 2009. According to CBS News, barely three weeks before a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adam Carolla, the Face of Ignorance in America</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/04/adam-carolla-the-face-of-ignorance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/04/adam-carolla-the-face-of-ignorance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at my messages and e-mails this morning, an article from the Examiner on Adam Carolla discriminating against Manny Pacquiao and Filipinos caught my eye. I guess a lot of people around the world still can&#8217;t take the fact that the best pound for pound boxer in the world is a little brown guy from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Filipino Left Behind: 2010 US Census</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/03/no-filipino-left-behind-us-census-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/03/no-filipino-left-behind-us-census-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you are probably rushing to meet the deadline for tax season in April (I have yet to fill out my forms), don&#8217;t forget to also submit your census forms. With Filipino appearing in the race category in the 2010 national census many Fil-Am organizations like FANHS are reminding Americans that ALL Filipinos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Asian American Literary Review</title>
		<link>http://www.filamako.com/2010/03/the-asian-american-literary-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filamako.com/2010/03/the-asian-american-literary-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fil-Am Ako</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently informed about a new literary journal by Lawrence-Minh Davis, the editor of  The Asian American Literary Review. The Asian American Literary Review (AALR) is a space for writers who consider the designation &#8220;Asian American&#8221; a fruitful starting point for artistic vision and community. In showcasing the work of established and emerging writers, the [...]]]></description>
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