“Ilo Ilo,” directed by Anthony Chen, is a story of a Filipino maid and her rocky relationship with her Singaporean host family during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. “Long Way Home”, by Alphan Eseli follows
Kababayans, I am deeply touched by your continued subscription. I miss our country a lot and this is my way of keeping myself rooted to my Filipino heritage. I am a proud Pinay and I will raise our banner wherever I go. Filipinos are a “global people” and this is also reflected in...
(It’s a Filipino joke which means it really looks like Europe, even if you’re not there.) Here are some photos I took from the place. I’m writing some details in the captions. Please enjoy the photos. How to go there and tips after the photos. Hahaha Before entering the park,...
We’ve come to enjoy middle eastern food quite a bit. Not only shawarma, but other foods like mixed grills and the amazing breads and cold appetizers you can get here. Our kids love the India food here as well as the Filipino bread downtown. There has been an influx of big name weste...
With origins going all the way back to nearly 500 BC, yo-yos became ubiquitous in America after a Filipino immigrant named Pedro Flores partnered with the toy manufacturer D.F. Duncan Sr. to start mass-producing them to the tune of 300,000 units a day. Fueled by publicity from the like...
Hailed as “The Queen of Filipino Jazz”and as “The Queen of Bodabil” her signature tune was her rendition of St. Louis Blues. Article by Alex R. Castrothat covers her background and her nomination for the 1924 Manila Carnivals. Held from 1908-1939, the 2-week fair was organized as...
English, the Spanish language is thenext-most common language in the U.S.with about 40.5 million speakers, or 1 in 5 U.S. residents, as of 2018. The next most-common languages are Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese), Tagalog (including Filipino), Vietnamese, Arabic, French, and ...
"Rolling Thunder Vol. II" was a series of skateboarding action shots that Filipino photographer Nino Jim Bacalso started in 2017 when he moved to Dubai to work as a marine engineer. Illustrating the skaters’ acrobatics, agility, and athleticism, he calls skateboarding “an art form, a lif...