Why do we celebrate Filipino American History Month? The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October each year is significant.It commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States. During the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade era, from 1565 to 1815, Spani...
But, I also feel that, based on my experiences with my Filipino friends in San Diego, that’s a big part of who Filipinos are: kind, caring and light hearted. You will definitely meet Rob while dining at Saffron (please tell him hi from me!). I met him my first morning and he ...
So on that note, I say When the Boys Meet the Girls is worth a look. P.S. The drummer in Louis' band is one Danny Barcelona who-in an earlier film performance I watched on a Netflix disc called Louis Armstrong and Friends 1962-the Great Satchmo introed as his Filipino wonder though...
A family letter written by a Filipino girl named Richie has moved lots of people. Her father, who has Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征 ) had at one point been an embarrassment(尴尬) in the young girl’s life. Now she shared the letter on the Internet telling everyone how much she admires and...
aEthnics Filipino Ethnics菲律宾人 [translate] a谁能体会这撕心的苦 Who can realize this rips the heart the pain [translate] a嗯,,那还有一个多月的时间,, Mmm, that also has more than month time, [translate] a游泳戏水 The swimming plays with water [translate] a我不想让你生气,你先吃吧 I...
except the girl in Versus plays the bass and she’s called Fontaine Toups; another excellent name to rival that of Small Factory drummer Phoebe Summersquash. The other two guys in Versus were that rare thing of being Filipino brothers in a rock band in America; singer and guitarist Richard...
After all, it has been eight years since Philippine history was last taught in the classroom. It was removed from the secondary curriculum as a dedicated subject when the Department of Education introduced the K to 12 program. Although technologically savvy, young Filipino voters are mostly “...
History Talk (0) When the Cold Breeze Blows Away is a Canadian-American-Filipino-Japanese-Korean-Taiwanese epic war drama novel, and is published by Matthew Jabez P. Nazario. It's based on a Nick Jr. bumper that featured an action trailer featured the girl characters of Nick Jr., a The...
Bothexplanationsfor academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image.Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation.Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants ...
It’s my last month in Colombia and I chose to go to Santa Marta for a week. First impression right when I got out of the airport? Lovely! The bus station is right in front of the ocean. As I am behind on my blog. I can’t say much details so I’ll post photos instead… ...