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More than 80% of Filipinos are Roman Catholics and the Church is hugely influential ... He backed "natural" family planning - a less reliable method which involves couples not having sex when the woman is at her most fertile - and called the use of alternative contraceptives "a very, very destructive practice which ruins Filipino values" ... President Arroyo says that natural family planning is best for Filipinos. (BBC News -- Health)
Educational 'village' instills pride Feb 10, 2008
"I had children that were Filipino, African American, Japanese, Korean - just an amazing amount of different cultures," she remembers. "So, I had this idea: 'Well, why don't I validate these children's culture?' " One day, while Meadows was giving a talk on Underground Railroad organizer Harriet Tubman, the children got so involved they didn't want to go to recess. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lodi Unified's Equity Initiative: Time for change Feb 10, 2008
It is between Filipino and black students. So far, district leaders have not offered to explain why Filipino or other Asian students have achieved success without any structured outreach, a la the Equity Initiative ... Cogito wrote on Feb 9, 2008 10:03 PM:" Why don't the schools find out why the teachers are doing for the Filipino students to make them high achievers, and teach it to everyone else. It's obvious they're getting more attention, how else could they be doing so well? ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Making the grade Feb 3, 2008
Why do Lodi Unified's Filipino students get top scores in district ... Bret Galeste, 28, sits back in his chair in a north Stockton restaurant, looks out the window and muses about a question he's been turning over in his head for days: "Why are Filipino students so successful in school?" ... Lodi Unified's Filipino-American population continues to outscore every other student population year after year, but why. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
More of this story Feb 2, 2008
The Chinese New Year Festival brings a full weekend of pan-Asian entertainment, including Filipino and Thai dancers, taiko drummers, Asian pop bands and Korean musicians. Among the standout local talents are Chinese acrobat Duan Haitao and martial artist Wang Xiaojun. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Say G'day to nine new Aussies Jan 26, 2008
" Rene Strauss Arias THE reopening of Sydney's Hilton Hotel in mid-2005 could hardly have been better timed for 49-year-old Filipino Rene Strauss Arias. Although his wife Twinky already had an accountancy job waiting and strong family ties in Sydney, he was charting unknown waters. "In the Philippines you're already considered old when you reach 30," he says. "I was worried we would come here and I might not be able to get a job. " But it was a short-lived concern when the international hotel... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Heckler behind U.S.-Iran incident? Jan 15, 2008
However, the Navy Times, a weekly newspaper published by the Gannett company, quoted several veteran sailors as speculating the transmission could have come from a heckler widely known among sailors in the region by the ethnically insulting term "the Filipino Monkey.". The newspaper, which serves the Navy community, said U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf have heard the prankster possibly more than one person transmitting "insults and jabbering vile epithets" on unencrypted frequencies. (MSNBC -- International)
Lodi Unified tackles racism issue with training program for its staff Jan 14, 2008
Academic Performance Index scores for 2007 District: 773 (down five points from 2006) African American: 729 (down 11 points from 2006) Asian: 884 (down four points from 2006) Filipino: 827 (down 10 points from 2006) Hispanic: 697 (no change from 2006) White: 838 (up one point from 2006) Socioeconomically disadvantaged: 697 (down three points from 2006) English learners: 729 (no change from 2006) Students with disabilities: 549 (down 12 points from 2006) ... 7 percent Filipino; 1 ... Academic... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
More racist than thou Jan 11, 2008
The truth of those cute robots you see being displayed in various shows then is that they represent the attempt of Japan Inc to keep Filipino maids out of the country ... For their part, Chinese societies such as Hong Kong and Singapore have been frequently attacked by human rights groups for their own display of racism against minorities such as immigrant Filipino and Indonesian workers. (Asia Times Online)
Tributes pour in for 'colossus' Hillary Jan 11, 2008
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More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jan 11, 2008
The president of the 30,000-strong Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines said Hillary was "an inspiration to all of us. "We idolised him especially over his exemplary deeds after scaling Mount Everest," said Regie Pablo, who became the seventh Filipino to reach the Everest summit last year. New Zealand's cricket team will wear black arm bands and observe a minute's silence in Hillary's honour along with the crowd before play starts on day one of the second test against Bangladesh in... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Film Review: Down and out and running numbers in the rougher precincts of Manila Jan 10, 2008
Much like man's best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie "The Bet Collector" chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels. Though you never see her sell anything, Amy (Gina Pareo) operates a tiny store out of the front of her ramshackle Manila house with her husband and tries to make ends meet by illegally running numbers. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
YouTube tape lands Filipino a dream gig as new Journey singer Jan 8, 2008
But his tenacity paid off when he stumbled on a video of Pineda singing Journey's hit Faithfully with a Filipino cover band called the Zoo ... " In this era of globalisation, having a non-American fronting a classic American band such as Journey is an invigorating development that gives the band a new look and the possibility of expanding its fan base among Filipinos and Asians. "We've become a world band," Cain said. "We're international now. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
City announces tourism grants Jan 5, 2008
Filipino Community Center, Inc., $15,000 for the 16th Annual Filipino Fiesta and Parade (May 17) ... Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Foundation, A Taste of Kalihi (Sept. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Asian artists: NYC pop artist, IAA to mentor Dec 28, 2007
He also designed the production of a Filipino movie, "Nasaan ka man," in 2005, according to the Internet Movie Database. "I think it will be a unique opportunity to talk about how Jon (Cuyson) has developed his work," Oropeza said. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Celebrating Christmas the Filipino way in Penang Dec 25, 2007
PENANG: For Malaysian-born Filipino Donicio Geronimo, Christmas has been an important family affair to get together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The 71-year-old, who is of Filipino-Chinese parentage, said the family observed a few simple Filipino traditions, despite being very Malaysian in their culture and ways through the years ... Malaysian-born Filipino Donicio Geronimo, 71, (centre) showing his wife Chan Yoke Eng, 66, the two presents he received during Christmas celebrations at... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Grads from India to study education at FAU Dec 24, 2007
"We're trying to learn from the past and not make the same mistake more than once," said Thomas, mentioning a group of Filipino teachers who struggled with classroom management and cultural differences in Palm Beach County School District classrooms. "In this case, the person running the program is a native of India who came here, just like they will be, to earn an advanced degree.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Eight local groups to be part of free, six-hour holiday show Dec 19, 2007
This year's gala event will feature more than 45 performing groups from every corner of L.A. County, representing the incredible ethnic diversity and traditions of our population - African American, Argentinean, Peruvian, Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Armenian, Persian, Russian, Jewish and Irish. The admission-free show is the Board of Supervisor's gift to the people of Los Angeles, and it represents the cultural and geographic scope of Los Angeles in a completely unique way. (Los Angeles Daily News)
A conversation with Ken Davis Dec 18, 2007
Guardian wrote on Dec 17, 2007 4:06 PM:" NO Jeff, you missed the point. There is no data that would make Mr. Davis's case. The real facts are that the highest scoring group, in LUSD, is Filipino. Yes, they are highest scoring group, not White. In fact, LUSD will see more basic and below basic Whites, in LUSD, this year. ". P. L. Smith wrote on Dec 17, 2007 4:03 PM:" Thoroughly amazed to see how stupid we have become. Congratulations to parents who 'push' their children to succeed. Having a... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Channel 7 anchor Frances Rivera finds career and personal life on rise in Boston Dec 17, 2007 Tastes of home: More diverse culture helps ethnic food stores thrive Dec 3, 2007 Army issueWhy ideals and showmanship drive Philippine mutineers Nov 30, 2007 Engaged in culture: Native youth answer a call Nov 29, 2007 Former jillaroo speaks out on Filipino's death Nov 24, 2007 Global migration is cornerstone of Western Union growth Nov 22, 2007 Marlboro Marine Nov 18, 2007 Gift-giving that makes a difference Nov 18, 2007 Propaganda, and Perspective, on "American Empire" Nov 15, 2007 Bayanihan Folk Dance Co. Review Nov 13, 2007 Democracy's root: Diversity Nov 12, 2007 Indonesian contemporary art stands out Nov 11, 2007 * TAIWAN QUICK TAKE Nov 9, 2007 Macho vs mature Nov 4, 2007 In "Tribu," real-life Filipino gangs collaborate onscreen Nov 2, 2007 Eight expats to carry Olympic torch for China Nov 2, 2007 Read more... Oct 29, 2007 Gulf renamed in aversion to 'Persian' Oct 27, 2007 Hawai i International Film Festival Oct 26, 2007 Burmese author beats censors for place on prize shortlist Oct 25, 2007 Festival offers a taste of India Oct 22, 2007 Community invited to presentation on Filipino health care Oct 20, 2007 Basilan's cycle of violence Oct 18, 2007 * Sheikdoms with less glitter can still shine Oct 17, 2007 Filipino martial arts, escrima, gets noticed in hands of a master Oct 17, 2007 Through years and oceans apart, romance endured Oct 16, 2007 Hawaiiana Festival celebrates culture Oct 14, 2007 Art from Southeast Asia starts to catch up with China Oct 13, 2007 Many stay 'silent' over poor care Oct 5, 2007 * Events & Entertainment Sep 21, 2007 Love is in the air When to allow ear piercing? Sep 21, 2007 Mohammed Fanani: Publish and be profitable Sep 20, 2007 Full-moon feast Sep 20, 2007 Break out the rice cakes for Chusok, Korea's Thanksgiving Sep 20, 2007 Speaking the unspoken Sep 17, 2007 Filipino women leave closet behind to lead nation and its corporations Sep 16, 2007 Overseas Chinese condemn Taiwan referendum plan Sep 15, 2007 President Bush Attends APEC Business Summit Sep 7, 2007 More of this story Sep 3, 2007 Sushi takes on an international flavor Aug 31, 2007 * Singing contest aims to build bridges Aug 27, 2007 The Skinny: Google Adds Ads To YouTube Videos Aug 23, 2007 Widow 'devastated' as killer evades Aug 21, 2007 Subprime Bullet Won't Touch Southeast Asian Art Aug 20, 2007 Tarantino hits gridlock Aug 16, 2007 Security Council meets on Sulu offensive Aug 14, 2007 Lodi intolerant? Take a closer look at the survey Aug 14, 2007 TIFF to host art installations at ROM, galleries Aug 11, 2007 American tactics all up in the air Aug 10, 2007 Presidential debates in Spanish? S... Aug 7, 2007 Near miss for Celebrado at state Filipina pageant ... Na Pali Coast Trail has devoted following ... Skywatch: Total lunar eclipse and Perseid Meteor Shower ... Happy Camper ... Bridge club wrap-up ... 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Celebrado finished the state pageant as the First Runner Up Saturday night at the convention hall.Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island KAUAI NEWS Near miss for Celebrado at state Filipina pageantThere were only two girls left on stage, and Miss Kauai Filipina Maggi Celebrado was one of them.More of this story Jul 30, 2007 Wild and wondrous Jul 24, 2007 The colorful world of Asian cinema Jul 22, 2007 Kicker sets sights higher at WEIO -- on home turf Jul 19, 2007 Celebrating Asian culture Jul 13, 2007 Fiction joins the documentaries at Marseille Jul 12, 2007 Marcos family returning to the limelight in the Philippines Jul 9, 2007 Happy 4th of July everyone, and be glad we live in a country where we can have open discussions (I use the term loosley there). Be safe and be happy, we still live in America! More... Jul 4, 2007 A novelist's dark stories amid treasures of a well-traveled life Jun 27, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO Jun 18, 2007 Human rights group mulls immigration Jun 13, 2007 Hyphy dead? Not on your life. Jun 13, 2007 Nigeria Hostage Takers Release U.S. Captives Jun 12, 2007 Order of Australia Jun 11, 2007 Philippines puts on a political show Jun 9, 2007
Channel 7 anchor Frances Rivera is proud of her Filipino heritage and her career ... WHDH officials named the Filipino-born Texan as the station's main co-anchor with Randy Price for the highly competitive 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts ... "My mother had this great idea to ship me off to the Philippines for a semester. I kicked and screamed. I hated it at first." Rivera studied at the University of the Philippines, where she learned to appreciate her Filipino culture. (Boston Globe)
Lanai museum teaches visitors isle history Dec 4, 2007
The center also highlights the lives of various immigrants who came to live on the island during the plantation era: Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Puerto Rican. The last plantation pineapple was harvested in 1992. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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Perhaps it can be explained by the romantic idealism that pervades so many aspects of Filipino life ... Following the People Power revolution, a group calling itself the Reform the Armed Forces Movement, which had led the military defection from Marcos, grew increasingly unhappy with the failure of the Aquino government to address the deep-rooted poverty and inequality in Filipino society. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
She is Tlingit, Filipino and Anglo. "It's difficult to keep a balance between the two cultures because I'm living in the Western world where there's graduation, or a class that I want to take, or a baby coming, or whatever it is.". (Juneau Empire)
FIVE months after a Filipino worker was thrown to his death from the back of a speeding utility in the Northern Territory, the jillaroo who stood beside him at the time has described the reality of life for foreigners struggling to cope in the outback ... She and her husband, Aaron Cheesman, had been working their way around Australia and found themselves at Amungee Mungee Station, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, living and working alongside Filipino men on 457 work visas ... " Far from being... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Western Union's attempts to capture migrants' attention can be seen in a government office in Manila, where a half million Filipinos a year wait to have their papers processed before leaving for overseas jobs ... "Most of the Western Union staff is Filipino," he said ... "It's easy to talk to them. If any of the Filipino clubs have an event, one of the sponsors is Western Union.". (International Herald Tribune)
Despite my good grades, my high school counsellor saw only a Filipino immigrant and lumped me in with the underachievers. Instead of college catalogues, she offered me army recruitment brochures. (Guardian Unlimited)
Here's how it works: Buyers select certain purchases from a catalog of choices say, $28 for rice for Filipino farmers or $300 for AIDS support for an African young person for one year. Cards about each gift can then be given to the person for whom the gift was given. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Even the long-standing and often bloody US mission to the Philippines culminated in American decisions to forego any imperial role and resulted in Filipino independence and (flawed) democracy. The United States seized the former Spanish colony with little difficulty at the outset of the Spanish American War, but then suppressed a stubborn nationalist insurrection (1898-1902) that killed more than 4,000 American troops and some 200,000 Filipinos ... And one night late it came to me this way I... (Townhall.com)
Each piece traced the company s Filipino heritage, culture and traditions through movement, music and costuming ... This section highlighted Asian motifs, another dominant influence in Filipino culture ... The Bayanihan Company takes its name from the ancient Filipino tradition of bayanihan, which embodies the spirit of community working together for the common good. (Suite101.com)
com noted: "Some Christian worship services are held secretly, but the government has been known to crack down on them, or deport Filipino workers if they hold even private services. The Saudi authorities cite a tradition of the Prophet Muhammad that only Islam can be practiced in the Arabian Peninsula.". Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune)
Meanwhile, Thai artist Natee Utarit fetched SGD 45,000 for his painting The Last Description for the Old Romantic, about three times its estimate; Filipino Nona Garcia's Ode to Wonderland was sold for SGD 34,000, five times its estimate. Excitingly, installations like Jakapan Vilasineekul's Ancesttor and Mella Jaarsma's Shameless Gold I, II, III of the Moral Pointers Series sold for SGD 28,000 and SGD 17,000 respectively. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The skipper of a Taiwanese fishing boat recently hijacked by nine Filipino deckhands in waters off Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean has decided not to prosecute ... At a Port Louis police station, the Filipino deckhands complained they had been mistreated, but said they would forgo their wages if released and would appreciate it if the captain would buy them air tickets back to the Philippines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
At the Dhaka Sheraton last week, a Filipino band belted out their version of Alisha Chinai's 'Made in India' and Dhaka's rich kids danced to it frenetically. Nor is it only culture. (India Times, India)
The film, a digital production that won several local and international awards this year, has contributed to the excitement in Manila over a recent explosion in independent filmmaking, which many here see as the best hope for reinvigorating the moribund Filipino film industry ... Tondo has been featured in films before, notably in Lino Brocka's 1976 masterpiece "Insiang," the first Filipino film to be exhibited at Cannes. (International Herald Tribune)
Marcos Torres: Filipino. Werner Ebel: German. (Xinhuanet, China)
Citing an increase in public school fights, Adult Friends for Youth is concerned about a resurgence in teenage gangs that slowed around the mid-'90s with a truce between two large Filipino gangs from Kalihi, the Pinoy Boys and the Cross Sun. The organization, which formed in 1985 to control gangs, has contracts on Oahu with four public high schools, two middle schools and one intermediate school to work with dozens of teenage gangs involving more than 300 students. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Playing the inverted naming game, thinking of the Filipino domestic workers raped by Arab desert princes, and evoking an Iranian suggestion, "Islamic Gulf", and using a Koranic term, let's call it: "Gulf of a Thousand and One Kaniz [10]". It is exotic, real and Islamic. (Asia Times Online)
Sandaan: 100 Years of Filipinos in America ... 2006 marked the centennial commemorating Filipino migration to the United States, which started in 1906 when 15 migrant workers called sakadas arrived in Hawaii to work on the islands sugar plantations, and continued on to three significant migration waves that led to the present 2 ... 4 million Filipino population in the United States. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
A Filipino author, Jose Dalisay Jr, makes up the shortlist with Soledad's Sister, a tale that begins when a casket arrives at Manila airport bearing the body of someone called Aurora V Cabahug - who is very much alive. Dalisay teaches English and creative writing at the University of the Philippines. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
"The music is very good even though you don't understand it. The beat is very lively, and it wants to make you dance," said Berbouti, who is of Filipino descent. Reporter Pablo Lopez contributed to the report. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Kirksville Daily Express - News. Saturday, October 20, 2007. (Kirksville Daily Express, MO)
The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was formed in the early 1990s by returning Filipino Muslim fighters who had studied in Saudi Arabia, and fought in Afghanistan alongside the Taliban. They set themselves apart from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the main Muslim separatist group that had long operated in the Philippines, and was in peace talks with the government. (Aljazeera.Net)
The clientele varies, making for interesting people-watching: from local women covered from head to toe and relaxing under poolside parasols to thong-clad pasty Russians sipping cocktails while a Filipino house band plays A Whiter Shade of Pale. But these days, there are several new arrivals: one is the 250-room Fujairah Rotana Resort 971-9-244-9888; www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Article:Filipino martial arts, escrima, gets noticed in hands o:/c/a/2007/10/15/DDAMSQ0BH.DTL Article:Filipino martial arts, escrima, gets noticed in hands o:/c/a/2007/10/15/DDAMSQ0BH.DTL ... It's only fitting that Bonjoc chose October, which is Filipino American History Month, to focus on promoting escrima ... "I'm here to help educate people not just about the Filipino culture and the Filipino martial arts culture, but also to understand that we all have differences and just because somebody... (San Francisco Chronicle)
" That morning she told him why she was there. He bought a ring soon thereafter. Later, Margaret was led by family into a room with flowers, candles and music, and EJ properly proposed -- with everybody watching. "That way they were all a part of it too," he said. Their wedding, as well as their honeymoon, was a celebration of culture and family. "My Athabaskan heritage and his Filipino culture, they are both really important to us," Margaret said. He wore a traditional white wedding barong. She... (Anchorage Daily News)
Workshops and demonstrations cover Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Indian health and self-awareness topics such as meditation, self-defense, yoga, martial arts, massage, breathing, acupuncture and spiritual healing. Attendees will hear experts discuss related research in fields such as lomi lomi massage, Hawaiian martial arts and Alzheimer s.. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
"But now you see interest for Filipino art coming from outside the Philippines, for example. In all categories, contemporary art is now the growing market.". The Borobudur auction is expected to feature 108 works. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
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Monday's concert is a pan-Asian reggae fest until 8pm, with Japanese reggae legend Papa-U-Gee and the Stoned Rockers Band, Coco Tabo from Okinawa, Filipino act Papa Dom and the Tropical Depression Band, and Taiwan's Red-I and the Riddim Outlawz. Indie-rock group Relax One (P) and Aboriginal musician Mama Panai (`) will perform afterwards. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
With my husband s family being Filipino and Italian I was under a lot of pressure to pierce my first daughter s ears when she was an itty, bitty baby. I told them there was no way I was punching holes in my tiny baby. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
When he first took over Suara eight months after it was started by a Hong Kong publisher that also produces a paper for Filipino domestic workers, Fanani had 18 months to make the tabloid pay. At the time it was a 16-page monthly with a giveaway circulation of 25,000. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Yeo's contribution is Popia, transliterated from Teochew dialect, where it is pronounced "Bo-BEE-a, meaning thin cake or thin crepe. Thin and translucent, it is the wrapper used for Chinese spring rolls. When used for Popia, it is not fried. They are easily found fresh or frozen and locally made. They are most often labeled "spring roll wrappers" or "lumpia wrappers" (the Filipino term). Popia is an anchor dish in the Singapore/Chinese gastronomical repertory. A common street food as well as... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Neither are women who served in the military or Filipino Americans. No Latinos came forward, he said, when the call for interviews went out in four cities. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Organization of Young Filipino Americans kicked off the performances with a high-energy dance that got the whole crowd clapping. The University Salsa Club also entertained the audience with a vibrant, sensual performance full of spins, turns and smooth moves. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Filipino women have long been known for working as maids or salesgirls in many parts of the world ... Women also make up the majority of Filipinos who are employed across the world, where they work as maids, sales ladies or clerks, the department says ... Filipino women have long been known for working as maids or salesgirls in many parts of the world. (Business Report, South Africa)
In Manila, about 600 Filipino Chinese attended a meeting to express their indignation over Chen's attempt to seek "Taiwan independence" and his latest move. Li Rongxun, chairman of the Association of Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China of the Philippines, said Filipino Chinese will never allow Chen to split Taiwan from China ... Representatives of other Filipino-Chinese associations and groups also severely condemned the move by Chen, which they said directly threatens peace and... (Xinhuanet, China)
The two most dangerous terrorist networks in this region are a group called Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, and a Filipino terrorist group called Abu Sayyaf ... Abu Sayyaf was behind the 2001 kidnapping of 17 Filipinos and three Americans in the Philippines, one of whom they beheaded ... They conducted a bombing in Zamboanga City that killed an American soldier and two Filipinos. (White House News Releases)
Some of the most active Kauai unions stem from importing thousands of Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries to provide cheap labor for a booming sugar industry ... Sixteen Filipino sugar laborers reportedly fighting for 2 a day wages and 8-hour workdays were killed in the Sept. 9 incident along with four police officers boosting the foundation for unions such as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The three top managers are a Filipino, a Mexican and a Brit, and only two of the other nine chefs are Japanese ... "This may be the first time it's ever happened that a Mexican guy is in charge of Japanese sushi chefs," says Linda Rodriguez, Hachi's Filipino executive chef, referring to Cesario Luna. (USA Today -- Life)
Li Li-hua (R), a Taiwanese woman who married a Filipino and a volunteer for the alliance, described from her own personal experience how simple things such as learning a song from a foreign spouse's culture can help to improve family relations. "The first time I visited my husband's family in the Philippines, my mother-in-law sang a beautiful song in Tagalog," Li said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The reports today that those carefree days of free, uncluttered access to Filipino prisoners re-enacting 80s music videos will soon be gone. After laying low since acquiring YouTube last November "for fear of alientating its audience," that it was ready to slap ads onto the free videos. (CBS News)
The Home Office had argued in the central London tribunal that deporting Chindamo, whose father is Italian and mother is Filipino, was conducive to the public good and was not disproportionate. Mr Lawrence, 48, was attacked when a gang of 12 youths led by Chindamo went to attack a boy who had quarrelled with a pupil of Filipino origin. (Times Online)
The interest in their works -- or in those of Thai artist Natee Utarit and Filipino painter Geraldine Javier -- is coming from collectors who want to buy Asian art but can no longer afford Chinese or Indian contemporary paintings, which have become quite expensive to acquire thanks to a worldwide fascination with the culture of the world's two fastest-growing major economies. Chinese art is also being bid up by mainland collectors who, flush from a liquidity-driven rally in the stock market this... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Tarantino's limousine had been stuck in traffic for about 2 1/2 hours on a bridge close to Malacanang palace when Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz suggested they take separate pedicabs (cycle rickshaws) ... Tarantino, director of "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" movies, wore a traditional Filipino formal shirt and sandals. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Arroyo said, Ive called for this meeting of the National Security Council to brief our leaders on Basilan and Sulu, and to consult them on our unrelenting efforts to forge lasting peace with justice, harmony and security for all Mindanaoans and the rest of the Filipino people. . (Sun.Star)
Take a closer look at the survey. Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Death in the Land of Encantos, by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, about how a typhoon alters the landscape. Late Fragment, an interactive installation involving the stories of three strangers. (CBC Manitoba)
They began taking no prisoners, burning whole villages, and routinely shooting surrendering Filipino soldiers. Much worse were the concentration camps that civilians were forced into, after being suspected of being guerrilla sympathizers. (Guardian Unlimited)
" Posted by: George at August 6, 2007 07:24 PM Spanish is not a foreign language in America, it is the second language. Official or not, it's the way it is. Posted by: Arctic Observer at August 6, 2007 07:32 PM Last Time I checked german is the second most common language in the US. My father was in nam while my mother whom is german had to demonstrate great proficiency in the english language to become an american citizen. She had to also demonstrate a precise knowledge in american history... (The Drudge Report)
That field of awards set the stage for the daughter of Phyllis and Don Celebrado of Lihue at the 49th annual Scholarship Pageant co-hosted by the United Filipino Council of Hawaii and the Kauai Community Filipino Council ... At the other end of the talent spectrum, Jessyca April Gasmen, Miss Oahu Filipina, presented a monologue centering around a conversation between a Filipino mother and her teen-age daughter ... You don t have to be Filipino to understand what is going on, Forbes said to... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Follow the Filipino and Indonesian cruise ship crews to , where the specialty isyou guessed itFilipino and Indonesian fare. That means crisply fried fish, savory curries and mounds of rice, all expertly and yes, quickly prepared and served. (MSNBC -- Travel)
"The term `Bollywood' is sometimes applied to the Indian film industry as a whole, but in fact, there are 14 different languages in India, such as Hindi and Marathi, and there are five or six major centers of filmmaking; each is distinctively different to Bollywood.me, Bollywood means songs, dances, extravaganza and unbelievable romances. I am not a Bollywood filmmaker," says Mehta, who hopes that people do not attach any particular stereotype to Indian cinema - the other Asian film industries,... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
He has "Tumulak" tattooed across his chest, the sun and stars design from the Filipino flag on his stomach and his Native clan emblem on his forearm. "I'm covered up," Tumulak said. (Anchorage Daily News)
For Filipino actress Luz Lor, playing Tuptim has enabled her to showcase her talents. Tuptim is an appeasement gift to the King of Siam. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A film from the Filipino director Raya Martin, "Autohystoria," awarded Special Mention, is a radical approach to a story of two boys, arrested and taken to the jungle to be executed. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Also facilitating the Marcoses's revival, according to the sociologist Michael Tan, is that Filipino culture is, by nature, a forgiving one. The Marcos family, once widely despised, has had little difficulty finding a nostalgic soft-spot in the popular consciousness. (International Herald Tribune)
They didn't turn up June 5 when Filipinos filled the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza for a celebration hosted by the Filipino Cultural Association and a spokesman said, "We want to teach our kids who are born here about their culture so they won't forget.". When Mexicans who were born here want to do the same thing, the Minutemen tell them to go home. (North County Times)
But she saw at a very young age, back in Hawaii, that "anything of interest in music or dress or high spirits or physical prowess or sex was not happening in the big house, but was going on in the native community around us. I was betting on cockfights in the Filipino workers' camps when I was 11. It was very clear to me that the Caucasian-WASP country-club, martini-drinking, elegant life was limited.". 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
It's our Fourth of July," said Gloria Jane Murphy, an artist and poet from Oakland. "It's also good to share our culture with others, and see people partake and learn and enjoy themselves. We don't have enough events like this. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Surprisingly most of the guys I met in our military trying to get US citizenship were Filipino, and Canadian. I'm all for sharing the American dream. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
"In hyphy there's no race lines, there's no discrimination." Hyphy's fans, he adds, are "white, black, Filipino, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Arabic, Indian, everything.". The successful turnout of Super Hyphy 17 suggests that, regardless of industry perception, hyphy still has tremendous appeal to young people. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Officials gave their nationalities as three Americans, five Britons, two Indians, a Filipino, South African and a Nigerian. None of them was further identified. (KSBW 8, CA)
For service to multiculturalism, particularly through assistance and support to the Filipino community in south-east Queensland. Dr Alan George PARKER, Macleod, Vic. (The Age, Australia)
Honasan, a handsome, dashing former army officer and Philippine Military Academy graduate, has contributed almost nothing to the welfare of the Filipino people since leading the Reform Armed Forces Movement in the "people power" revolution that helped topple Ferdinand Marcos in February 1986 ... If the gross national product is edging up, as reported, it's largely on the strength of more than US$14 billion in remittances poured into the country over the past year - the earnings of about 8... (Asia Times Online)
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