by Qjiel Mariano | Apr 2, 2024 | Good Inspiration
While most Filipinos are hyped by the 3 B’s namely Beauty pageants, Boxing, and Basketball, Filipino-Canadians at York University are defining a fourth B by learning the ways of Bushido through Kendo. The York University Kendo Club has been training students on the...
by Qjiel Mariano | Dec 27, 2023 | Good Inspiration
When it comes to using innovative approaches to optimize health and wellness for the individual, workers, and the population, including health inequities, Dr. Denise Koh is a leading figure. Armed with the courage to travel the road less taken, Dr. Koh sets an example...
by Qjiel Mariano | Dec 6, 2023 | Good Inspiration
They say the ultimate goal of a settlement worker is to help you feel settled. This is true for authors like Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, a Filipina-Canadian who dedicates her debut book Reuniting With Strangers to decades of work with newcomers in Canada. Reuniting...
by Qjiel Mariano | Nov 8, 2023 | Good Inspiration
Yvette Ysabel Yao is minted a Violet King Engaged Scholar at the University of Calgary (UoC) Cumming School of Medicine. The inaugural scholarship was created to recognize the unique barriers, challenges, victories, and lived experiences of Black, racialized, and...
by Qjiel Mariano | Oct 18, 2023 | Good Inspiration
“Pharmacists are those healthcare workers who perform miracles every day,” says the wise and experienced Anna Patrizio, a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and empowered woman. Anna Patrizio graduated with a degree in Pharmacy from the Philippines and after getting her...
