Filipino designer Bea Cruz has bagged two major awards at the international Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) runway in California held virtually this year amid the Covid 19 pandemic.
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1st California public school named after Fil-Am teacher Flora Arca Mata opens
The first California public school named after Filipino-American teacher Flora Arca Mata is now open.
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Meet Elijvh: Fil-Am artist bringing Pinoy culture-inspired hip hop music
Meet “Elijvh”, also known as Elijah Daniel Perkins, a Filipino-American artist who is bringing Pinoy culture-inspired hip-hop music to the world.
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UCLA offers intensive course on Pilipino experiences by Fall 2020
This coming Fall semester, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will be offering its new Pilipino Studies Minor Program for undergraduates.
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American survey reveals Tagalog, Ilocano are Top languages spoken in the U.S.
An American survey reveals that the Philippine languages of Tagalog and Ilocano are among the most common languages spoken in the United States, aside from English and Spanish.
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California names new school after 1st Fil-Am teacher Flora Arca Mata
A new elementary school in Stockton City will be named the Flora Arca Mata School to honor the first person of color and first Filipino-American teacher to serve in the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD). The SUSD Board unanimously voted on December 18 for the K-8 Elementary School being built Quail Lakes is to be […]
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Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan win prestigious US junior golf tournaments
Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan brought honour to the Philippine golfing world by bagging two major junior tournaments in the United States. Asian Games gold medalist Yuka Saso captured the Girls Junior PGA Championship in Hartford, Connecticut and Chan became the first Filipino to win a Junior World Championship crown in five years in San […]
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Team Philippines vows to reclaim WCOPA talent championship in California
The over 100-strong Team Philippines representing the country at the 23rd World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) this July 12 to 21 in California vows it will reclaim the overall title this year. The Philippines won the championship title in 2016, the same year Asia’s Got Talent Grand Finalist Junior New System won first place […]
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Filipino dance crew UPeepz bags 1st runner up title in California championships
Filipino dance crew UPeepz emerged in the Top 2 to win the first runner up title in the 2019 Body Rock Dance Competition in San Diego, California. UPeepz, the World Hip-hop Dance Champions, again made history as the first Filipino team to make it in Top winners of the prestigious dance competition held on June […]
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Filipino snack “turon” a hit in California off grid market
Turontastic’s “”turon” with a twist on the Filipino banana snack is a bestseller as it debuted in California. The Filipino “turon” hit the Off grid market of California with its new flavors Choc-nut Butterfinger turon, Halo-halo turon, and Ube mochi turon. Turon is made from sliced bananas, wrapped in spring roll wrapper and sprinkled with […]
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No Rome is 1st natural-born Filipino to perform on Coachella fest stage
International musical breakout artist No Rome performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California! No Rome was brought out to perform “Narcissist,” his collaborative track with label mates The 1975, when they hit the Coachella stage in April. Born and raised in Manila by musically-inclined Filipino parents, Rome Gomez also known as […]
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Dance crew champs VPeepz, UPeepz, LSDC-Street raise Philippine flag in Body Rock, California
VPeepz, the first junior dance crew currently competing on the World of Dance (WOD), back to back World Hip Hop Dance Competition (WHHDC) Megacrew World Champion, UPeepz, and 81st UAAP Streetdance champions La Salle Dance Company – Street, are representing the Philippines in the Body Rock & Body Rock Junior dance competitions in California. This […]
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