Jason Tanamor releases his first novel with Filipino characters. A new novel from Jason Tanamor that features Filipino characters is among Parliament House’s new book acquisitions for 2020.
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Jessica Rayne Tijam wins 4 Silvers in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Los Angeles and Las Vegas
Teen gymnast Jessica Rayne Tijam started the year 2020 with a bang as she nabbed four silvers from two international rhythmic gymnastics competitions in the United States – and she is poised to soar even higher.
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Fil-Am teen Jared Caguiat sets Alaska weightlifting squats record
Filipino-American teenager Jaredval Lopez Caguiat set a new weightlifting squats High School record in the state of Alaska.
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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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Fil-Am Charlotte Nebres lands historic lead role in New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Eleven-year-old Filipino-American Charlotte Nebres has made history as the first black “Marie” in New York City Ballet’s holiday staging of “The Nutcracker”. The casting of Nebres, whose father hails from the Philippines, in the lead role of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is the first time that a non-white performer essays the role of the young […]
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Hollywood actor Dante Basco directs debut film “The Fabulous Filipino Brothers”
Watch out for “The Fabulous Filipino Brothers”, the film that marks the directorial debut of Filipino-American Hollywood actor and poet Dante Basco. Dante Basco is known as the first Fil-Am to make it in Hollywood and a pioneer in Asian American cinema with a career that spans over two and a half decades. Dante is […]
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Baler’s Arvin Amatorio is 2nd Filipino mayor in New Jersey
Baler, Aurora native Arvin Gomez Amatorio won the mayoralty race of Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey on Tuesday, making the immigration lawyer the second mayor of Filipino descent to lead the town nearly 20 years after Robert Rivas was chief executive. Atty. Amatorio, running under the banner of the Democratic Party, is up for […]
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MEET: Ana Wahleithner, 1st Filipina Winter Youth Olympics competitor
Meet Ana Noelle Reynado Wahleithner, the first Filipina to qualify to compete at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 16-year-old skier was confirmed by the Philippine Olympic Committee and announced in early October by the Philippine Ski Federation as the first Filipina to represent the Philippines at the 2020 Winter YOG to be held […]
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Washington State celebrates 1st Fil-Am History Month in October
The state of Washington is set to officially celebrate the Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) for the first time this October 2019. The Filipino-American History Month across the state of Washington was declared with the passing of Senate Bill 5865 in March and signed by the President on April 18, passed at the House on April […]
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MEET: Multilingual 8-year-old Kirsten Santos, Spanish Spelling Bee National Champion in the U.S.
Meet Filipino-American Kirsten Santos, the 8-year-old winner of the 2019 National Spanish Spelling Bee in Denver, Colorado. The young national champion was among the 40 students from 15 states and the District of Columbia who competed in the 9th Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education held on July 13. […]
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Filipino-American Musical Comedy Film “Nanay Ko” soon to hit America’s big screens
A group of Filipino-American filmmakers in the United States led by Mallorie Ortega is working on “Nanay Ko (Filipino for ‘My Mother’),” a uniquely Filipino-American musical comedy film that aims to uplift diversity on the big screens in Hollywood. Nanay Ko, written and directed by Ortega, shows how a Filipina-American woman named Christine struggled with […]
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Filipino-American Grammy winner H.E.R. is Essence cover artist
Filipino-American Grammy winner H.E.R. is on the June cover of Essence magazine. H.E.R. (Having Everything Revealed) is the moniker of Gabriella Wilson, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who delivered an industry upset at the Grammys earlier this year. The 22-year-old bagged 5 nominations and won 2 Grammys on her first outing. She brought home the Grammy for […]
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