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Filipino-American journalists send letter of support for Ressa, Santos, and Rappler
A letter from Filipino-American journalists says the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr 'poses threats to freedom of the press and democracy'
Fil-Ams on the frontlines: New York healthcare workers look after each other
In New York and New Jersey alone, 1 in every 4 Filipinos works in healthcare. They create their own resources to take care of their mental health amid the pandemic.
Fil-Am contestant Francisco Martin finishes in 'American Idol' Top 5
Just Sam wins the competition
Till their last breath, Fil-Am health care workers give all vs COVID-19
At least 60 Filipino health care workers have died from the novel coronavirus disease, as the United States continues to grapple with the pandemic
Frontliners, too: Meet some young Fil-Ams braving the coronavirus pandemic
Outside of the health care profession, these young Filipino-Americans work silently day in and out, putting their lives on the line to serve others
Fil-Am teen among those killed in California shooting incident
The Phiippines' Department of Foreign Affairs expresses its condolences to the family of Alaina Punzalan Housley, a freshman student at Pepperdine University
FilAm bets make history in San Francisco elections
Two Filipino Americans are poised to become the new members of the City Council of South San Francisco
Fil-Am ethnic studies professor seeks Daly City council seat
'My decision to run for public office stemmed from the 2016 election and how the political climate specifically targeted the communities that I serve,' says Daus-Magbual
Fil-Am family figures in U.S. car crash; only mom survives
Mary Rose Ballocanag Trinidad, 53, is the sole survivor in her family after a car crash killed her husband and 4 daughters in Delaware
'Trafficked' OFW sues for forced labor and abuse in U.S.
The Velonzas allegedly confiscated Bergado's passport and forced her to work '14 hours a day and 7 days a week, for virtually no pay, for almost 3 years'
Daly City gets first Fil-Am mayor
Juslyn Manalo is chosen by the Daly City Council Board unopposed
Fil Am writers, artists, and academics demand end to red-baiting
65 Filipino and Filipino American writers, artists, and academics said that we are in a “dark time in both the Philippine homeland and the adopted American home"
Police locate woman 'person of interest' in Las Vegas mass shooting
(UPDATED) The Las Vegas Metro Police Sheriff earlier identified the person of interest as Marilou Danley, whom they are seeking for questioning about the mass shooting
Meet Elizabeth Frances, the Fil-Am actress starring in AMC's 'The Son'
Born to a Filipina mother and a Caucasian-Cherokee father, Elizabeth says she sometimes feels she has 'one foot in, one foot out' in these different cultures
Asians will be largest U.S. immigrant group by 2055 – Pew
The US Asian population grew from 11 9 million in 2000 to 20 4 million in 2015
Safe from Harvey, U.S. Pinoys help flood victims
As monster storm Harvey hit Texas Filipinos in the United States set out to help the storm s victims
Filipino among 7 U.S. Navy sailors killed in Japan ship collision
“There was never a time that Carlos wasn t making people laugh ” said Sibayan s friend Chase Cornils
U.S. Pinoys join celebration as San Mateo County Pride Center opens
The Pride Center is a space where the diversity of our community can share stories build relationships learn grow create and heal together Program Director Lisa Putkey says
After Resorts World attack, DOT holds New York party, and it was okay
For Filipino Americans attending the reception in New York what happened at Resorts World did not make them hesitate about visiting the Philippines or promoting trips to the country
Alex Tizon and Auntie Lola: Rereading ‘Big Little Man’
The book goes back and forth like a thrilling ping pong game about the myths and stereotypes not only of Filipino Americans but all Asian Americans and the author s own experience as the observer and the other
Berkeley Fil-Ams defend free speech
Fil Ams from the University of California at Berkeley agree that the Free Speech Movement is alive and well
Aguirre defends Duterte's human rights record before FilAms
Aguirre also made an appeal to Filipino journalists in the US that they should treat the anti drug campaign of Duterte with respect
George Conway III: Silent partner of a Trump admin power couple
Filipino American lawyer George Conway III husband of presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway was recently picked by US President Donald Trump as the head of the US Justice Department s civil division
Fil-Am is Trump’s pick as next U.S. Solicitor General
Noel Francisco the son of a Filipino immigrant will hold the position full time pending US Senate approval
A traffic ticket can now get you deported from the U.S.
Under new rules the obvious fear of undocumented migrants is the crackdown will drive them deeper into the underground
Call to Filipinos: Stay vigilant, protest xenophobia in U.S.
The Trump administration s actions not only imperil Filipinos and other immigrants in the US but threaten to plunge the Philippines and its neighbors into war
Trump's America: Fil-Ams raise concerns over their future
Bleak as it may seem for many Filipinos living in America there is a spirit of defiance among protesters – one fueled by hope
To President Obama, with love
Obama didn’t teach me how to transcend my race Instead he taught me how to embrace it
For 1st time, Pope names Fil-Am to head US diocese
The diversity of the United States reflects the kind of Church we have in America the Nueva Ecija born Bishop Oscar Solis says
Studying in the US alone and at 15
It was my vulnerability which forced me to be braver and more independent than I was
Fil-Am shortlisted to become US solicitor general
George Conway the husband of Trump senior adviser Kelly Conway could be the first Asian American to become the US government s next top litigator
Obama signs law honoring Filipino WWII veterans
The US is set to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 260 000 Filipino veterans as a fitting tribute to their dedicated service during the last war
VIRAL: ‘Wait, what?’ – American kids try Filipino food
‘Blood can’t be solid it’s liquid Sorry I don’t believe you ’ says one of the kids after trying dinuguan
Advocates vow to stand vs U.S. anti-immigrant policies
Fil Ams say they won t be intimidated as they vow to forge onward in their campaign to protect the disenfranchised
For the undocumented Fil-Am: Living in fear
Trump s election has spawned a tsunami of fear among undocumented migrants in the US
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DFA: No 'calamitous impact' on Filipino migrants in US despite Trump win
UPDATED The Philippines says majority of Filipinos in the US have legal residency or citizenship status pay their taxes and generally obey American laws
Love in the time of Trump
The reasons I fought to stay in this country – its diversity its reproductive health rights its marriage equality its opening its doors to the poor huddled masses – all are put at risk
Filipino students in U.S. wary of Trump presidency
During the campaign the Republican president elect accused the Philippines of being a terrorist nation threatened to build a wall along its borders with Mexico and made fiery anti Islamic rhetoric
[Balikbayan Voices] Not the America I thought I knew
On November 28 I will return to the country of my birth for the first time in over two years As a Filipino American who has been living in a country Trump called a terrorist nation and who frequently gets mistaken for an Arab I would be lying if I told you I wasn t nervous
On a clear day in November: Voting in Rahway, New Jersey
Counting off to myself I have voted for an African American and a woman for president a position that had been previously occupied by 43 white men
A race that brought out the ugly underbelly of America
Looking back some Fil Ams reel from the ugliness of a campaign whose black moments were mostly stoked by Trump
US elections: Fil-Ams cross party lines, make hard choices
Why this race to the finish matters to Filipinos in America
The hate, the love, the Fil-Am, and the Digong supporter
It is not solely on foreign policy that American Filipinos and Duterte supporters can find solace in each other
The anguish of the Fil-Am in the age of Digong Duterte
The Pinoy migrant carries this fidelity to the United States across the Pacific and displays this with pride once the green card becomes a passport
Fil-Am candidates aspire to break racial barriers in US elections
These Filipino Americans hope to break racial barriers in their respective bids for elected offices on November 8
Filipino Americans and the US elections: What's on their minds?
From candidate favorability to opinions on key US policies – take a look at what the 2016 National Asian American Survey reveals about Filipino American Fil Am voters
Can a maverick gadfly like Teddy Locsin Jr last in the United Nations?
The tweets sent out by Locsin have raised misgivings for some members of the Filipino American community
US show on Filipina mail-order bride cancelled after backlash
The show ‘Mail Order Family ’ is about a widowed father who orders a Filipina mail order bride to raise his children
FilAms rip Trump for 'hateful' statements
Trump s recent statement tagging the Philippines as among terrorist nations insults FilAms of various backgrounds across the US
