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[OPINION] A Filipino in New York: Thoughts from the edge
I'm about to jump off a cliff. Would you care to join me?
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

150,000 Filipinos warned of Hurricane Florence in U.S.
Filipinos in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina can be affected by Hurricane Florence. Take note of the hotline in case of emergencies there.

WATCH: Duterte says hello to FilAm student's teacher, classmates
President Rodrigo Duterte helps 11-year-old Andre Esteban, a 6th grader from California, with his homework

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"

Yasay to submit 'proof' to CA he was never a U.S. citizen
UPDATED At his confirmation hearing Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr urges those who have questions about his citizenship to go to court

To the man who told me to 'get the fuck out' of the U.S.
You have nothing to fear from me It is I judging by the lessons of history who should be fearful

Crackdown on immigrants: How not to go nuts with Trump in charge
The Trump administration insists it is only deporting criminals but those caught and booted out of the United States include scores of people with fake identity documents who are not violent

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

VLOG: Mga Pilipino sa U.S., hati sa travel ban ni Trump
Filipinos in the United States weigh in on the travel ban enacted by US President Donald Trump

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

Bilibid riot, De Lima affair, Manny Pacquiao | 6PM wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Maria Ressa

Come home, PH gov't urges undocumented Filipinos in U.S.
The government is ready to provide them assistance Malacañang assures Filipinos thinking of returning to the Philippines amid the deportation threat of US president elect Donald Trump against illegal immigrants

For the undocumented Fil-Am: Living in fear
Trump s election has spawned a tsunami of fear among undocumented migrants in the US

Marcos burial, William Brownfield, Donald Trump | 12PM wRap
Watch the 12PM newscast with Zak Yuson

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 in Trump's America
The sad truth is that this is just another symptom of what has been going on in the rest of the world

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

Trafficked OFWs in California win $15M in damages
The 11 overseas Filipino workers were subjected to abusive conditions while serving as domestic servants and kitchen staff to high end bakeries owned by Analiza and Goncalo Moitinho de Almeida

Masterminding Fil-Am political empowerment
I was angered when I saw the 2010 Census and that San Mateo County s population was composed of 52 racial minorities and the members of the SMC Board of Supervisors were 100 white says Guy Guerrero

13 Filipino kids to welcome Pope in US
The children ‘have been selected through a random draw ’ the Philippine embassy says as it thanks the local church for allowing Filipino kids to greet Pope Francis

Victorious Fil-Am plaintiffs seek new win in coming election
Other people will always divide and rule Filipinos for their own agenda Do we want to progress politically or do we want to be puppets?

Child molestation charges reduced vs Fil-Am teacher
29 of 32 charges of molestation are dropped The plea agreement recommends that Mazo serve between 15 and 60 years in jail

Aquino off to US, Canada for stronger ties, investments
From Chicago President Benigno Aquino III will conduct a state visit to Canada – the first by a Philippine president since 1997

Fil-Am #SHEro Cynthia Bonta, Fil-Am lawmaker's mom
Motherhood is raising a child to be a contributing member of society by being a protector a teacher an enabler a guide an example

Fil-Ams tell parents migration to America 'not in vain'
Being raised in the United States brings with it a certain cultural responsibility to exemplify what being both a Filipino and an American truly is

How asking 'Are you Filipino?' can save a life
The devastating statistic is that only 7 of the bone marrow registry is Asian and of this already low number less than 1 is Filipino American

Fil-Am from Pampanga serves aboard US Navy destroyer in Japan
Ronquillo is an electrician s mate aboard the US Navy Destroyer USS Fitzgerald

The Outstanding Filipino Americans 2014 honorees announced
TOFA announces its 2014 winners

Eddie Angeles: From poor immigrant to Obama appointee
Eddie Angeles tells his story about migrating to the US from the Philippines growing up in poverty and becoming an appointee of the Obama administration

America's second-class veterans
Filipinos didn t get the same pension medical benefits and recognition as heroes of World War II like the US veterans got because of the Rescission Act of 1946

Palace: Jessica Sanchez doesn't need our endorsement to win
Palace wishes American Idol hopeful Jessica Sanchez the best of luck
A campaign for Jessica Sanchez
Michael Carandang on the support Jessica Sanchez needs to last on American Idol