In the summer of 2003, members of the Filipino American Network (FAN) envisioned a unique event that would celebrate the work of Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers. This according to the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival began website. I haven't really heard of this until now but I do find it awesome that there is an event like this where Filipino film makers can show their work (..and to their people). And this November, they are gonna have this festival again with a ... Read More

The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf", the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and also, by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine island of Leyte, from 23 October to 26 October 1944, between naval and naval-air forces of the Allies and those of the Empire of ... Read More

Maintaining a Filipino-American blog is harder than it seems. Sure I could write about Apl D and Charice, but that's not the purpose of this blog. I wouldn't want young Filipinos dropping by the net in search of their culture to come across the same things ..or those that are already mainstream. The way I see it, second generation Filipinos - who have literally exploded in numbers in North America - are beginning to search for their identity. I suppose most would ... Read More

As celebrate Filipino American History Month, I'd like to take a look at some interesting aspects of the Filipinos history in the U.S. beginning with one point raised in my Filipino American websites.  Did the Filipinos really arrive in the U.S. earlier than the pilgrims? Read More

It's a brief message poured with things we may already know about him and things that many of us support him for - health care, education, immigration. Barack Obama issued a statement to the Filipino community on October 1st as we celebrate the Filipino American History Month. Read More

Images of a British comedy show, Harry and Paul, which aired on September 26, sparked strong protests for its humiliating portrayal of Filipino domestic helpers in Britain. The video (seen above) drew strong response from Filipinos across the globe and its online petition drew multitudes to sign. Read More

How can you turn from cover singer to the vocalist of an iconic music stalwart in a year? Arnel Pineda probably wouldn't know the answer to that question if it were December 2007. But since posting his band's covers on YouTube - yes, the video site - Arnel had landed the job as Journey's frontman. Read More

The total Filipino American population is estimated to be 2,364,815 people. Read More

Since the rally in 2006, talk about Immigration Reform has not taken place brought about by the country's election. Much of the minority vote goes to Barack Obama who was for immigration reform, although John McCain was also a previous leader of a bill (along with Sen. Ted Kennedy) that would've legitimized over 12 million people currently in the U.S. Read More

SF Gate ran an article today about the play Romance of Magno Rubio based on a short story by Carlos Bulosan and written by Lonnie Carter. Read More