Nevada: Filipina Republicans ramp up voter engagement effort

Balitang America While the Republican National Convention may be over, Filipina GOP supporters in the battleground state of Nevada continue thei…

My Uncle Spanky, the Rock Star Who Left It All Behind

Legendary Pinoy disco group VST & Co. gave birth to the popularity of Vic Sotto and Tito Sotto, the “V” and “T” in the band's name. But what…

Watch: Imagine Parody by Lilan Bowden & Tess Paras

Lilan Bowden & Tess Paras Tess Paras: So, we all saw that vid of celebs singing “Imagine?” My friend Lilan Bowden and I wanted to do one, …

Labor Day Weekend: Seattle 1997

Flashback: Riding the ferry into Seattle, Washington w Tony, Missy and AJ. August 1997. I thought we took the trip in 1998, but Missy said she recall…

The Racist Origins of U.S. Law

I've recently subscribed to PBS' ORIGIN OF EVERYTHING I love learning about origins of all things.  I'm hooked.  I love Danielle Bainb…

Accent Expert Breaks Down Language Pet Peeves | WIRED

For all intensive purposes, vocal fry and uptalk is like sooo annoying ^ ? "The central fact of language is that it changes all the time...You …

Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. dies at age 78 | #RIPJohnThompson #blm

Georgetown legends: Coach John Thompson & Patrick Ewing. Rest In Peace Coach Thompson Back when I knew everything about basketball (high sc…

Happy Anniversary Bernadette & Leonardo! | Aug. 30, 2002

Flashback to 2002.  Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago, IL. Happy Anniversary Bernadette & Leo. Rest In Peace Jun! Missing you as alway…

How Quickly We Forget Our History?

Larry Itliong & Cesar Chavez led the Filipinos & Mexicans to form the labor union United Farm Workers. As a U.S. born, mixed ethnicity F…

Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech

Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman provides words of inspiration to the Class of 2018 during Howard University's 150th Commencement Ce…

Cebu-born Kim Adis stars in the hit TV series “Get Even”

Kim Adis as Kitty Wei, a girl who feels pressured to overachieve due to her parents' high expectations. I'll have to watch this with my …

RNC delegates cheer on President Trump’s speech from home

Balitang America Active Filipino Republicans and Trump supporters in Long Beach , California gathered for a watch party for the final night of …

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Setup your Mail2blogger or email settings: After accepting the invite to the site and gaining author permissions, login to Blogger.com . Go to…

Rappler: The dangers of the Anti-terrorism Law

In this explainer, Rappler lays out the key highlights of the Anti-terrorism Law and why its provisions could be dangerous. The implementing …

President Duterte to visit Jolo after twin blasts

President Rodrigo Duterte announced in a video aired on Sunday, August 30, that he is set to visit Jolo, Sulu, a few days after twin blasts rocked t…

Stumbling, swaying, falling: China’s ‘drunken boxers’

Liu Xuliang sways menacingly as if spoiling for a fight after one too many drinks. But he is stone-cold sober and an expert in the Chinese martial a…