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Thank you LAX Airport Los Angeles County is home to over 500,000 Filipinos and the largest diaspora of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. During #FAHM2021 we celebrate the significant role Filipinos have played in American history and thank our FIlipino American staff of more than 160 at LAWA! Los Angeles County is home to over 500,000 Filipinos and the largest diaspora of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. During #FAHM2021 we celebrate the significant role Filipinos have played in American history and thank our FIlipino American staff of more than 160 at LAWA! pic.twitter.com/y2Sq2j1VZa — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) October 1, 2021 The LAX pylons will glow red, white, blue and gold tonight and tomorrow as we begin a month of celebrating Filipino Americans #FAHM2021 pic.twitter.com/Fs2DndzfOL — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) September 30, 2021

Happy Filipino American History Month! Happy #FilipinoAmericanHISTORYMonth ! Our theme this year is “50 Years Since the First Young Filipino Peoples’ Far West Convention”. The Far West Conventions are viewed by many as the start of the Filipino American Movement and the birth of Filipino American identity. #FAHM2021 pic.twitter.com/GecIlurbyx — FANHS National (@fanhs_national) October 1, 2021   October is Filipino American HISTORY Month, NOT Filipino American Heritage Month. The distinction is important! Created by @fanhs_national in 1991, #FAHM was always intended to be HISTORY Month. Not sure when/why people renamed something that wasn’t theirs to change. #FAHM2021 — Kevin Nadal, Ph.D. (@kevinnadal) October 1, 2021 The LAX pylons will glow red, white, blue and gold tonight and tomorrow as we begin a month of celebrating Filipino Americans #FAHM2021 pic.twitter.com/Fs2DndzfOL — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) September 30, 2021 It’s the start o...

HEADLINERS: R uby Ibarra : Ruby Ibarra is a rapper and spoken word artist from the Bay Area, CA. She released her debut album, CIRCA91 , at the end of 2017. She is currently promoting her record through her tour across the United States. She has been featured on noted web-based publications such as Buzzfeed, NPR, Huffington Post, and XXL Magazine, and was recently featured in a MasterCard commercial and campaign with R&B singer SZA. J ocelyn Enriquez : Jocelyn Enriquez has been regarded as a music pioneer, becoming the first Filipino-American artist to find success in the mainstream industry. Her 1994 debut album “Lovely" features the dance hits “I’ve Been Thinking About You” and “Make It Last Forever”. Enriquez’s smash hit single “Do You Miss Me?” was released in 1996, peaking at #17 on the Rhythmic Top 40, #14 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, #8 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, and #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.Along with “Do You Miss Me?”, the album would feature t...

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Speaker Paul Ryan: "The Congressional Gold Medal is one of our oldest traditions. It is the highest civilian honor this body can bestow. Today, pursuant to S. 1555, we award this Medal to the Filipino veterans of World War II." Maraming salamat to our Filipino WWII Veterans. And congrats on your Congressional Gold Medals. #FilVetRepCGM ... https://t.co/U5bPV3Fdwr — FANHS National (@fanhs_national) October 25, 2017 This day is long overdue. On behalf of Congress, I am humbled to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Filipino veterans of WWII. pic.twitter.com/xYgm7X4JHI — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) October 25, 2017 It would cost about 0.007 F-35Bs to buy every living Filipino WWII Vet a replica gold medal. https://t.co/bv0B2Xau6F — Drew Heineman (@drewheineman) October 25, 2017

The White House Initiative on AAPIs and the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted the first-ever White House Celebration of Filipino American History Month Billy Dec, member of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs, moderated a panel with Filipino American trailblazers, which included Cristeta Comerford, the first Filipino American White House Executive Chef; Apl.de.ap, Co-Founder of the Black Eyed Peas; Cassie, singer; Geena Rocero, model and founder of Gender Proud; Jo Koy, comedian; and Ronnie del Carmen, Co-Director of Pixar Animation Studios. The speakers highlighted how they have blazed the trail in their respective fields, and recognized the role that their families – especially their mothers – played throughout their experiences. From the White House blog : The Celebration kicked off with remarks by Jason Tengco, Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), and Mel Orpilla, President of the Filipino Am...

When I was younger, I used to compare and contrast my skin tone to my sisters’ skin tones. My eldest sister had the lightest skin. My middle sister had the darkest skin. My skin was found somewhere in the middle. My eldest ate used cosmetics, like Eskinol, to keep a fairer complexion. We could only find these types of products at the local Filipino market or at Seafood City. My second eldest ate, who usually got negative comments on her darker complexion, refrained from using the products. Source: Belo Men Ad I wanted to try these products for myself, but was advised not to because of my young age. I had no idea what the products did. I had no idea why my family used them. I just knew that I wanted it. I wanted to look like my eldest sister so that people wouldn’t say that I wasn’t light enough. Filipinos, along with other brown Asians, have been contrasted to East Asians and their hyped stereotypes. Unfortunately, the popular ideology of colorism within the lar...

The Celebration will commemorate FAHM this October, featuring performances by distinguished Filipino American artists as well as discussions with prominent celebrities and Administration leaders on issues such as education, veterans, health, and immigration. #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth with team @apldeap @lianev and more! #FAHM2016 #WhiteHouseFAHM 🇵🇭🇺🇸 📷| @roslynnc A photo posted by White House AAPI (@whitehouseaapi) on Oct 24, 2016 at 8:29am PDT

Elaine Quijano wins Vice Presidential Debate Source: Twitter As @FiveThirtyEight tweeted, "VP debates don’t move the polls much even when they’re pretty good debates."  Since almost everyone agreed that last night's Vice Presidential Debate was not a very good one, who won? There were negative ratings of moderator Elaine Quijano , the CBSN anchor.  That was to be expected since you can't please everyone. "Sticking firmly to script, Elaine Quijano loses the debate." CNNMoney "Elaine Quijano cuts off the drama." Politico "The media jury is split on debate moderator Elaine Quijano." Washington Post‎ Even David Axelrod , former Chief Strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns and now Senior Political Commentator for CNN, tweeted the following: . @Elaine_Quijano seems intent on running through her questions, even when significant exchanges are happening. #VPDebate — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 5, 201...