By: Maria Girlie Pascual My brother Boyet, or “Diko” as I used to call him, was brother and sibling number two amongst my parents’ brood of six children, I being the third and only girl growing up in the small ...
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Feed SubscriptionHelp Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) During the COVID-19 Crisis
To Our CMAA Family, As you all know, Chicago is facing trying times during the CODVID-19 crisis. Our services to low-income immigrants and refugees have never been more crucial as this community is being hit especially hard by the sudden ...
Read More »Philippines Nurses Association of Western Chicago Suburbs (PNAWCS) Nurses’ Week Togetherness’ Reminiscence!
As mostly Retired Nurses now, we consider ourselves “Jack of All Trades,” as we’ve catered or took care of patients with various needs! We experienced joy & despair, felt the pains & sufferings as we traversed thru life & death ...
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By: Doug Nguyen With more than 80 years of service, the Social Security Administration has helped secure today and tomorrow with fi nancial benefi ts, information, and tools that support you throughout life’s journey. In May, we recognize Older ...
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By: Janice Dantes With COVID-19 impacting our lives, I am receiving more inquiries about estate planning. Most people know about wills. Fewer people know about powers of attorney. Powers of attorney allow you to appoint an agent to make ...
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By: Ryan Tejero While everybody in America is affected by the COVID 19, Filipino Americans share their unique way of responding to this pandemic. There are individuals and organizations that are genuinely sincere in giving back to the hardworking frontliners ...
Read More »Nursing ranks are filled with Filipino Americans. The pandemic is taking an outsized toll on them
By USHA LEE MCFARLING / APRIL 28, 2020 Debbie Accad, 72, a clinical nursing coordinator for the Detroit VA Medical Center, died from complications of the coronavirus on March 30. Celia Yap-Banago, 69, a “fireball” of a nurse who worked ...
Read More »A Devastating Nurses Week for Filipino-American Healthcare Professionals
By: Veronica Leighton We cannot stop honoring our Filipino American health care professionals for their courage, alertness and professionalism that they have shown in their rescue and professional efforts to save many lives in this pandemic crisis 2020. I ...
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Hollywood Actor and Filipino -American Director / Producer Collaborate in an Upcoming Film ‘TITLEHOLDER’
Dallas, Texas – Hollywood actor Cory Kays and Filipino-American Director and Producer Danny Aguilar, President and Founder of Carpe Diem Pictures based in Dallas, Texas USA collaborate in an upcoming film “TITLEHOLDER.” Written by and stars multi-award-winning Hollywood actor Cory ...
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