By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *October is Philipine History Month in the United States *Save the date: November 14! The 21st Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame * Chicago Asian Health Coalition gets $625,000 grant from the White House Drug Policy for prevention of Youth substance ...
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By: Bob Boyer August 31 through September 10, 2015. My wife and I visited and fell in love with the Netherlands, almost as much as with the Philippines. Here are some highlights, with a few observations along the way, ...
Read More »2015 CHICAGO FILIPINO ASIAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME AWARDEES
Proudly presenting the 2015 batch of well-accomplished and deserving recipients of the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame who will be inducted at the annual gala event and celebration of its 21st anniversary celebration on Nov. 14, 2015 at ...
Read More »Delia Rodrigo de Guzman President Filipino Friendship Society
By: Ryan Tejero 2015 is the 40th Anniversary of Filipino Friendship Society (FFS). It was chartered and incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1975 by a group of Filipinos residing in Bolingbrook, but the group amended its by-laws ...
Read More »Reflections on Celebrating Filipino American Heritage Month
By: Joe Mauricio Who is America’s earliest Asian ethnic group? If you say Chinese, Indian, Korean or Japanese, you are wrong. By 1587, Luzonians (Philippine natives) set foot in North America in Morro Bay, California on board Manila-built galleon ...
Read More »Peppermint Twist Puts ‘Twist’ on Style with Monograms Online Boutique Opens Virtual Doors
Kansas City, MO – Peppermint Twist, a new etsy boutique, recently opened their virtual doors for those who want to put a stamp on their style. Bringing you everything from monogrammed pillows to raincoats to baseball caps, hashtag onesies to ...
Read More »Honda, Hirono Honor Filipino American History Month
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced a bicameral and bipartisan resolution to recognize October 2015 as ‘‘Filipino American History Month’’. Senator Hirono represents the only Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) majority state ...
Read More »Guarantee Your Financial Future (part 1)
By: Richard Mirpuri Your financial future is not based on the business or agency that writes you a paycheck every two weeks. Nor is your financial future secured through your knowledge of the financial markets. Neither is your financial ...
Read More »Young, enthusiastic Chicago group of UNO Networking Philippines
Young, enthusiastic Chicago group of UNO Networking Philippines during their recent visit at CPRTV studio.
Read More »The Truth About the Flu (Influenza Virus)
By: Melody Dizon Fall is here. It is that time of year again when days are shorter and evenings are cooler, much, much cooler. We know it that as the temperature drops, our nostrils fill up with hosts of ...
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