For the past 31 years, Filipino-Americans in Chicago have been celebrating the Feast Day of Our Lady of Peñafrancia with a “fluvial” procession on Lake Michigan. The Philippine Consulate General, recognizing the depth of Marian devotion of Filipino Catholic members of the community, took part in the celebration that began with a novena or nine […]

A 40-member group from China performed a premier dance drama “The Greatest Spirit” at the North Shore Performance Arts Theatre September 25,2018; The performance is a new concept with “wine (spirit) inspired” choreography and production where it is about winery, colors, people and times. The dance-drama left a lasting impression and a spectacular experience to […]

The story of Larry Itlong is a wonderful example for Filipino American History Month, which intersections with Hispanic Heritage Month. 🙂 Like our cultures, the farmworker movement a story of Filipino and Mexican lives long intertwined and dependent on one another. There would be no Chavez without Larry Itlong. There would be no Itlong without […]