By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *‘What impact do I want to make today that will change the world tomorrow? How can you make a mark on Filipino American history?’ Clarissa Villacorta, NAFFA Nat’l. Executive Director *The significance of our FILIPINO AMERICAN ...
Read More »Diary of a New Novel: Re-examining the European and American Underpinnings of My Identity and Consciousness as a Filipino-American Writer
By: Victoria Smith I’m dreaming a new dream. Its passage is through a novel. This novel is a passage, because I’m hoping it will pave the way to realizing my ultimate new dream. I’m dreaming this new dream because ...
Read More »Time for Filipino Food
By: Bob Boyer I recently emailed my Sheboygan, Wisconsin nephew Nick (not his real name) who has a Filipino fiancée. The subject was food. He replied promptly and enthusiastically. This made me happy for a couple of reasons: 1) ...
Read More »Civil vs. Criminal Cases: When You Have to Worry About Money vs. Jail Time
By: Janice Dantes People tend to contact attorneys when they are in trouble. However, not everyone who needs a lawyer is always clear about the consequences of their case. Generally, a civil case means an individual or company is ...
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By: Reign C ChaCha M Xavier D A brand-new autumn experience, Jack’s Pumpkin Glow has come to the suburbs of Chicago this Halloween season, providing the perfect festive fall activity for families, couples, and young adults to capture picture-perfect memories. Over 5,000 ...
Read More »Millennials’ Health Issues
By: Melody Dizon It is interesting to note that with millennials’ availability of resources, ability to dive deeper into experimentation, depth of data after data, influx of sources of feeds, grasp of knowledge – one can think millenials will ...
Read More »Welcome to Pampanga
By: Dominick Geraci Welcome to Pampanga, sir, you have to try Tocino here before you go back to Manila.” A middle-aged woman at small shop tells me. There are so many things to experience in Pampanga. It’s an hour-and-half drive ...
Read More »Understanding Market Risk When You Invest
By: Jan Paul Ferrer When you invest your money, you probably know you’re taking on a certain amount of financial risk. Unlike depositing money in a bank, where it is often insured and can earn a steady amount of interest, ...
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By: James DC A father buys a lie-detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, “I ...
Read More »H.E. Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez, PH Ambassador to U.S. is Keynote Speaker at the 25th Anniversary and Grand Reunion of the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2019
By: Veronica Leighton We are expecting an unprecedented number of guests for our upcoming gala awards dinner on November 9, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, as we celebrate the Silver Anniversary and Grand Reunion of the annual Chicago ...
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