Isabella Rae Monsalud Santacruzan Group of Greater Chicago Reyna Helena 2024 S he’s the oldest daughter of Ray and Cristina Monsalud. She’s 21 years old and a rising senior at DePaul University as a Health Sciences Major with a Concentration in Biological Sciences and a Minor in Bioethics and Society. She is currently the Director […]

Thank you from the White House On behalf of the White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), thank you for attending our May 13th event, Lasting Legacies: A White House Celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage and History. Whether you joined us […]

By: Veronica Leighton   The Chicago’s Filipino American community is now gearing up for the finale of its 2024 independence celebration, the most anticipated Gala and Coronation Night on June 22nd at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Through the able leadership of Jovy Sirianni and her hardworking committee chairs and its members, the evening promises to […]

June 12th is one of the most significant dates in the Philippines as it celebrates the nation’s history of Independence Day from the Spanish rule on June 12, 1898. This year 2024, it is celebrating its 126th year. Being observed as a public holiday, it is a day off for the general population, and schools […]

By: Veronica Leighton   I know that people age and am no exception to this fact, Do I look it? I say NO. Do I feel it? I say NO. Do I fear it? I say NO. Do I deny it? I say NO. Am I ashamed of it? I say NO. Yes, aging is […]