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Behind the Façade: Ten award winning short films to air on Knowledge Network June 3

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Updated:May 27, 2021, 3:00 P.M. Vancouver, BC:  Behind the Façade, a collection of award-winning shorts by acclaimed directors, airs on Knowledge Network June 3, 2021.   Acclaimed directors: Banchi Hanuse, Baljit Sangra, Joella Cabalu, Lyana Patrick, Dave Rodden-Shortt and Rosemary Georgeson celebrate the strong, diverse communities that make up British Columbia’s history. From a whirlwind […]

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Politics: Young scientist Phil De Luna seeks Toronto seat for Greens

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Updated: April 3, 2022, 4:01 P.M. Updated: May 21, 2021, 5:53 P.M. Toronto, Ontario If science could send a man to the moon, could it send a Filipino-Canadian to Parliament? Toronto, Ontario With files from Ysh Cabana in Toronto Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas in Vancouver The youngest-ever research director and a leading scientist in clean tech

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May 2021 Asian Heritage Month : Making Art Amidst Anti-Asian Hate

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Vancouver, B.C. – The Anti-Asian hate crime capital of North America The Carnegie Community Centre is proudly celebrating the Asian Heritage Month in Canada with community-based arts, meals, history, documentaries, and learning opportunities. (All Photos by The Carnegie Community Centre) Mildred German Unceded Territories – The world-renowned Vancouver Downtown East Side (DTES) is not only home

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Enrile the ‘ultimate trapo’, defends Duterte on China row

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Updated:July 11, 2021, 2:36 P.M. Updated: May 20, 2021, 7:55 A.M. (Editor’s note) In 2013 while vacationing in the Philippines, I wrote this piece about Enrile who was in news at the time for the pork barrel issue. Currently, he is again in the news for defending President Duterte’s stand on China’s encroachment on Philippine waters.)

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Filipino-Canadian professor co-hosts new PBS Voices show

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“A People’s History of Asian America” premiered May 6 on PBS By Ysh Cabana  in Toronto U.S. public broadcaster PBS has begun streaming a miniseries highlighting Asian Americans. PBS Digital Studios partnered with the Center for Asian American Media in “A People’s History of Asian America” which premiered on May 6. The four-part educational show

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May 10-16, 2021 – International Nursing Appreciation Week

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Vancouver, B.C. Each day, nurses work tirelessly to save lives, to comfort the sick and the dying, and to uphold frontline, social work, welfare to task, and in service in the name of God. Opinion Mildred German As a reading from the letter of Paul to the Thessalonians “We were gentle among you, like a

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First Filipino woman lawyer in Ontario heads new organization 

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Updated: May 17, 2021, 12:20 A.M Toronto, Ontario  Alicia Natividad heads  Filipino-Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN)  Teodoro ‘Ted’ Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) The first Filipina to be admitted to the Ontario Bar, Alicia Natividad, is heading the newly-formed Filipino lawyers in Canada – Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network –  Réseau d’avocats philippinos canadiens (FCLN). FCLN

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ANAK announces ‘ Liwayway’ scholarships

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Winnipeg, Manitoba “Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence” Deadline: May 31, 2021 ANAK is pleased to present its 15th annual “Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence” to Filipino-Canadian students in Grade 12, who demonstrate a commitment to preserving and promoting Philippine heritage. Two (2) scholarships of $500 will be awarded in June 2021 To be eligible for this scholarship, the

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Confronting Anti-Asian Hate

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGQtaCyp8f8&t=13s “Eyes Open” The Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC-SJ) has produced a moving video featuring Asian Canadian personalities in its effort to confront the raging anti-Asian hate engulfing Canada. Released on Asian Heritage Month, the video “Eyes Open” along with the hashtag #FaceRace includes personalities David Suzuki, Dr. Joseph Wong, Canadian lawyer Avvy

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Breaking: Carlo Escario allowed to stay!

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3rd update: May 13, 2021,9:40 A.M. 2nd Update: May 13, 202, 8:45 A.M. 1st Updated: May 12, 2021, 4:32 P.M Toronto, Ontario He can stay until June 22 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com in Vancouver and Ysh Cabana in Toronto Comments: Escario’s lawyer Natalie Domazet said “Elated by the news that the government

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