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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Updated: May 7, 2021, 2:50 P.M. Burnaby is the first city in Canada to officially declare day of action By Ysh Cabana Toronto Several Canadian cities have proclaimed May 10 as the ‘Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism ’ in an effort to raise awareness about the massive spike in hate crimes against people of
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Press Release VANCOUVER ART GALLERY PRESENTS ART CONNECTS | RALPH ESCAMILLAN, GINO GONZALES AND CARLO ELISERIO ON PIÑA May 5, 2021, Vancouver, BC – On May 13, join the Vancouver Art Gallery for a special talk with artist Ralph Escamillan, fashion historian Gino Gonzales and textile designer Carlo Reporen Eliserio to share the history and everlasting significance of piña (pineapple) textile
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Editor’s note: As we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9, we feature a Zine work by Mildred Grace German. Her amazing work is just a tiny book ( 2″x3″) of 16 pages. It is a labour of love to draw in such a small page and noticed that it is not stapled but stitched.
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Updated:April 29, 2021, 5:40 P.M. April 29 is International Dance Day International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance and for those who can see the value and importance of the dance art form, it “acts as a wake-up-call for governments, politicians and institutions which have not yet recognized its value to the people”.
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Migrant care workers find their voice through storytelling By Ysh Cabana Toronto Gladys is determined to be a survivor. Throughout her work as a caregiver she has put a great deal of putting the health of others before hers. Amid a global pandemic where everyone is affected, she shares virtually from her COVID-19 isolation room
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Vancouver, B.C. Ralph Escamillan one of eight dancers featured by CBC Watch as 8 incredible Canadian dancers spread good vibes for International Dance Day Vancouver, B.C. Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Vancouver’s Ralph Escamillan is one of eight dancers across Canada that continue to motivate others amidst the pandemic despite studios and stages
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Opinion Mildred German Vancouver,B.C. Updated: April 29, 2021, 4:40 P.M. It was on April 27, exactly 500 years ago, when Datu LapuLapu and his warriors killed Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães). This remarkable historical event not only highlights the battle of the natives of the archipelago against the expansion of the Spanish colonial
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Vancouver, B.C. Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com A Filipina scholar who is finishing her doctorate at the University of Calgary is seeking participants for a research she is conducting. Maria Socorro Mangila-Nguyen is looking for Filipino high school youths in Vancouver to participate in a research project about their early years in
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Victoria, B.C. New Website and Newsletter By Victoria’s Filipino-Canadian Community Relaunched The non-profit organization Victoria-Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) continues their work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Mildred German Continuing their work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, in uplifting the lives of Filipinos and their families in Victoria, BC, the Victoria-Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) relaunches their new website
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