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Rivera couple exihibit works

‘Life in the time of Covid’ Joe & Patty Rivera Toronto, Ontario The works of Toronto couple Joe & Patty Rivera will be on view at a livestream performance on Saturday, August 1, 2020. ‘Life in the time of Covid’ is a poetry performance by Toronto poet Patria Rivera who will read her Haiku poetry. […]

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Breaking:May Farrales, Ph.D., first Filipino to get professiorial appointment to Simon Fraser University(SFU)

3rd Update: July 27, 2020, 4:14 PM 2nd Update: July 27, 2020, 2:30 PM First Update: July 27, 2020, 1:42 PM Importance of research with Filipinx communities including LGBTQ Burnaby, B.C. Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com May Farrales, PhD joins the faculty of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) as an Assistant Professor

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Canada Day: Glisha dela Cruz sings for 12th time

https://www.facebook.com/narimadc/videos/10216512678065767 2nd Update: July 3, 2020, 6:45 AM Updated: July 2, 2020, 9:53 PM Surrey, B.C. Surrey’s Glisha Dela Cruz holds record for singing Oh Canada for 12 consecutive years in a Canada Day celebration Teodoro Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadiannews.com A 19-year old songstress has literally grown up on the stage of the Fort Langley Canada Day

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The Class of 2020: Recent grad William Canero reflects on systemic barriers his family faced

Updated: June 30, 2020, 6 AM Vancouver, B.C. The son of a high school dropout, he will proceed to a Master’s Program Mildred German Unceded Territories – Canadian born and raised queer Filipino youth and community advocate, William Canero, graduates with a B.A in Political Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC). He wrote

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The Class of 2020: Julia Soleil Vilar Adams

Port Coquitlam, B.C. The graduate with proud parents Jacqueline Vilar and Brian Adams, brother Lucas  and sister Vanessa.(Photo provided) Julia-Soleil Vilar Adams graduated from the French Immersion Program at Archbishop Carney Reguonal School in Port Coquitlam.  She is a First Honours Student and was on the Principal’s list for high academic achievement.  Very versatile and

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Breaking: On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on LGBTQ people

LGBTQ Nation Bill Browning, June 29,2020 As Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about honoring Stonewall, the NYPD was unleashing pepper spray on LGBTQ people dancing in celebration. The NYPD may have apologized last year for raiding the Stonewall Inn, spawning days of riots and police brutality, but they apparently haven’t decided to stop the behavior.

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World Pride Day: Stonewall is still a riot!

NYC memories and reflection of queer resistance June 28, 2020 Mildred German Unceded Territories – Today marks World Pride Day, a day to celebrate and commemorate the ongoing queer resistance and the struggle for LGBTQ rights and liberation. In 2019, the largest International Pride celebration in history was celebrated in New York City.  With over

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World Pride Day 2020: Filipino Queer Couple celebrating Philippine Heritage Month

  June 28, 2020 Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the world celebrates Pride Day 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing police brutality, and hate crimes, members of the Filipinx LGBTQ community in Canada remain in action. These actions not only promote visibility and rhymes, but also solidarity, healing, roots, and resistance. Kimmortal and Tin

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World Pride Day 2020: Filipino Trans Activist Romeo Ryu Reyes

Vancouver, B.C. Updated: June 29, 2020, 6:08 AM Reyes advocates against hate crimes June 28, 2020 Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the world celebrates Pride Day 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing police brutality, and hate crimes, members of the Filipinx LGBTQ community in Canada remain in action. These actions not only promote visibility

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Tatlong bagsak!

Vancouver, B.C. About the Event “Tatlong Bagsak for Black Lives: Combating Anti-Blackness in the Filipina/x/o Community” is a symposium presented by Pin@y Educational Partnerships, Balay Kollective, Pinayista, Asian Solidarity Collective, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, and Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Services. The goal of this event is to provide a space to discuss the

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