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Filipino-Canadian trans activist, tattoo artist, dj, actor, singer, songwriter, painter, model, producer, and director, Romeo Ryu Reyes not only kept his fans and audiences entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, he also inspires them to care on the issues affecting our communities. (Photo provided)

World Pride Day 2020: Filipino Trans Activist Romeo Ryu Reyes

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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!

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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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Phil De Luna (Ph.D.) is the youngest Program Director at the National Research Council of Canada

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Toronto, Ontario Meet the 28-year old that is changing the world He is the youngest director in NRC’s over 100 year history. Considered a world-leading expert in carbon conversion technologies, artificial photosynthesis, clean energy materials, and machine learning for materials discovery, Phil De Luna (Ph.D, Materials Science) is also the youngest to head a research

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“Filipinxs need to do the work of decolonizing” – Caroline Mangosing

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A LETTER TO FILIPINXS IN THE DIASPORA JUNE 14, 2020 Caroline Mangosing Founder, CEO/Creative Director, Vinta Gallery To have a deeper and more sustainable connection and allyship to the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against anti-racism, Filipinxs need to do the work of decolonizing. What does decolonizing look like? Consider this: He who does

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The Class of 2020 – Jasmine Stacey

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Updated: June 16, 2020, 5:36 AM Surrey, B.C. Jasmine Stacey of Surrey, B.C. graduated from the Earl Marriott Secondary School, achieving accelerated early graduation. She received a scholarship to go to John Casablancas Institute in Vancouver to study Makeup Artistry for the movie industry. Jasmine is a talented and award winning performing artist who sings, dances,

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The mural depicts the beginning of the Philippine revolution against Spain in 1896 led by Andres Bonifacio. The mural is known as the Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin. The painting is a Photo on Canvas by Photographer David Fabros based on the original Bonifacio Mural.

Philippine Independence 101

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First posted on  June 7, 2011 Blog: An uncomplicated mind anuncomplicatedmindblogspot.com By Joe Rivera Toronto, Ontario It’s up to us to honour our historical roots correctly, and it is not necessary that we wage another revolution or a civil war to settle this issue. On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the

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Ang panata ko sa bayan

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About the author JOEL PABLO SALUD began his career in writing as a journalist of close to three decades. He has written a broad range of socio-political pieces on current events and issues, and as a member of the Manila Critics Circle an extensive folio of literary reviews for various national publications in the Philippines.

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Araw ng Kalayaan – Freedom (W)rites: 7 Filipinx-Canadian Authors

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Filipinx authors read their works tomorrow,Friday (June 12) at 7 PM A literary reading featuring 7 Filipinx-Canadian authors from Metro Vancouver To commemorate Philippine Independence Day, literary talent from Metro Vancouver’s vibrant Filipinx diasporic community will be taking part in Freedom (W)rites: 7 Filipinx-Canadian Authors,  tommorow evening at 7 PM via Zoom. The event will

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122nd Philippine Independence Day :Panawagan sa kinulong na Senadora Leila de Lima

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