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Philanthropy: Marissa and Antonio’Tony’ Peña makes donation to UBC Library

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Philanthropists Marissa and Tony Peña shares what they have with others. (Photo: UBC Library) Vancouver, B.C. Gift to UBC Library to Transform Lillooet Room By Ted Alcuitas  The former  owner of pioneer money-remittance company Manila Express has made a donation to the University of British Columbia’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Lillooet Room, part of

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Fame dancer Alvin Tolentino celebrates 30 years of work

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Alvin Erasga Tolentino – Then and Now (right- Undivided Colours, 2014) (Photo: Co. Erasga) Updated: Sept. 4, 2019, 9:20 AM Updated: August 30, 2019,4:00 PM As Tolentino mounts a retrospective of his works today, we repost an article we did last April 2018. Contemporary dance: Co. ERASGA brings ‘malong’ to life Vancouver ,B.C. Opening Reception

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Agosto: Buwan ng wikang pambansa

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Vicky Cabrera starts her class in Winnipeg, Manitoba with an important lesson and conquers a common misconception about the national language of the Philippines. “Many of them thought it’s Tagalog but actually it’s not Tagalog, it’s Filipino because Tagalog is one of the dialects,” Cabrera explained.  (Travis Golby/CBC) Filipino? Tagalog? Pilipino? A blog by Tagalog

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How identity played a role in Karl Castillo’s emergence in the tech world

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 Karl Castillo provides mentorship to Lighthouse Labs students as well as a technical mentor at Canada Learning Code. ( Photo provided) Breaking sterotypes and championing accessibility in the digital sphere By Carlo Javier “It just made sense to me,” says Karl Castillo. “It felt natural, it clicks.” We’re in the lobby floor of the Microsoft

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival features Filipino LGBTQ+

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Mildred German (right) with VQFF 2019’s “Come Around” crew, Virgil Hilario and Rhea Casido. (Provided) Updated: August 18, 2019, 10 PM. Two films highlight Filipino LGBTQ+ community members Mildred German Vancouver, BC To bring diversity to the audience, VQFF 2019 will present two films that highlight the Filipino LGBTQ+ stories. These films are “Billie and Emma”, which

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Five years after Haiyan , Tacloban youth creates beautiful emotional artwork

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Survivor Coleen Alcaraz turned to painting to cope with the trauma of the typhoon. This is her self-portrait.  (Photo: Mildred German) Updated: August 4, 2019, 7:30 AM Philippines Fear, rage, and hope amidst Super Typhoon Haiyan (Ed’s note: Vancouver artist/activist Mildred German, who hails from Leyte, Eastern Visayas, was in the Philippines earlier this year

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Ngayon na! Mag-enroll sa Filipino bilingual program

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Ivy Lopez Sarmiento (second from right to left) with her twins Isabel (left) and Anabel (right) and her mother Tessie Lopez Harrison (far left) who immigrated from the Philippines when she was just 20 years old. (PHOTO BY LIGIA BRAIDOTTI, Winnipeg Free Press) Winnipeg, Manitoba Is it the death of the Filipino language program? Opinion

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Theatre: Nina Lee Aquino wins three prestigious awards

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Nina Lee Aquino is the recipient of the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction. ANNE-MARIE KRYTIUK Updated: July 20, 2019, 8:45 PM Toronto, Ontario Aquino believes theatre can change the world By Ted Alcuitas This year has been a big harvest for director Nina Lee Aquino, winning three major awards in theatre. The

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Opinion: America is not in the heart – it is Trump!

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Despite the hardships faced by Filipino immigrants, Bulosan had faith that he would be received into the hearts of the American people. (Book Cover) Updated: October 3. 2020, 9:35 AM U.S. Carlos Bulosan believed that America was “a heart unfolding to receive him” Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com With the latest racist

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Mildred German. (File photo)

Paper Boat Workshop with Mildred Grace German

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German’s workshop will be held on July 18 at Pandora Park field house, 2325 Franklin Street, Vancouver. ( Vines Art Festival) Heal DTES! (Downtown Eastside) Vines Art Festival With the Trans Mountain Pipeline in BC, the expansion also means the destruction and possible closure of the Crab Park in the DTES.Crab Park has been home to

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