Vancouver, B.C. A dream revisited… Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com The architect who designed the Filipino Plaza more than 30 years ago in 1986 was delighted his work has been refurbished for the celebration of Filipino Heritage Month. A flag-raising ceremony on June 4 at the plaza ushered the month-long celebrations in the […]
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Celebrating Filipino culture, heritage all over Canada By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez June is Filipino Heritage Month and all over Canada, the festivities are getting grander every year. Philippine Canadian News is taking part of the celebration by sharing the events to watch out for. Friday, June 16 Street Eats Market 500 Progress Ave., Scarborough, Ontario
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2nd Update: June , 2023, 9:39 AM Updated: June 1, 2023, 8:67 AM Toronto, Ontario Paying tribute to my Ibanag-Ilokano heritage Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen Today, June 1st, marks the 4th year anniversary of the first time the Canada-wide celebration of Filipino Heritage Month was launched by the federal government. I celebrate it by paying tribute
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6 communities to be part in Philippine Cultural Heritage Month celebration By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group of Filipino artists is taking a community arts project across Canada in time for Philippine cultural heritage month. MigARTion community arts project will be done in partnership with organizations and communities, according to a statement released by Co.ERASGA.
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Vancouver, B.C. RBC continues to shine a light on emerging artists with new award Teodoro Alcuitas A Vancouver-based queer, performance artist, teacher and community leader has been selected the RBC’s new emerging Artist Award, the National Arts Centre (NAC) announced yesterday, May 25. NAC is the presenting sponsor of the 2023 Governor Genral’s Performing Arts
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Updated: May 24, 2023, 4:34 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Luisa Marshall mourns death of her idol and inspiration Opinion: Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Filipina-Canadian tribute artist whose own rise to fame was mainly inspired by Tina Turner is devastated on the news of the iconic artist’s death today at age 83. Luisa Marshall told PhilippineCanadianNews.Com
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“Babaeng nakaperlas” was picked among over 3,000 entries worldwide By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Hague-based Filipina engineer’s interpretation of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is one of the 170 artworks selected by the Mauritshuis Museum until June 4, 2023. The museum announced early 2023 for creatives around the world to reinterpret
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TJ talks about learning Tagalog from his Lola to gain “confidence” By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez For Filipino kids and kids at heart, there was nothing more exciting than seeing the first Filipino muppet on one of the world’s longest-running children’s show Sesame Street. TJ, the show’s first Filipino muppet, debuted on a segment with actor Kal
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Surrey, B.C. Outstanding role models recognized for contributions to community By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipina-Canadian singer was awarded as one of Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 for her contributions to the work of a non-profit organization that promotes global peace. Glisha Nadine Dela Cruz, an audio engineer, singer/songwriter, was among those who was picked
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Vancouver, B.C. Nicolas-Lewis brings memoir to Canada to spread message of “faith, hope, love” By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez With all her accomplishments in life, Filipino-American philanthropist, CEO and activist Loida Nicolas-Lewis can add a new one as she turned 80 years old—being a best-selling author. “Since we started the preordering, I was number 1 in
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