Vancouver, B.C. Human rights campaigner speaks on extrajudicial killings By Ted Alcuitas Fresh from a successful campaign before the U.S. Congress, Ellecer Carlos will be in Vancouver on Saturday, July 29 to report back on the pubic hearing. The spokesman for the Philippine coalition In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement Coalition of the […]
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Rossburn, Manitoba “Help us bring Jake home,” friends appeal Father dies in truck roll-over By Ted Alcuitas A 36-year old father died in a single-vehicle accident near Rossburn, Manitoba on Monday, July 17. Rossburn is 193 miles northeast of Winnipeg. Jake Madula was returning home from work with three of his co-workers when the accident
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The Georgia Straight COMMENTARY Ted Alcuitas: Visionary for Asian Canadian writing, Jim Wong-Chu, leaves a lasting mark posted on July 21st, 2017 at 12:14 PM The man behind the growth of Asian Canadian writing in Canada, Jim Wong-Chu, dies at 68. By Ted Alcuitas “Knowledge does not set you free—it enslaves you.” Strong words from
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Updated: 10:00 PM, July 26, 2020 Updated: 12:53 PM, July 22, 2017 Vancouver, B. C. ‘Basketball, Beauty Pageants and the Sexualities of Filipinos in Canada’ By Ted Alcuitas May Farrales successfully defended her dissertation in a gruelling two-hour oral examination yesterday (July 19) at the University of British Columbia. Her dissertation, ’Basketball, Beauty Pageants and
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Update: 5:43 PM, July 20, 2017 Obituary The ‘paper son’ who became a community leader and literary pioneer Jim Wong-Chu 1949-2017 By Ted Alcuitas “Knowledge does not set you free – it enslaves you.” Strong words from a strong man. Jim’s insatiable appetite for history and what he learned motivated him to “create a
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British Columbia Mable Elmore bypassed for cabinet By Ted Alcuitas Three-termer MLA Mable Elmore has been bypassed for cabinet in today’s announcement of the New Democrat’s swearing-in ceremony. Instead, the MLA for Vancouver-Kensington, where a substantial number of her constituents are Filipino Canadians, has been relegated to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
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Updated….July18, 2017, 7:35 PM Just beginning at Bao Down by whatsinmymouth With a toddler in tow, it is difficult to get to places that are not in my neighbourhood or along my regular commuting/shopping routes. So, I always appreciate when my work provides me with the opportunity to try restaurants that
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Updated: 10:24 AM, July 22, 2017 Vancouver Her works tell of passion and childish abandon By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver artist Esmie Gayo Mclaren’s works will be one of several exhibited at the ‘Work on Paper’ exhibition at Vancouver Lipont Art Centre in Richmond. The 2017 Summer Group exhibition will run from July 15 to August
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Vancouver, B.C. Family plays important role in author’s life By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver-born author Marie Claire Lim Moore returns to her birthplace to launch her second book – ‘Don’t Forget the Parsley’ this Wednesday,July 19 at Chapters Metrotown. The book builds on her first memoir, Don’t Forget the Soap, offering more entertaining stories about her
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Winnipeg and Toronto Canada’s first woman of colour to head a provincial party By Ted Alcuitas Flor Marcelino, leader of the Manitoba NDP party is one of two Filipinos in the 2017 RBC Top Immigrants in Canada. Marcelino and Agnes P. Miranda of Toronto are among Top 25 Canadian immigrants in the annual search
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