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Filipino queer community feels ‘excluded’

Canada News

Vancouver, B.C. Filipino professor laments racism despite multiculturalism By Ted Alcuitas A Filipino professor whose research includes queer of colour geographies says racism is still very much alive in Canada despite multiculturalism. “There is this self-congratulatory idea that multiculturalism has solved racial issues, that racism doesn’t exist because we’re a multicultural nation,” Dr. John Paul […]

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Second Filipina ‘Summa cum Laude’ for McMaster University

Canada News, Education

A 22-year-old Ilocana,  Kimberleene Ordono Bolos, is the second Filipino to obtain the distinction of ‘Summa Cum Laude’ from McMaster University graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing. Last month, we reported that Justinne Poliarco graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Commerce from the same university. The Dubai-based The Filipino Times reports that Bolos is

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Breaking: Missing woman found

Canada News

Magdalena Botea was last seen at the B.C. Ferries Swartz Bay terminal headed for Vancouver on Saturday afternoon. Vancouver, B.C. The missing pregnant woman from Victoria has been found by the Vancouver Police Department. Victoria’s Times Colonist reported that Magdalena Botea, 32 and eight months pregnant, has been located safety, Victoria Police reported early Sunday

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OFWs: How to reconnect with your child

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, Live-in Caregivers (LCP)

Updated Vancouver, B.C.

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Missing: Victoria police seeks help in locating woman

Canada News

Victoria, B.C. Victoria police send out urgent call to find missing 8-month pregnant woman Officers say Magdalena Botea is at immediate risk of harm CBC News Posted: Jul 30, 2016 6:15 PM PT Last Updated: Jul 30, 2016 6:15 PM PT Victoria police say Magdalena Botea is at immediate risk of harm after going missing

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Winnipeg Multicultural Human Rights Forum honours one of its own

Canada News, Politics

Winnipeg, Manitoba Tewodros Kassahun first Star of a Generation awardee Levy Abad The Winnipeg Multicultural Human Rights Forum (WMHRF), a grassroots human rights organization based in Winnipeg, successfully presented its first Star of a Generation award to internationally acclaimed  singer-songwriter Tewodros Kassahun, more popularly known as ‘Teddy Afro’ in the Ethiopian and international music scene.

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Senator Enverga wins defamation suit against Balita

Canada News, Politics

  Toronto, Ontario “This is a victory for the community,” says Senator Balita will appeal By Ted Alcuitas The long simmering dispute between Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. and Balita’s publisher Tess Cusipag ended July 13 with a judgement against the newspaper and its publisher. Balita is appealing the decision,according to the following Facebook message received

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Gallery Gachet features ‘Para|digma’

Arts & Culture, Canada News

Filipino-Canadian Artist in Mad Pride: Mad City Group Exhibit Migrante BC·Monday, July 11, 2016 Vancouver, July 8, 2016 —‘Mad Pride: Mad City’ opened with a public reception at the Gallery Gachet located in the Gastown area of Vancouver, BC. In this group exhibition, the featured artists of Gallery Gachet have come together “to build a

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Vancouver Filipinos react to China Sea decision

Canada News, Philippine News, Politics

Dahong Pilipino July 14, 2016 Filipinos in Vancouver led by Treenee Lopez of the Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada celebrated the decision of the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in the case filed by the Philippines against China for its illegal occupation of its territories in the West Philippine Sea by holding a rally in

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Filipino students garner awards

Arts & Culture, Canada News

Debunking high school dropout myth By Ted Alcuitas (Full disclosure: Maya Lorena Arradaza is my granddaughter) It has been said that Filipinos has the highest rates of high-school dropouts not only in B.C. but probably in the country. Studies show that there is a bigger proportion of Filipinos that do not complete high school compared

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