The art warrior Carlos Celdran was in Vancouver in 2011 to do a sample of his walking tour. He is shown here in his signature Padre Damaso attire. ‘Damaso’ is the corrupt priest in Rizal’s novel, ‘Noli Me Tangere’. (All photos by Tulayan , Facebook) Updated: October 9, 2019, 7:40 AM Vancouver, B.C. Art can […]
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Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Queer Brown Man author Chris C.E. Gatchalian delves into an exploration not only of being queer, but also being brown in Canada. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Musings on C.E. Gatchalian and the 2019 LiterASIAN festival “Much like the rain of the previous night, the flow of tears from Gatchalian’s
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7-week poetry writing workshop starts October 8 and runs to November 19. Vancouver, B.C. Sinag-Araw Writing Workshop Calling all Filipino youth aged 15-24! Sinag-Araw is a seven-week poetry writing workshop held every Tuesday from October 8 to November 19 from 7-9pm at the ArtStarts Lab, located at 808 Richards Street. Participants will grow their artistic
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The daughter of a mother from Ilocos Sur and a Korean father worked through school to obtain several degrees. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Immigrant’s daughter enters politics Born from immigrant parents – her mother is from Ilocos Sur and her father from Korea, Nam worked in here parent’s grocery store and later in a restaurant to
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Joella Cabalu’s first credit as a producer and director was for her own personal family documentary It Runs in the Family (2015), which won Audience Choice Awards at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival and Vancouver Queer Film Festival and an honourable mention for the Loni Ding Award for Social Justice Documentary at CAAMFest. (Photo: Krista MacMillan) Updated:
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The embattled Senator Leila De Lima waves her signature greeting as she is surrounded by a tight security cordon every time she attends court hearings. (GMANews) Duterte’s nemesis Published September 27, 2019 8:51am By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News A Senate committee in the United States has approved an amendment in one of the bills it is tackling
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Filipino workers join in a rally outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas, Philippine Canadian News.com) Vancouver, B.C. Ted Alcuitas A noise barrage from make-shift container drums greeted sky train commuters Tuesday (Sept. 24)as striking workers at Hyatt Regency demonstrated infront of the downtown hotel near the Burrard Street Skytrain station. The
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Mildred German (left), Czarinna Tabobo, and Levi Bustos of the zine group table called “FOB” (Filipinx of Bandcouber). (Photo provided) Updated: Sept. 23, 2019, 10:11 PM Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadians take on comedy, self-expression, self-publishing, and the DIY culture Mildred German Vancouver, BC – With comedy, zine, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture becoming more trendy, and with
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January Lapuz, 26, was stabbed to death at her home in New Westminster, B.C., in September 2012. (Facebook) Surrey, B.C. My Name Was January is a memorial of January’s life and light- Director By Ted Alcuitas Award-winning indie doc My Name Was January is being screened on September 21 and 28 at Surrey’s City Centre
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Jon Reyes, PC and Malaya Marcelino, NDP were the only successful candidates in the Manitoba election out of a field of six. (Photo composite by Philippine Canadian News.com) Updated: Sept. 12, 2019, 8:02 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Two wins, four losses Ted Marcelino losses seat to Cindy Lamoureux Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipino Canadian candidates won
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