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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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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Editor’s note: Please send us photos and bios of graduates – from elementary to college. Send awards info even if they haven’t graduated yet. We want to honour and encourage our youth to pursue higher learning and celebrate their scholastic achievements. Salamat! Send to: email: tedalcuitas@shaw.ca Post mail:Ted Alcuitas 708-1723 Alberni St. Vancouver, B.C. V6G
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Edmonton, Alberta Press Release Filipino Fiesta returns for second year in Churchill Square June 9 to 11 Edmonton, AB – Festival fans are invited to Churchill Square June 9 to 11 to celebrate Edmonton’s second Filipino Fiesta. “Last year’s Fiesta received such a warm welcome so we are very happy to bring the celebration back
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Pursuing higher education By Ted Alcuitas Eight years ago in 2009 we featured four young graduates in the short-live Silangan newspaper. Titled ‘Bucking the Trend’ it was our attempt to encourage our youth to pursue higher education because of the troubling statistics that more Filipino youths were dropping out of school. Today we followed those four
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Toronto, Ontario La Mesa Revisited – Come for Kamayan! by whatsinmymouth https://whatsinmymouth.wordpress.com Part Two The day after my first La Mesa experience I was still thinking about their food. The Tasting Menu was great, but I hankered for a few of the things that I did not get to try. My dinner plans with a colleague
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Toronto, Ontario La Mesa is a Luscious Dining Experience April 1, 2017 whatsinmymouth https://whatsinmymouth.wordpress.com Part One I like to keep my food adventures random and a little bit to chance. When I hit Toronto last week, I decided to check what were some of the closest Filipino restaurants within decent walking distance from my hotel.
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GRACE AMANDA Raising Money for Mental Health #OneBraveNight MARCH 19, 2017 Many people who know me are aware that raising awareness about mental health issues is incredibly important to me. As a society, we are slowly becoming more aware of mental illness and its effects on people, but I feel like we are not yet
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Manila Grille doesn’t make the grade by Monica Urrutia whatsinmymouth I had been away from the beginning of winter and upon my return, I was happy to see that the Manila Grille, another Filipino restaurant, had taken over the former Cucina Manila’s spot on Joyce Street in Vancouver. This past weekend was my first chance to
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