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Fredericton seeks to attract 1,000 immigrants a year with new strategy

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Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien (CBC) New Brunswick CBC Fredericton launched an immigration strategy Friday aimed at attracting and retaining 1,000 newcomers annually over the next 25 years. The Fredericton Region Five-Year Strategy won’t speed up the process, but is expected to make it easier for new arrivals. The city and several community partners have created an […]

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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Thirteen-year-old Ezra Cusimu performs with The Winnipeg Sikaran Arnis Academy, a martial arts school in front of the stage on Broadway at the 5th annual Manitoba Filipino Street Festival Saturday. Aug 16 / 2016

Who is a Filipino? – Mga dapat natin iisipin nitong Philippine Heritage Month

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Manitoba Street Festival, 2015. (Winnipeg Free Press File Photo)      

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Filipino academics split over colleagues’ appointment to Berkeley

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Who is afraid of Leloy Claudio? (Photo: Rappler) Updated… 2nd update: June 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Academic freedom or revenge? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor A raging storm is engulfing Filipino academics from both sides of the Pacific over the pending appointment of Professor Lisandro ‘Leloy’ Claudio to the University of California Berkeley. A petition

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New Zealand elects first Pinoy parliamentarian

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” …hindi lamang sa mga nursing homes at ospital, sa mga dairy farms at mga construction sites, sa I.T., engineering at hospitality, at ngayon pati na rin sa larangan ng pambabatas,” Paulo Garcia honours heritage in maiden speech speaking in Filipino. Paulo Garcia pays tribute to his heritage By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino to

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Filipinos kick off Philippine Heritage Month

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Photo credit: Filipino Heritage Month Montreal First Update: 8 PM, June 1, 2019 2nd Update: 2:30 PM, June 1, 2019 Canada By Patricia Chan This month of June is a significant one for Filipinos across Canada as it marks the first official national Filipino Heritage Month. But even as Filipinos across the country are celebrating

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Philippine history on stage

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We need to remember where we came from. Filipinos fight against invaders – a scene from Philippine Historama 2019. (Photos: Patricia Chan) Vancouver, B.C. Philippine Historama educates younger generation By Patricia Chan This past weekend, in advance of Filipino Heritage Month this coming June, and as part of this year’s explorASIAN festival, the history and

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The Garbage talk – another take

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Darating kaya ito sa Vancouver? Kailan? (Daily Hive) Vancouver, B.C. Trash Talk Across the Pacific: Is It All Garbage?              

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Book launch: C. E. Gatchalian launches ‘Melancholy’ on May 30th

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As a queer Filipino, he never saw himself reflected in the works of art he immershed himself in. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. First update: May 25, 2019, 12:43 PM Author finds himself “erased” as a Filipino queer person By Ted Alcuitas “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the

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Colonizing Filipino food

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The NIB   The Colonial Roots of Cheese Pimiento by Malaka Gharib and Trinidad Escobar Posted May 17th, 2019 (Ed – What about the Balut? Is it authentic Philippine food? – Thanks to Monica Roots) This comic first appeared in The Nib Magazine. Join the Inkwell and get your copy of the Empire issue today!

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Pinoys top in blocking people over politics – social media study

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A study on mobile technology and its social impact conducted by United States-based Pew Research Center ranked the Philippines on top of 11 emerging economies when it comes to the number of users who blocked someone because of politics. (Leviathanjounral.org) Pinoys pinakaraming gumamit sa social media tungkol sa politika (The Philippine Star) – May 19,

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