Breaking: Racismo: Filipino told to “speak English..”

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https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/02/filipino-racism-vancouver-bus/   Another racist incident that could go unsolved Opinion   Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com A Filipino passenger on a Vancouver Transit bus was subjected to a racist slur and told to speak English by a woman passenger. “You f***ing people. Speak in English here,” the woman shouted at Samson James Ordonez while he was […]

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Canada Day: Glisha dela Cruz sings for 12th time

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https://www.facebook.com/narimadc/videos/10216512678065767 2nd Update: July 3, 2020, 6:45 AM Updated: July 2, 2020, 9:53 PM Surrey, B.C. Surrey’s Glisha Dela Cruz holds record for singing Oh Canada for 12 consecutive years in a Canada Day celebration Teodoro Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadiannews.com A 19-year old songstress has literally grown up on the stage of the Fort Langley Canada Day

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Asean Covid update: Philippines tops in all categories – deaths, active and recovered

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Breaking: Philippines Graphic editor Joel Pablo Salud ‘leaves’ magazine after 11  years

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Philippines Announcement surprises media community Analysis  By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com In a terse one-sentence notice in his Facebook page today (yesterday in the Phiippines), long-time editor-in-chief Joel Pablo Salud of the Philippines Graphic caught everybody by surprise as they woke up this morning. “I regret to inform everyone that as of today, I am

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The Class of 2020: Recent grad William Canero reflects on systemic barriers his family faced

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Updated: June 30, 2020, 6 AM Vancouver, B.C. The son of a high school dropout, he will proceed to a Master’s Program Mildred German Unceded Territories – Canadian born and raised queer Filipino youth and community advocate, William Canero, graduates with a B.A in Political Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC). He wrote

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The Class of 2020: Julia Soleil Vilar Adams

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Port Coquitlam, B.C. The graduate with proud parents Jacqueline Vilar and Brian Adams, brother Lucas  and sister Vanessa.(Photo provided) Julia-Soleil Vilar Adams graduated from the French Immersion Program at Archbishop Carney Reguonal School in Port Coquitlam.  She is a First Honours Student and was on the Principal’s list for high academic achievement.  Very versatile and

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The Class of 2020: Gabe Nacario follows tradition

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Burnaby, B.C. A family tradition of studying at the St. Thomas More Collegiate STMC) was recently repeated with the graduation of Gabe Nacario. The Catholic-run secondary school was home to Dad Percy (1989) uncles Rey (1987) and Remuel (1991) as well as elder brother Nathaniel (2018).   A senior point guard of Burnaby’s Knights, Gabe

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Breaking: On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on LGBTQ people

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LGBTQ Nation Bill Browning, June 29,2020 As Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about honoring Stonewall, the NYPD was unleashing pepper spray on LGBTQ people dancing in celebration. The NYPD may have apologized last year for raiding the Stonewall Inn, spawning days of riots and police brutality, but they apparently haven’t decided to stop the behavior.

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World Pride Day: Stonewall is still a riot!

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NYC memories and reflection of queer resistance June 28, 2020 Mildred German Unceded Territories – Today marks World Pride Day, a day to celebrate and commemorate the ongoing queer resistance and the struggle for LGBTQ rights and liberation. In 2019, the largest International Pride celebration in history was celebrated in New York City.  With over

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World Pride Day 2020: Filipino Queer Couple celebrating Philippine Heritage Month

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  June 28, 2020 Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the world celebrates Pride Day 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing police brutality, and hate crimes, members of the Filipinx LGBTQ community in Canada remain in action. These actions not only promote visibility and rhymes, but also solidarity, healing, roots, and resistance. Kimmortal and Tin

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