Best Wishes on Thanksgiving Week
/We know you're in the midst of prepping your holiday meals, so we'll make this short.
When you're taking a breather, we hope that you'll read our stories this week. Shout-out to Filipino Canadians: there are two of yours in this issue.
For Filipino Americans, our wishes for abundant blessings and gratitude this Thanksgiving week.
Stories This Week
Takeaways From The Philippine Economic Briefing At APEC by Gemma Nemenzo
Kris Cu Is A Rare Birder by Anthony Maddela
Brush Strokes Of Brilliance: Ed Araquel’s Artistic Journey by Lani Domaloy
Sheryl Polancos: Unseen Rising Star At ‘Here Lies Love’ On Broadway by Charlette San Juan
[Video of the Week] The Heirloom Ingredients of Negros Occidental
Anti-Asian Hate Watch
The State of Hate in Los Angeles 2023 Report
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CpW9L7W9uovJDBmGMeaPIf0ze-6lBQaq/view
CA Civil Rights Dept. addresses rising rates of hate at launch
https://asamnews.com/2023/11/14/california-civil-rights-rising-rates-of-hate-hate-crime-berkeley/
Many within Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have endured discrimination, and a third experienced a hate incident in the last year
A Cal State Report Says Hate Crimes Are Low, But Trustees And Experts Issue Warning
https://laist.com/news/education/cal-state-csu-report-hate-crimes-trustees
Bay Area on guard for increase in hate crimes
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/11/15/hate-crimes-fbi-data-asian-jewish-muslim
Is anti-Asian racism still a problem in US? Poll reveals 2023 trends
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3241601/anti-asian-racism-still-problem-us-poll-reveals-troubling-trends
Funding provided by the State of California.
In The Know
IN PHOTOS: A day after the Magnitude 6.8 quake
https://www.mindanews.com/picture-stories/2023/11/in-photos-a-day-after-the-magnitude-6-8-quake/
DFA says 80% of Filipinos in Gaza Strip already evacuated
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/222564/dfa-says-80-of-filipinos-in-gaza-strip-already-evacuated
Library honoring rights violation victims under Marcos Sr. opens November 15
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/14/2311380/library-honoring-rights-violation-victims-under-marcos-sr-opens-november-15?fbclid=IwAR2GhUWk9-8PEXxXZzgJOcec9xc_eJTbDIlTRETsX25_J2idH4ku5Ahzavg
Lahaina’s Filipino Community Is Fighting For Its Voice
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/lahainas-filipino-community-is-fighting-for-its-voice/
Author Marivi Soliven ’95 Shares Stories and Language to Support the Immigrant Community
https://www.simmons.edu/news/author-marivi-soliven-95-shares-stories-and-language-support-immigrant-community?fbclid=IwAR38fqmO2ICsEylXa4TvcfMCs0xXNyJeIaUwSNVWq6SyhAZC-TWFvnVJ8m8