Devoted to Her
/As promised, here's the full video recording of Positively Filipino's tribute to our Manongs and Manangs held in San Francisco on August 31, 2024.
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One of the reasons we think highly of Bicolanos -- beyond Leni Robredo and laing -- is their unified and passionate piety for Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the designated patroness of the Bicol region, honored every third Sunday of September with a fluvial procession in Naga and celebrated by Bicolanos wherever they may be in the world. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Bicolanos from various cities would gather for mass, food and entertainment in a park every year without fail. It's heartening then to find out from PF contributing writer Ronald Salazar that the tradition continues in New Zealand, proof that the universal reach of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, protector of seafarers, farmers and fisherfolk, knows no bounds.
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In the pantheon of internationally acclaimed photojournalists, the name of Hannah Reyes Morales is already etched in stone. Winner of a growing number of photo awards and recognition, including being finalist in the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for the New York Times, the 33-year-old Filipina who is also a new mother of a baby girl, has come a long way from her days when she had to sell ukay-ukay (used) clothes to support herself as an undergraduate at the University of the Philippines (UP). Read about Hannah's journey as told by Laurel Fantauzzo, herself an acclaimed novelist and writer.
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So-called "martial law babies" -- those who came of age in the early days of martial law (1972) in the Philippines -- are a different breed and mindset from millennials and Gen X, Y, Zs. They have lived through massive civil protests and authoritarian repression, experiences that have defined the rest of their lives, whether they like it or not. For the Maryknoll College (now known as Miriam) Class of '74, their years as students in that small campus on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City cemented their sisterhood. Now in their 70s, the class gathered last week for their golden jubilee celebration of lives (mostly) well spent. PF Correspondent Cherie Querol Moreno, a class '74 stalwart, writes their story.
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Our Video of the Week, a poignant, both heartbreaking and heartwarming, 23-minute video on Manila's elderly gays: Manila’s famous ‘Golden Gays’ search for a forever home
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In The Know
After New York closure, Purple Yam Manila lives on with uniquely Filipino pies
https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/food-drinks/purple-yam-manila-lives-on-homemade-filipino-pies/
Japan, Thailand, and South Korea rank as Filipinos’ most revisited countries
https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2024/08/30/617101/japan-thailand-and-south-korea-rank-as-filipinos-most-revisited-countries/
One of the masterminds behind the viral Dubai chocolate bar is actually a Filipino chef
https://pop.inquirer.net/366631/one-of-the-masterminds-behind-the-viral-dubai-chocolate-bar-is-actually-a-filipino-chef
Beauty queen indicted in scheme targeting Filipino Americans
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/06/ponzi-fraud-maria-dickserson-dulce-pino/
Anti-Asian Hate Watch
Hate incident at Chinese restaurant in Boulder, CO
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/10/anti-asian-hate-racial-slurs-restaurant-grand-opening/
Hate crimes deepen divide between Hindus & Sikhs
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/10/increased-hate-crimes-indian-americans-sikhs-hindus/
Man sentenced for intentionally running over Asian pedestrian
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/05/hate-crime-vietnamese-american-family-children/
NY State Sen. warns of anti-Chinese sentiment amid Sun case
https://asamnews.com/2024/09/09/john-liu-backs-linda-sun-amid-investigation/
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