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Whenever I drive along Temple Street and see the “Historic Filipinotown” sign, I wonder why this is called as such when it is apparent it’s a multi-ethnic area. I attended the Los Angeles Historic Filipinotown Festival 2008 and discovered so much more than I had expected. I hopped in on the bus tour of the [...]

Marianne Villanueva writes and publish stories about the Philippines and the lives of Filipino-Americans abroad. She was born and raised in Manila. She was accepted at the University of the Philippines Writers Workshop when she was only 17, and the Creative Writing Program at Stanford when she was 25. Her critically acclaimed first collection of [...]

Everybody knows it always rain in Seattle and that’s where the Starbucks was born. There’s really more to Seattle than that. Even spending only 3 days and 2 nights already imprinted a different kind of impression what the city is all about. Everytime I’m in a different town or city, I really want to do [...]

She was born in Juneau, Alaska. Her mother, is Tlingit Indian from the village of Hoonah, Alaska; and her father, William, is Filipino American from Seattle, WA.  She was introduced to Alaskan Native art in her early years and worked on different artforms including Tlingit dancing. She’s also the owner of Kahtahah Landscape Gardeners, a [...]

You know how it is when you’re in a long drive and your mind starts wandering, thinking…. Well, I was in a shopping escapade mid afternoon going to Cabazon which is about 2 hours from LA. Thanks to the Independence Day weekend, I can say the sale was really great but I abused my wallet [...]

I just edited my About page and made it more simple & I guess, clear??? LOL. So, below is the first version of my “About” page. I believe that Filipinos are inherently talented. Whatever field it is, there’s a Filipino American who excels. Just look at Lea Salonga, Josie Cruz Natori, Jessica Hadegorn to name [...]