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Posted by: 2 years ago
from Amanda Yu
Beats from the East, a Canadian radio show based in Montreal, celebrated its 1 Year Anniversary last Saturday with Jay Legaspi.
BFTE is broadcast live from Concordia University's radio station CJLO and is hosted by Mister Vee, who started the program a year ago to promote Asian artists worldwide. The show was voted Best Specialty Show in 2010 by the station and has...
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Posted by: 2 years ago
Not long after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated Judge Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye to the California Supreme Court bench, President Barack Obama nominates another Pilipina-American to be an Associate Judge in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Maria Elizabeth (Maribeth) Raffinan earned her Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Philosophy from Boston College and...
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Posted by: 2 years ago
One of the biggest challenges that BakitWhy.com has faced was covering three Pilipino-American Conferences, in three different regions of the country, on consecutive weekends. First on the agenda was the University of Southern California for the Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance (SCPASA) conference. The next week, BakitWhy.com members found themselves at the Midwest...
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Posted by: 2 years ago
If you live in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area, OR if you plan on being in the area on July 31st and August 1st, be sure to make your way out to the 2010 Asian Festival in Reston, VA for a fun-filled event highlighting the different cultures of the Asian continent. The Asian Festival will showcase food, dance, music, and fashion from the different countries across Asia, ranging from...
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This weekend, Pilipinos in the Washington, D.C. area will have an opportunity to attend a summer educational and leadership summit hosted by KAYA: Filipino Americans for Progress (KAYA). KAYA is a grassroots organization whose mission is to mobilize the Pilipino American community and build partnerships to increase...
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Posted by: 2 years ago
Earlier this year, I began by writing an article with the hopes of educating and appealing to our BakitWhy.com community about the importance of becoming a bone marrow donor. Jennifer Juanes, if you recall, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Because of her mixed ethnic background, she had a slim chance of finding a donor. However, she was successful at finding a...
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Posted by: 3 years ago
On Monday, May 10th, Pilipinos braved humid temperatures of 100+ degrees, and endured up to 5 hours wating in line to cast their votes in the Philippine National Elections. It is estimated that 80-85% of the 50M registered voters cast a vote in this year’s elections. With about 90% of the votes counted, it is all but official that Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III will become...
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Posted by: 3 years ago
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On Monday, May 10th, over 50 million registered voters will head to the polls to vote for the next President of the Philippines, in addition to the Vice President, Governors, Senators, Mayors, and other elected officials throughout the Country. What has the attention of many Pilipinos worldwide will be the... Pages
