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Article » By Lorenzo Paran III
One disadvantage of coming over as an adult to live in the U.S. is that it makes adjusting to a different culture just a tad difficult. When you grow up to be a certain age, you get used to doing certain things and dealing with certain people in a certain way. Moving to live in...
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By Lorenzo Paran III
The truth is there are many Filipino “centers” in America. Just about every street corner where there is an LBC or Goldilocks quickly becomes a veritable community gathering place for Filipinos and Filipino businesses. Whether it’s in New York,...
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Article » By Lorenzo Paran III
BOOK REVIEW
Vanishing Filipino Americans: The Bridge Generation
By Peter Jamero ...
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Article » The U.S. Military officially ended the Iraq War today, December 15, 2011 - nearly nine years after it began on March 20, 2003 as a a "Shock and Awe" campaign. Also known as the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, it was launched by U.S. President...
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During the recent 2010 U.S. Census, the official count of Pilipinos in the country was 2,555,923. However, this number only counts those who had answered themselves as being 'Full-Filipino.' The number is predicted to increase by about 20% when the count for 'Mixed-Race Filipinos...
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The White House announced (via Twitter, of course) that President Barack Obama will be hosting his first Town Hall on Twitter on Wednesday, July 6th. A new Twitter account has been created just for this event, @townhall. People are invited to ask President Obama questions by tweeting...
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East West Players (EWP), the nation’s premier Asian American theatre, presents the touring production of ALLOS: THE STORY OF CARLOS BULOSAN by Giovanni Ortega, directed by Dom Magwili and featuring Josef Malonzo as part of its Theatre For Youth Program. With generous funding from Southern...
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It’s a common joke among Pilipinos and Pilipino-Americans that many in our community become nurses, doctors, and other occupations in the medical field (every family has at least one tita or cousin that’s a nurse). However, what is not a joke is the reasoning behind many Pil-Ams...
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 25, 2010
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
U.S. Capitol
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:...
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Many teens here in the United States remember receiving the infamous permission slip requesting their parents’ consent to participate in classes about sexual education. It has been years of debates, funding questions, and revisions in the arena of sex education here in the United States....
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The costs of the Iraq War are steep; over 34,000 Americans killed or wounded, more than 150,000 Iraqi casualties, and roughly $1 Trillion spent.
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