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Video » Have you heard of the Chicago based Cebuana Shana Dagny yet?   Well, if you haven't I feel that you soon will.  Shana, who already has a strong and supportive following in Cebu, is out to prove that she can be a success stateside, and is starting to get some traction with her latest...
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Posted by Tony Rago on May 4, 2012
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Article »   The annual Chicago Filipino American Hall of Fame project (now on its 18th year of celebration) is a very prestigious awards ceremony in the Filipino American community of Chicago and the Midwest. It recognizes outstanding individuals for demonstrating uncommon, innovative, and civic...
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Posted by BakitWhy.com on April 14, 2012
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Corepillar at PINOY ROCK 2012 (Chicago)
Article » Being a huge lover of O.P.M. (Original Pilpino Music), I can probably drop as much knowledge as any native Pilipino on what's "HOT" in the Philippines.  However, I recently was able to attend and participate as photographer at an event celebrating the local Pinoy Rock scene...
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Posted by Tony Rago on April 12, 2012
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Article » This past Saturday, Filipinos In Alliance at the University of Illinois-Chicago held their 9th annual Battle of the Bamboo show, an event I’d argue draws the largest Pilipino audience in Chicago, and maybe the entire Midwest. BOTB is an effort to redefine culture for younger Pilipino-American...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on February 20, 2012
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Article » Washington DC. Philippine Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. is pleased to announce the search for 10 young Filipino Americans (aged 18 to 35), who are being tapped as future leaders of their respective Filipino-American communities and whose civic involvement and advocacy of important issues could...
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Posted by BakitWhy.com on February 16, 2012
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Article » This is the fifth  of a five-part series on the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center (1332 W. Irving Park Rd.) in Chicago. Today we examine what's next for the Rizal Center. ***  Rene Abella, head of the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center, has some big aspirations for it, and there are...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on October 5, 2011
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Article » This is the fourth of a five-part series on the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center (1332 W. Irving Park Rd.) in Chicago. Today we examine how the center is faring today. *** As we've seen through the tour of the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center, there are groups who are presently utilizing...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on September 23, 2011
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Article » This is the third of a five-part series on the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center (1332 W. Irving Park Rd.) in Chicago. Today we continue our tour of the Rizal Center. *** The basement of the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center, also known as the Luzviminda Social Room, is split into two main areas...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on September 14, 2011
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After a PSA fashion show at Univ. of MN-Twin Cities, circa Spring 2005.
Article »  This past August 2011, I took a trip to the Bay Area and had the chance to immerse myself in all things San Francisco - the lifestyle, the people, the food, and a lot in between. Most of all, I was able to get a glimpse of the Pilipino-American lifestyle, and observe how that is similar or...
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Posted by Rowena Vergara on September 12, 2011
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Article » This is the second of a five-part series on the Jose P. Rizal Heritage Center (1332 W. Irving Park Rd.) in Chicago. Today we look at the history of the Rizal Center. *** Several people made comments on the first installment of this series, some of them having to do with memories they had...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on September 3, 2011
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