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Article » Advocates for ethnic studies received a victory in California earlier this month when Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 199, also known as the Filipinos in World War II (WWII) Social Studies Curriculum Act. Introduced by Assemblymembers Fiona Ma (D-San...
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Tura Satana, an American actress best known for her lead role as Varla in the 1965 cult film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, passed away on February 4, 2010 from what is believed to be heart failure. Despite her Pilipina heritage--the actress’ father was of Japanese and Pilipino descent,...
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Earlier this month, a Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives known as the “Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011.”
The Bill, H.R. 210, was introduced by California Representative Jackie Speier “[t]o amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain...
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Within the past month, two Pilipino leaders were sworn into President Obama's advisory board in order to help address Asian American issues. Rozita Villanueva Lee, a civil rights activist, and Hector Vargas Jr., a gay rights activist, have both put forth immense effort in their respective...
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Article » Los Angeles, CA – The headquarters of Search to Involve Pilipino-Americans (SIPA), in the Historic Filipinotown district of Los Angeles, became the intimate setting for Kabataang maka-Bayan’s (KmB, Pro-People Youth) Love for the People event on the evening of Thursday, February 18th. This occasion...
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It’s that time of the year again. The working person's summer break, when we fire up the grills, fill the coolers up with drinks, and sneak across state lines to load up on fireworks (for some of us). July 4th is here, a time to feel pride in the fighting spirit of our...
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Article » Wrtitten by Richard Gali, Barkada, Inc.
The “Day of Valor” and “Bataan Day” was recognized on Thursday, April 10th, for the Filipino Veterans who fought alongside with the Americans in WWII. After sixty-three years, April 10th turned out to be the first official day where...
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Article » June 12 marks the official day when the Philippines declared independence from Spain after over 400 years of colonization. General Emilio Aguinaldo and the Philippine revolutionary forces enacted the declaration after the Battle of Manila Bay, where American forces defeated the Spanish in one...
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BakitWhy.com would like to ask for your help in supporting the Filipino-American WWII Veterans. As some of you may know, they've struggled to receive the benefits they were promised, despite serving honorably in the US Armed Forces during WWII.
Recently, the Senate passed a bill to rectify...
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Hello! Thank you for such informative article on the history of the Philippines. I know little of this country and I had no idea that it became independent...