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Article » Being a part of one of the last generations where MTV was still relevant, I remember spending many days listening, watching, reading, and seriously breathing boy bands and teen pop culture. N Sync and the Backstreet Boys are almost constantly on rotation on my iPod playlists and I fangirl-ed to the...
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Posted by Melanie Uba on October 3, 2011
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Article »  SACRAMENTO,CA - Assemblyman Luis Alejo announces a bill, Assembly Concurrent Resolution #74 (ACR #74) that gives justice to Pilipino-Americans who fought against discrimination in the 1920’s and 1930’s. This bill is the first formal apology of the California State Legislature...
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Posted by Kevin Corum on September 2, 2011
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Video »  BakitWhy.com interviews Selyna Arciaga to discuss SCPASA Summit 2011: Culture Shock!
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Posted by Andrew Plaza on March 11, 2011
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Video »  Attendees of SCPASA Summit 2011 ARE BakitWhy.com, and send their shout-outs for MAFA & FIND.  
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Posted by Samantha De Lara on March 11, 2011
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Article »  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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Posted by Camelia Rodriguez on February 28, 2011
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Article »  Culture shockis what Pilipino-Americans are predicted to experience the next time one visits the Philippines because keynote speaker Johneric Concordia said by then, the next generation of Pil-Ams will have lost all ties with their motherland. With that burgeoning problem comes a simple...
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Posted by Katrina Guevara on February 28, 2011
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Article »  By: Gephine Fernandez and Nino Llanera Once just a website discussing topics relevant to Pilipino-Americans - from Kaba Modern and the JabbaWockeeZ on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew to YouTube’s Pilipina comedienne HappySlip - BakitWhy.com had evolved into an entity that Pil-Ams...
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Posted by BakitWhy.com on August 7, 2010
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Article »  August 6, 2010 marks a special day for BakitWhy.com. After more than two years of work (and a bit of pocket change) by an all-volunteer nationwide team, BakitWhy.com will be reborn into its 3rd version.  But as Philippine National Hero, Jose Rizal, states in the National Saying:...
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Posted by Kaywan Shiraz on July 24, 2010
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Article » BBM’s are reprogrammed and ready to go! To all the regular readers out there that noticed I was gone, JM's BBM's are back after about a monthlong layoff. To make a long story short, I've been dividing my time between work during the week and Las Vegas on the weekends for the World Series of Poker,...
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Posted by John Misa on July 2, 2010
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Article » By Rowena Vergara Maria "Sunny" VergaraCar rides with my mother often take her on a stroll down memory lane, back to 1970, when she arrived in Chicago from the Philippines. Whether I’m driving her to an appointment or around on errands, every street has a past. Every turn begins a new chapter I...
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Posted by Rowena Vergara on May 1, 2010
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