Filipino-American News

Never more than a tiny minority, somehow and against tremendous odds, Jews established one of the most vibrant and culturally rich communities in North America Winnipeg was, as he later put it, a "Yiddishe shtot unlike any that I had contact with in the U.S." The Coblentz brothers, Edmond, Aachel and Adolph, arrived in Winnipeg in the 1870s.

Trouble stemming from a lawsuit involving members of a Maui Filipino community center board has spilled over to this weekend's Barrio Fiesta, causing at least a handful of women and their supporters to protest outside Maui's largest Filipino cultural event as it kicked off Friday.

The word refers to the idea of unity and coming together for a common goal, explained Gaspar Aberilla, special projects director of the Hamilton Filipino Community Centre .

OKAY, American Idol is an American commercial show that lives and dies on TV viewership.

Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The Philippine Reporter is a Toronto Filipino newspaper publishing since March 1989.

As Filipinos celebrate Jessica Sanchez's amazing run on "American Idol," making it all the way to the runner-up to this season's winner Phillip Phillips the highest finish so far for a contestant with Filipino roots let's look at some of the other Filipino-Americans who have made their mark on other American reality TV shows.

On April 25, 2012, the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California partnered with Sedgwick's Asian Pacific Islanders Lawyers Forum to host the event "An Evening With Asian-American Judges" at Sedgwick's San Francisco office.

The people of Lysley Tenorio's story collection, Monstress , are straddlers. Most obviously, they straddle cultures.

LOS ANGELES Seventy-thousand fans and supporters gathered Tuesday night at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to cheer Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips, the two finalists of Season 11 of the top-rated reality talent show "American Idol." For the first round, 16-year-old Jessica sang Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" while dressed in a ... (more)

Many Filipino-Americans have been distributing flyers in churches, posting on social media sites, sending e-mail and text blasts, and will hold voting parties here yesterday evening, May 22 to increase the chances of Jessica Sanchez becoming the first "American Idol" champion of Filipino heritage.

While the size of that ethnic group is growing and quickly becoming a major political force in some parts of the country, other ethnic groups are also increasing in size.

Azkals - - CJ Corona impeachment - - Gloria Arroyo - - Jessica Sanchez - - Pacquiao Punch - - Ask PNoy - - Divorce Bill - - Reproductive Health bill - - Jose Rizal@150 - - PNoy: Ang Unang Taon - - Ex-Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez - - Maguindanao Massacre - MANILA, Philippines - Ocean City, New Jersey is staging its third annual "Tribute to the ... (more)

MANILA, Philippines Malacaang has made its last appeal to Filipinos in the United States to give their full support to Filipino-Mexican-American singer Jessica Sanchez.

The world is coming to Renton today, the opening night of Renton's second turn as a venue for the Seattle International Film Festival.

The offer, exclusively for the Filipino community, has a total of 86 winners in three lucky draws and a mega draw.

Azkals - - CJ Corona impeachment - - Gloria Arroyo - - Jessica Sanchez - - Pacquiao Punch - - Ask PNoy - - Divorce Bill - - Reproductive Health bill - - Jose Rizal@150 - - PNoy: Ang Unang Taon - - Ex-Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez - - Maguindanao Massacre - MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino-American woman is one of the recipients of the 2012 Monarch ... (more)

Tonight we'll find out if San Diego's Jessica Sanchez will make it to the final round of American Idol.

YAKIMA, Wash. - Traditional folk dance and, of course, Filipino cuisine will highlight a dinner Saturday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Filipino-American Community of the Yakima Valley.

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday expressed his support to Filipino-Mexican Jessica Sanchez hoping that she will win the current season of American Idol.

With offices located in the center of the prestigious business district of Orange County, Joel Barretto CFPA proudly announces his involvement as founding board member and officer of COTIFA created to promote and advocate trade and investment between the USA and Philippines.