Galing Pinoy: He Came, He Stayed, He Conquered

by Cynthia de Castro/Asianjournal.com
FILIPINO-Canadian Steve Mark Gan was 10 years old when his parents decided to go back to the Philippines. At first, he wasn’t sure if his parents – medical doctors, Dr William Hoping Gan and Dr Susan Gan – were doing the right thing.
More than 15 years later, after finishing advanced prosthodontics residency [...]

Young Filipino Diva Arrives for US Debut on Ellen Show

by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — It’s fitting that the first song that 15-year-old Filipina diva Charice Pempengco sang when she got off of the airplane in Los Angeles International Airport was Whitney Houston’s One Moment In Time.
In the corner wing of the Tom Bradley International Airport arrival center, the brown-haired, light-skinned, and petite Pempengco sang [...]

Filipina Fugitive Stalls Extradiction

by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — A Filipino national set for extradition on December 15 for allegedly embezzling close to $2 million from one of the largest banks in the Philippines filed an appeal, effectively stalling the process.
Girlie Jimenez Lingad, 36, is accused of allegedly stealing more than P75 million from her former employer, the United [...]

Villaraigosa to Oversee 7 LAUSD Schools

by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa got a clear mandate to manage seven Los Angeles schools as  majority of parents and teachers opted for a partnership in education reform in a plebiscite held on Tuesday, December 11. The vote was conducted in seven high and intermediate schools in the LA Unified School District [...]

Volunteers Continue Search for Missing Filipina

by Malou Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
MILL VALLEY, CA — The search for Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz, a 25-year-old Filipina from Mill Valley, continued Wednesday with the help of more than 200 volunteers. Friends and family refused to give up hope and organized volunteer search parties to trek the steep Mount Tamalpais trails. Police suspended their search [...]