by Joseph Pimentel/AJPress
LAS VEGAS – Bernabe “The Real Deal” Concepcion lived up to his nickname.
During the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito championship match, Concepcion kicked off the televised pay-per-view match with an impressive knock out against Adam Carrera in the third round of their scheduled ten rounder.
The 20-year-old Concepcion of Rizal, [...]
by Joseph Pimentel/AJPress
LA PUENTE – When FilAm Knowa Lazarus first visited the Philippines last November he couldn’t believe the extreme poverty the country is facing.
The 28-year-old Lazarus was born in New York City. Throughout his life he had heard stories about the poverty in the Philippines and how blessed he should be for growing up [...]
by Gayle Gatchalian/AJPress
Little has been made of the extraordinary story behind Filipinos in America. With Historic Filipinotown’s annual festival, a celebration of the rich culture of one of America’s largest migrant communities fast approaching, the Smithsonian Institution’s Singgalot: The Ties that Bind arrives in Los Angeles to tell the tale that has, until now remained [...]
by Rene Villaroman/AJPress
Vic Ching has spent most of his professional life helping others. He has a genuine feeling for it. A certified public accountant, Ching has worked with Paramount Pictures for thirty years, starting in New York City, then moving to the Los Angeles office in early 1990s.
Ching has served as President of the [...]
by Rene Villaroman/AJPress
Things are looking up for Historic Filipinotown more than ever six years since Los Angeles Council President Gil Garcetti proposed its creation in a resolution he presented to the LA City Council on August 2, 2002. Hi Fi is a district of Los Angeles that lies within the communities of Echo Park [...]
by Joseph Pimentel/AJPress
The Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI) has helped the Filipino and Filipino American community with social services since its inception in 1981.
Founded by Remedios “Remy” Geaga, the purpose of FASGI is to help the underrepresented and underserved of the community through social service, education and social action.
Executive Director Susan Espiritu-Dilkes now heads [...]
by Cynthia de Castro/AJPress
Filipino Americans today cannot imagine how difficult life was for the early Filipinos in America. Those earlier Filipino immigrants overcame many discriminatory obstacles which included laws against marriage to non-Filipinos, college degrees that did not lead to career jobs, and sadly, even unwelcome signs that stated “Positively No Filipinos Allowed.” It is [...]
