August 10, 2008

US Mint offers special coin collection to Asian American Communities

by Miko Santos/AJPress

SAN FRANCISCO – To celebrate the ostentatious event of the date 8-8-08, the United States Mint released a new set of gold coins targeted primarily for the Asian American community
US Mint Director Edmund C. Moy, the 38th director of the US Mint and the first Asian American to hold the post, discussed the [...]

August 10, 2008

Historic Filipinotown Festival: A celebration of a community

by Gayle Gatchalian/AJPress

Two blocks of Temple St. was barely enough to contain the 6th Historic Filipinotown Festival last Saturday, August 2. Spearheaded by the Historic Filipinotown Neighborhood Council (HFNC), this year’s festival has been the biggest so far and has opened its arms to embrace people of all color and creed, making it an event [...]

August 10, 2008

Talk is cheapest now

by Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/AJPress

It is a fact that the way we communicate with the rest of the world has been dramatically changed since the invention of the Internet.
In the past, getting the message through was a struggle, especially when we were entirely dependent on postal mail, a.k.a., snail mail.  Also, gone are the days of expensive [...]

August 10, 2008

Strange Brew

by Nickee de Leon/AJPress

Wherever in the world the globe-trotting Pinoy may be, one alcoholic beverage has remained sine qua non — a satisfying brew known as beer. For Filipinos in the United States, it’s practically euphoric to be living in beer heaven, with hundreds, maybe even thousands of varieties and brands to choose from.
In the [...]